Johnny Depp joined Patti Smith for a special performance to mark the 50th anniversary of her album Horses.
Johnny Depp and Patti Smith performing at Carnegie Hall
The Pirates of the Caribbean actor joined the Because the Night artist on stage at the London Palladium on Sunday (12.10.25) for her encore.
Depp played guitar on People Have the Power with Patti’s daughter Jesse on keyboards.
At the start of her encore, Patti introduced her entire band to the audience and then hesitated for a few seconds before teasingly adding: “And Johnny? And Johnny Depp? The original Johnny.” It was a reference to the line, “the boy looked at Johnny” from her epic song Land / Horses.
Depp previously joined Bruce Springsteen and REM frontman Michael Stipe among other musicians to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City, to perform at tribute concert People Have the Power: A Celebration of Patti Smith held on March 26.
The 78-year-old singer celebrated her acclaimed debut record alongside guitarist Lenny Kaye and drummer Jay Dee Daugherty, both original members of the Patti Smith Group, with her son Jackson on guitar and Tony Shanahan on keyboards.
Patti was a mixture of defiance and cheerfulness as she raged about “children starving because of a stupid f****** war” before joking about playing “Sunday night at the Palladium”.
Depp started his career as a musician before moving into acting and later formed the supergroup Hollywood Vampires alongside Alice Cooper and Joe Perry in 2012.
Depp was particularly close with the late blues guitarist Jeff Beck – performing on stage with the star in 2022 after winning his high-profile defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard in the US – and spoke of his anguish following the musician’s death from bacterial meningitis at the age of 78 in 2023.
A tribute from The Hollywood Vampires read: “We are saddened to hear of the passing of our dear friend and guitar legend Jeff Beck. Jeff’s incredible musicianship and passion for guitar has been an inspiration to us all. His contributions to the industry will never be forgotten. He was a true innovator and his legacy will live on through his music. Rest in peace, Jeff. You will be greatly missed by us all.”
The Edward Scissorhands star was said to have been by “Jeff’s bedside” as he passed.
A source told People at the time: “They had a really tight friendship, they were extremely close, and he got even closer over this past summer when they were touring together.
“The sickness came on really quickly, and it all deteriorated rapidly in the last couple of weeks. Johnny is still processing this news. He’s devastated.”