Johnny Depp hit the stage at Manchester’s AO Arena on Saturday night with his rock band Hollywood Vampires after saying he feels ‘lucky to do what he loves.’
The Hollywood star, 60, is currently on tour with his band, formed of Alice Cooper’s Vince Furnier and Tommy Henriksen, and Aerosmith’s Joe Perry.
Hollywood Vampires will play in London next, before moving on to Birmingham and Glasgow as Johnny’s career revival continues following last year’s defamation trial against his ex-wife, Amber Heard.
Performing at the venue, he wore a striped shirt with a black satin waist coat and smart trousers.
Finishing off his look, Johnny sported a white fedora hat, with his dark hair fall loose beneath it.
Gig: Johnny Depp, 60, hit the stage at Manchester’s AO Arena on Saturday night with his rock band Hollywood Vampires after saying he feels ‘lucky to do what he loves’
Performing: The Hollywood star is currently on tour with his band, formed of Alice Cooper ‘s Vince Furnier and Tommy Henriksen, and Aerosmith’s Joe Perry
Both Johnny and Amber appear to be on the upswing after his brutal defamation trial.
Just over a year after the trial wrapped up on June 1, 2022, sources spoke to People about the former celebrity couple and their current careers on Wednesday.
The update comes after Depp received a favourable outcome at the trial, with the jury determining that Depp had proven all elements of the alleged defamation. He was awarded $10 million in compensatory damages.
A source close to Depp said that he had ‘closed the chapter’ on his lawsuit.
‘He feels incredibly lucky to do what he loves,’ they added.
Johnny is currently on tour with his band Hollywood Vampires, with the supergroup on the UK leg having played in Scarborough, Swansea and Manchester.
Johnny, Alice Cooper and Joe formed the Hollywood Vampires in 2012, initially performing cover songs to honor rock stars who died in the 1970s.
Johnny previously toured with Beck and recorded an album with the legendary guitarist, who died, at the age of 78, after contracting bacterial meningitis.
Edgy: Performing at the venue, he wore a striped shirt with a black satin waist coat and smart trousers
Rocker: Finishing off his look, Johnny sported a white fedora hat, with his dark hair fall loose beneath it
On stage: Hollywood Vampires will play in London next, before moving on to Birmingham and Glasgow as Johnny’s career revival continues
Career: Johnny, Alice Cooper and Joe formed the Hollywood Vampires in 2012, initially performing cover songs to honor rock stars who died in the 1970s
Musician: Johnny previously toured with Beck and recorded an album with the legendary guitarist, who died, at the age of 78, after contracting bacterial meningitis
The pair created a 13-track collection, featuring two new Depp originals, and an eclectic mix of cover songs ranging from such iconic artists as the Beach Boys, Marvin Gaye and John Lennon to alternative rockers such as Killing Joke and The Velvet Underground.
‘When Johnny and I started playing together, it really ignited our youthful spirit and creativity. We would joke about how we felt 18 again so that just became the album title too,’ Beck, 77, said in a statement about the album, as reported by Billboard.
In keeping with their fond teenage memories that were sparked by the music, the two artists decided to use an illustration of themselves as 18-year-olds, drawn by Beck’s wife Sandra, for the album cover.
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