The '90s novelty band Rednex have put themselves on sale, via auction site eBay.
The Swedish band had a Number One hit with ’Cotton Eye Joe’ in 1994, while they had other European hits with ’Old Pop In An Oak’ and ’Wish You Were Here’.
The starting bid is £1,106,513 ($1,500,000). In the auction description the band explain:
“Buy your own pop band! For the first time in the history of the entertainment business there is a pop band for sale….And we don’t mean for sale as in, ‘Hire them for your next festival’. No, we mean completely for sale as in: it’s all yours!
“The buyer gets it all The Band - the Trademark - the Music. The Tour - the Record Deals - the Website. The Record Releases - the Plans - the Contacts - the Styling - the Catalogue (all previous hits and recordings).And of course… ... the opportunities… ... the future... “
Specifically the buyer will get 100% of all shares to the Swedish company Rednex AB.
The new owner will be free to sign new record deals if they wish. For more information go to Popbandforsale.com.
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