Avicii's family is donating the late DJ's personal belongings for a “unique and special” charity auction six years after his tragic death.
The announcement came on Monday when Stockholms Auktionsverk revealed that the Swedish DJ and producer's belongings will be auctioned off in person and online to support the charity that bears his name.
The auction, titled 'The Avicii Collection', will include up to 267 personal belongings such as shoes, clothing, musical instruments and memorabilia from his career that will be auctioned off.
The live auction will take place on October 1 at 3 pm local time at the historic auction house Nybrogatan 32 in Stockholm and online.
The auction items will be revealed on September 6, and will be open to the local public from September 24-20.
The auction house also posted information about the upcoming event on Instagram with a quote attributed to the DJ that read: “I discovered when I started making money that I didn't really need it. When you have so much money to spare that you don't need it, the most sensible, most humane, and most obvious thing to do is to give it to people who need it.”
The post included another quote from Stockholms Auktionsverk CEO Cecilia Gave, who called the auction “unique and special” and said the auction house is “honoured to support such an impactful cause.”
Tim Bergling, known by the stage name Avicii, released three studio albums during his lifetime and undertook three major tours before passing away at the age of 28.
The Swedish DJ retired from touring two years before his death due to health problems.
“He will be forever missed by his family, friends, colleagues and millions of fans around the world,” a press release read.
The announcement also detailed that the auction house will not receive any commission on the sales as the proceeds will benefit the Tim Bergling Foundation.
According to Rolling Stone, the Tim Bergling Foundation was launched in 2019 to continue Avicii's philanthropic work, which included raising funds for the charities House of Hunger, Feed for America and RED.
The charity “advocates for the recognition of suicide as a global health crisis and actively works to remove the stigma associated with suicide and mental health issues,” the website states.
Avicii committed suicide in 2018 in Muscat, Oman. He was buried on June 8 in his hometown of Stockholm, Sweden.
