Music fans will have the chance to own a piece of Powderfinger history when drummer Jon Coghill’s personal Pearl drum kit goes under the hammer on September 10, with proceeds going to Sunshine Coast youth charity Lookout 07.
Coghill played, toured and recorded with the kit during one of Powderfinger’s most successful periods, including on Odyssey Number Five and Vulture Street.
“I got this kit from Pearl and Col Gillies in the late ’90s and toured and recorded with it from about 1999 to 2008,” he says.
The kit was also used during Powderfinger and Silverchair’s Across the Great Divide Tour in 2007, with Silverchair drummer Ben Gillies playing it for one or two songs during Powderfinger’s set each night.
Describing it as “a beast of a kit”, Coghill says it delivers a “massive clean sound with heaps of bottom end”.
The kit will be the first featured lot in Abbeys Auctions’ Premium Vinyl and Music Auction, with all proceeds supporting Lookout 07.
Abbeys Auctions director Hugh Farrelly says the kit is a significant item.
“This is a genuine piece of Australian rock history,” he says.
“It was there for an extraordinary period in Powderfinger’s career – in the studio and on the road – and now fans and collectors have the opportunity to own it.”
Coghill is an ambassador for Lookout 07, which helps to support Queenslanders, aged 12-25, through counselling, mentoring and fitness activities.
The auction starts at 7pm. Visit abbeysauctions.com.au/powderfinger-drumkit-for-lookout-07/
