Modern Music & Pop Culture: Stage-Played, Owned & Used Guitars, Instruments, Gear and Wardrobe

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The 96 lots in this auction represent artists and moments from the 1980s through today — the music that shaped Gen X, Millennials, and beyond. Coldplay and Muse. Sonic Youth and Ride. The Beastie Boys and No Doubt. The Cars and Depeche Mode. The Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees. The Flaming Lips and Jane's Addiction. Grimes. Steve Stevens.

Stage-played instruments, artist-owned and tour-used gear, music video-used wardrobe, and rock artifacts with documented provenance — every lot researched, authenticated, and accompanied by detailed documentation.

Most music memorabilia auctions tell the same story: Elvis, the Beatles, the Stones, Hendrix. The canon is well-served. As a category, post-1980 music memorabilia is still in its infancy. The major houses chase the biggest dollars and the simplest sales; lot-by-lot research across an entire generation of contemporary artists doesn't fit that model. Meanwhile, artifacts from the artists who shaped the modern era are being lost to storage units, guitar-shop trade-ins, and estate clear-outs every week.

Nostalgia Bandit was built to do this work. Every lot is researched, photo-matched where possible, and documented to a standard most of this category has never seen. Every winning bidder receives a Nostalgia Bandit Letter of Provenance — a permanent physical record of the artifact's documented history, signed and sealed, designed to travel with the lot through every owner who comes after.

Your nostalgia is not trivial. Bid with confidence.
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Modest Mouse | Isaac Brock Stage-Used Telefunken M80 Microphone (circa 2018)11 - Modest Mouse | Isaac Brock Stage-Used Telefunken M80 Microphone (circa 2018)
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No Reserve . Sells to the highest bidder. An owned and used Telefunken M80 Custom Handheld Supercardioid Dynamic Microphone in gold finish, f
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
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Grimes | 2021 Met Gala Worn CHRISHABANA x Dune "Harkonnen" Custom Made Mask12 - Grimes | 2021 Met Gala Worn CHRISHABANA x Dune "Harkonnen" Custom Made Mask
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Reserve Lot . Will not exceed the pre-sale low estimate. Status indicated upon placing bid. A custom made polished rhodium plated brass and s
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Grimes | 2021 Met Gala Worn & Screen-Matched Sofia Pavlova Romantic Elf Jewelry "Elven Ears"13 - Grimes | 2021 Met Gala Worn & Screen-Matched Sofia Pavlova Romantic Elf Jewelry "Elven Ears"
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Reserve Lot . Will not exceed the pre-sale low estimate. Status indicated upon placing bid. A pair of custom silver-tone "Elven Ears" ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Grimes | Vogue China Cover-Worn Anna Dominova Custom Red Dress (August 2022)14 - Grimes | Vogue China Cover-Worn Anna Dominova Custom Red Dress (August 2022)
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Reserve Lot . Will not exceed the pre-sale low estimate. Status indicated upon placing bid. A custom red silk dress designed by Anna Dominova
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Grimes | Hunger Magazine Worn, Photo & Screen-Matched Sorcha O'Raghallaigh Embroidered Top (2015)15 - Grimes | Hunger Magazine Worn, Photo & Screen-Matched Sorcha O'Raghallaigh Embroidered Top (2015)
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Reserve Lot . Will not exceed the pre-sale low estimate. Status indicated upon placing bid. A hand-embroidered sleeveless top designed by Sor
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Grimes | Owned Namilia "Mercury" Dress16 - Grimes | Owned Namilia "Mercury" Dress
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No Reserve . Sells to the highest bidder. An owned Namilia "Mercury" collection dress from the personal wardrobe of Grimes, acquired f...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Grimes | Owned LEO Faux Fur Hat17 - Grimes | Owned LEO Faux Fur Hat
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No Reserve . Sells to the highest bidder. An owned faux fur hat from the personal wardrobe of Grimes, bearing an interior "LEO" label,...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Grimes | "Untitled (Notebook Drawing #8)" Signed & Maccarone-Authenticated Ink on Paper (2006-2008)18 - Grimes | "Untitled (Notebook Drawing #8)" Signed & Maccarone-Authenticated Ink on Paper (2006-2008)
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Reserve Lot . Will not exceed the pre-sale low estimate. Status indicated upon placing bid. An original ink on paper drawing by Grimes (Clair
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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The Damned | Captain Sensible Stage-Played, Photo-Matched & Signed ESP LTD Viper 1000 Guitar (2014)19 - The Damned | Captain Sensible Stage-Played, Photo-Matched & Signed ESP LTD Viper 1000 Guitar (2014)
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Reserve Lot . Will not exceed the pre-sale low estimate. Status indicated upon placing bid. A stage-played and band-signed ESP LTD Viper 1000
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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The Damned | Captain Sensible Stage-Worn & Photo-Matched Leopard Shirt, Tie & Signed Beret (2018)20 - The Damned | Captain Sensible Stage-Worn & Photo-Matched Leopard Shirt, Tie & Signed Beret (2018)
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Reserve Lot . Will not exceed the pre-sale low estimate. Status indicated upon placing bid. A Captain Sensible owned, stage-worn and photo-ma
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Estimate : 300.00 - 2,000.00
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