No longer is band-to-fan connection confined to a festival signing tent or a gig venue car park. Crowdsourcing platforms such as Kickstarter and PledgeMusic mean you can get hold of intimate, one-off momentos and share unique experiences with your favourite artists for just a pledge of your hard earned cash. It's a method that has proved successful, if at times a little controversial: established acts such as Slash and Ben Folds Five have used it to fund projects, while Amanda Palmer (who has declared it the future of music) managed to raise a whopping $1.2m through her Kickstarter campaign.

Some acts are more inventive with their offers in return for pledged money however. When Summer Camp released Welcome to Condale, they offered one of Jeremy's books and a "batch of Elizabeth's famous chocolate brownies". A phone call with Martha Wainwright would have set you back $75 for her album last year, and Swans have agreed to write a song praising your family in return for investment to fund their new album.

Here's some of the oddest offers bands have made to their fans:

1) Get a haircut and go for a jog with the Hold Steady

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Last week the Hold Steady launched a PledgeMusic campaign to fund a covers EP. The plan was very democratic: each band member chooses one song to cover, and the EP will be released on 12″ vinyl exclusive to their fan club, the Unified Scene. In return for money, they've offered some highly unique incentives to get people involved. Pledgees can receive a phone call from the band, go on a three-mile jog with frontman Craig Finn, or have a heart-to-heart with him "to help you stay positive". Also up for grabs is the opportunity to bartend with bassist Galen Polivka or get a haircut from guitarist Tad Kubler. The campaign has already reached 156% of its goal. But if you want to go for a jog with Finn you're out of luck – that's already been taken.

2) Play strip poker with Daniel Bedingfield

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Daniel Bedingfield may not be the chart-topping name he once was (he had three UK No 1s – three!), but he has been pretty inventive with the pledges he's offered to fans. To fund his new video and EP he launched a campaign last April that allowed you to get a little closer. Perhaps a little too close. On offer was a Skype singing lesson (sounds fair enough), drinking games (where are you going with this Daniel?) and, for $1,000, you could play strip poker with him and his friends (not sure we're ready for that). But if you're a big Bedders fan, what better way to spend a grand?

3) Get your name tattooed on Frankie Cocozza's arse

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Frankie Cocozza, remember him? He was the Pete Doherty of The X Factor. The rebel who famously bared his bottom on the show to reveal the tattooed names of seven girls. Now he has a new band – the Telescreen – and wants to show how dedicated he is to his followers. Frankie has said that if fans pledge £750 each, he will have the names of five of them tattooed on his backside. Frankie doesn't seem too bothered, however. "Obviously, the price is ridiculously extreme so none of us thought anyone would actually pledge it – and they haven't, funnily enough," he joked. He's right: there are, unsurprisingly, at the time of writing, still five left.

4) Own four grams of Rhydian's hair

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Cocozza isn't the only X Factor recruit to offer something unique to his fans. Make way for Rhydian Roberts, runner-up from 2007's competition. You remember Rhydian – the man with hair as white as snow. Oh that hair, who could put a price on it? Well, Rhydian can: you could own four grams of his locks for the bargain price of just £100. And if that doesn't tickle your fancy, there's also a body cast for £1,500. What recession?

5) Get kidnapped by Spring Offensive

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When Spring Offensive embarked on their debut album, out next year, the Oxford band decided to go along the crowdsourcing route. They offered exclusive versions of the album, T-shirts, handcrafted lyric sheets and the chance to enjoy a meal cooked by the band – very sweet. But for £5,000 you can get something truly special: Spring Offensive will arrange your kidnapping. We're not sure how serious this one is but if you want to live out your worst fears and, as the boys say in the above video, have "a chance to get to know the band a little bit better", this could be the ideal Christmas gift. They've already reached 125% of their target, but the kidnapping is still up for grabs.