(Hey, we did score a snare drumhead off Bryan Devendorf!)

Besides getting the VIP treatment, you will also receive what we are calling THE JOSH FREESE COMMEMORATIVE BONUS PRIZE PACK of extras and goodies to enhance your overall winning bid experience.  This prize pack includes:

- 2 tickets to see Dark Was The Night Live at Radio City on May 3.  (No nose bleeds…Orchestra seats.  These seats are “Matt Berninger might possibly step on you” great.)

- 1 signed and framed LP copy of Dark Was The Night from all the participating artists

- 20 albums from the active 4AD catalog (on CD or LP)

- A copy of the set list

- Bryan Devendorf’s (The National) snare drum head from the night

- Dinner for two at Pig ‘n Whistle prior to the show

- VIP Pass + Access to 4AD Hospitality Suite (aka The Rose Room)

- Limo service to the Pig ‘n Whistle

- A pass to the official after-party

- The “Mystery Shit Box” (stuff 4AD’s product manager can grab back stage during show)

100% percent of the proceeds from this auction will be donated to the Red Hot Organization - http://www.redhot.org.

The ticket value of this alone is $266 before fees and taxes.

Important Note:  The prize pack above represents the sum total of what the winning bidder will receive.  This offer does not include transportation to New York City nor accommodations nor costs associated with your trip.  To be 100% clear, this prize pack does not include flights, hotels, trains, buses, taxis or meals or truly anything outside what is outlined above.

MORE INFORMATION ON THE CONCERT

Dark Was The Night – Live is a concert commemorating the newest Red Hot release Dark Was The Night. The show will take place Sunday May 3 at Radio City Music Hall and will feature several of the artists that contributed to the compilation of the same name including Dave Sitek, Dirty Projectors, Feist, My Brightest Diamond, The National, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings plus more to be announced in the coming weeks.

Dark Was The Night was released by 4AD on February 16th/17th 2009, and was produced by Aaron & Bryce Dessner of The National. The compilation, comprised of 31 exclusive tracks, benefits the Red Hot Organization – an international charity dedicated to raising money and awareness for HIV and AIDS through popular culture.

More information is at www.DarkWasTheNight.com.