Overview
- The Hollywood Vampires — featuring Alice Cooper, Joe Perry and Johnny Depp — headlined Scarborough Open Air Theatre on Saturday, August 15, with punk pioneers The Damned opening the bill.
- Reviewers said Depp took lead vocals on several covers, including the Velvet Underground’s 'Venus in Furs', David Bowie’s 'Heroes' and 'People Who Died', giving him a central musical role on stage.
- The set mixed the Vampires’ originals with high-profile covers and on-stage spectacle, and included tributes to the late guitarist Jeff Beck such as a performance of 'Beck’s Bolero' against a backdrop of Beck images.
- Coverage described the 105-minute show as loud, colourful and crowd-pleasing, noting the promoter’s decision to bring the band back three years after their 2023 visit as evidence of the venue’s pull.
- Local reporting recalled intense fan interactions from Depp’s 2022 York visit, and said the Scarborough return reinforced strong local demand for celebrity-led live rock and boosted the town’s summer music profile.