Tom Waits launches 'scalping for charity'

Tom Waits is auctioning five pairs of premium tickets to shows in each of the European cities on his 'Glitter and Doom' tour this month, with the proceeds donated to charity.

Tickets for all 15 concerts went on sale last month, with the best seats in each house held back for series of online auctions –conducted by ticketmaster. The last auction finishes on Friday 25th July.

Access to the auction is through http://www.ticketmaster.ie/tomwaits. This page will list the auctions and link people off to the specific tickets they wish to bid on. All pages will be in English.

Tickets will be auctioned for the following concerts:

Saturday 12th July 2008
SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN
Auditorio Kursaal

Monday 14th July and Tuesday 15th July 2008
BARCELONA, SPAIN
Auditorium Forum

Thursday 17th July, Friday 18th July and Saturday 19th July 2008
MILAN, ITALY
Teatro Degli Arcimboldi

Monday 21St July and Tuesday 22nd July 2008
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
KCP

Thursday 24th July and Friday 25th July 2008
PARIS, FRANCE
Grand Rex Theatre

Sunday 27th July and Monday 28th July 2008
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND
Edinburgh Playhouse

Wednesday 30th July and Friday 1st August 2008
DUBLIN, IRELAND
Ratcellar Marquee in Phoenix Park

"Some folks prefer to pay more. You get a great seat, and a good feeling for helping some needy folks," says Waits. "It's scalping for charity."

Waits has limited tickets to two per person with the purchaser's name – and name of their plus one – printed on the ticket. Holders will need photo ID corresponding to the names on the tickets to gain access to the venues.