The event, which was organized by U2 guitarist The Edge, raised money to replace musical instruments that were lost when the natural disaster hit the southern United States in 2005.
Among the items up for auction were a guitar owned by The Edge, which sold for $240,000. A pair of sunglasses that had belonged to U2 frontman, Bono, were sold for $20,000. Also included in the sale were a 1966 Red Fender Mustang guitar that had belonged to Jimi Hendrix, a saxophone from former American President Bill Clinton, and round glasses that had belonged to the late John Lennon.