The demise Avicii this 12 months rocked the music world. By all accounts, no less than from the surface wanting in, he gave the impression to be doing properly and making music and being joyful. However, not all the pieces is at it appears on the floor, and the producer/DJ/icon this previous April.
Throughout the 12 months, tributes have been made by DJs on stage and within the studio, and by followers, as properly. One the extra iconic tributes by a fan this 12 months was the large Avicii flag at Tomorrowland (pictured above). Measuring 16×10 meters and weighing about 20 kg, the flag is really large and served as a grand visible tribute to the late DJ.
“On April 20th, 2018 Tim Bergling, often known as Avicii, took his personal life whereas going by means of a disaster. Three days later, a Swedish Facebook group referred to as Svenskar until Tomorrowland (Swedes at Tomorrowland) determined to pay tribute to Avicii throughout one the largest EDM festivals on the earth, Tomorrowland in Belgium. The flag was raised by the group on two events in the course of the competition and obtained nice consideration in media, each nationally and internationally.”
Now, the flag is being auctioned f with proceeds going to suicide prevention charity Suicide Zero.
“When we determined to public sale the flag, we checked out totally different organizations and the selection fell on Suicide Zero. We assume their work and goal are in step with our tribute and we've had a superb dialogue with them. Hopefully the public sale can convey rather a lot cash that may help them of their work,” says Jonas Thordeman, the group Swedes at Tomorrowland.
The flag is at present on tour, being signed by varied well-known DJs who liked and revered Avicii, and need to present their assist. So far, it’s been signed by Steve Angelo, Nicky Romero, Don Diablo, Dada Life, Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Lost Frequencies, and Vini Vici, amongst others.
There are somewhat over eight days left within the public sale at time publishing (10:45a PDT), with the value now sitting at $1,000. You can bid on it .