Johnny Depp/Jeff Beck Tour Brings on the Guitar Heroics and ‘I Love You, Johnny’ Shrieks
variety.comMichele Amabile Angermiller Johnny Depp brought his tour with Jeff Beck at the Hackensack Meridian Health Center at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, NJ, Tuesday night, four months after a jury awarded the actor $10 million in damages following his Virginia defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard.
The pair kicked off their U.S. tour in Washington, D.C. just a few nights earlier, on Oct. 5, after releasing the joint album “18” this summer, and Tuesday’s show capped off a two-night New Jersey stand that attracted a crowd of fervent Depp supporters who regularly screamed “I love you, Johnny” and showered the actor with bras, cards and notes tossed to the stage.
Beck, who turned 78 in June, was in fine form, as he skillfully gave a guitar masterclass in touch, tone and technique, playing in perfect sync with his bassist Rhonda Smith, drummer Anika Nilles and keyboardist Robert Stevenson.
He opened the show with a setlist that kicked off with the freewheeling “Freeway Jam” and “Loose Cannon” and included covers of the Beach Boys’ “Caroline, No” and choice selections.
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