Tim Minchin's 'Airport Piano' Auctioned Off For An Eye Watering Amount

Tim Minchin's iconic Airport Piano was auctioned off for charity over the weekend for a whopping $60,000.

The event, Art of Music which was founded by Jenny Morris, takes Australia's music legends and pairs them with Australian artists to raise funds for highly impactful charity. 

"I’m so stoked to be part of this amazing event, raising money for a brilliant charity alongside brilliant people," Minchin said on participating in the event. 

All the proceeds from the Gala Dinner and Charity auction went to Noro, who provides internationally acclaimed musical programs to assist the less advantaged. Music Therapists use the power of live music and interactive sessions to help people coping with the struggles of living and the specific needs of these people. 

Participants include children and adults with physical and intellectual disabilities, autism, trauma, illness, Dementia, mental health issues, behaviour disorders and learning difficulties.

The charity attends to over 1500 people a week with a variety of programs from Guitars For Vets for returned Service men and women, Guitars for Firies to support the mental health of RFS Volunteers as well as music therapy programs.

Tim Minchin's iconic Airport Piano was auctioned off, which features lyrics written by Minchin himself handwritten onto the piece. 

Airport Piano was released in September of last year and featured on his album Apart Together. The comedian and musician has described the track as "almost definitely the funkiest tribute to midlife crises and the emptiness of acquisition ever recorded in the antipodes,"

"It walks the line between extremely cool and extremely uncool with barely a teeter."

After a call out for an old Piano he could sand down and write the lyrics on, Yamaha sent him a brand new one and the rest is history. The song has become a fan favourite in his illustrious discography.