Freddie Mercury's vintage tank tops from iconic gay venues go to auction
If you’re looking for a last-minute Halloween costume, decking yourself out in Freddie Mercury’s iconic Live Aid performance outfit – a white tank top, blue jeans, and a leather armband – is the perfect way to achieve a top-tier look on a budget.
Unless, of course, you’re striving for authenticity. In that case, one of Freddie Mercury’s used vintage tank tops could be yours to own for the low, low price of just $20,000!Two of the Queen frontman’s vests are going up for auction today, October 26, at Nate D.
Sanders Auctions, a Los Angeles-based auction house. The first one up for auction is billed as “Freddie Mercury’s personally owned tank top from the London gay pub, The Market”.
The red ribbed tank features a graphic of a muscular man’s backside, as well as the name of the London venue, the Market Tavern.
