Johnny Deep Hollywood Vampires

For Alice Cooper, Johnny “is a rock star who occasionally makes films”. This  is how the international rock star defines the well-known actor who will soon be returning to the big screens as a king. In the role of Louis XV, Johnny Deep will open the 76th Cannes Film Festival with the film Jean du Barry, directed by Maiwenn. The film will have its world premiere on Tuesday 16 May at the Grand Théàtre Lumière and will be released the same day in French cinemas. Deep will play, after just two months, as the only Italian stop at the Marostica Summer Festival on the 2th July, organised by DuePunti Eventi in collaboration with the City of Marostica. There have been many superbands in the history of rock, but none is as unexpected and surprising as that of the Hollywood Vampires, created by Alice Cooper in 2012 with two rock lifestyle icons like Aerosmith’s Joe Perry and Johnny Depp. Usually, superbands are born from the end of other bands (see Blind Faith in which Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker of Cream and Steve Winwood of Traffic play) or from the meeting of different musicians who come together in a project (Bob Dylan’s Travelling Wilburys, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and George Harrison), but no one has ever thought of bringing rock and cinema together like Alice Cooper, choosing as his name the club of friends with whom he spent every night in Los Angeles bars in the 1970s, and to which John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Keith Moon and Harry Nilsson also belonged.

So, for the ninth edition of the Marostica Summer Festival 2023, the Hollywood Vampires, the ‘best bar band in the world’ formed by actor and musician Johnny Depp with Alice Cooper, Joe Perry and Tommy Henriksen, will perform as the first and only national stop on 2 July.

After a four-year absence, the American supergroup Hollywood Vampires will return to Italy in one explosive show. The Hollywood Vampires’ tradition is to play an unbridled tribute to the great lost heroes of music and their own original material, released on their studio album ‘Rise’. Making no secret of their love for classic British rock’n’roll, they enrich their sets with songs by The Who, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Motörhead and others.

The Hollywood Vampires got together for the first time to record in 2015, combining a shared love for their favourite songs and a desire to celebrate their ‘dead and drunk friends’ by playing the music of fallen heroes. Named after Alice’s 1970s venue that included the likes of John Lennon, Keith Moon and Mickey Dolenz, legendary performances followed around the world.  Featuring classics from the likes of The Doors, Love, AC/DC and others, plus of course Alice and Aerosmith hits, the Hollywood Vampires were voted 2018’s ‘best performance’ at London’s Wembley Arena on their latest UK tour.  The 16-track album ‘Rise’, produced by Tommy Henriksen and the Hollywood Vampires, is one of the most pure, unapologetic and fun rock and roll albums of recent times, made by masters of the craft and true fans of the form.

Unlike their 2015 debut record, the second album consists mainly of original material written by the band. There are, however, in the spirit of the Vampires’ original mission, three covers of songs originally written and recorded by legendary rockers who died too young.

On the Marostica Summer Festival, Valerio Simonato, owner of DuePunti Eventi and artistic director of the festival, says: “Once again this year we have built a top-level programme with international guests and some of the most important Italian artists of the moment. Over the years, the festival has grown exponentially, positioning itself among the most prestigious events on the European scene. It is no coincidence that we were able to host the only Italian date of the Hollywood Vampires, for whom we are receiving bookings from all over Italy and even from abroad, as well as Simply Red. The success of the Marostica Summer Festival, where over the years icons such as Ringo Star, Simple Minds, Toto, Riccardo Cocciante, Ben Harper, and George Benson have passed through, is a skilful mix of different musical genres and shows, special productions and international premieres, immersed in a cosy and very evocative open-air theatre such as Piazza Castello. The bet was to focus on the quality of the programming, the beauty of the place and, in collaboration with the City, maximum organisation in the management of considerable public flows, taking care of security and hospitality”.

Marostica Summer Festival supports Woman For Freedom by donating a quantity of tickets for the shows in support of the association’s activities.

The ninth edition of Marostica Summer Festival is organised by DuePunti Eventi in collaboration with the City of Marostica, with the patronage of the Veneto Region and the Province of Vicenza, and with the support of Volksbank, Fondazione Banca Popolare di Marostica Volksbank, Unicomm Group (with Emisfero and Famila), Trivellato, Montegrappa, Sidastico, Univer2000, Arredo Group and Vicentinox.

Concert tickets are available in advance on the Ticketone circuit.

Full programme at: www.marosticasummerfestival.it

Concerts start at 21.30

MAROSTICA SUMMER FESTIVAL
9th edition

  • Saturday 1 July – 9.30 p.m.
    Lazza
  • Sunday 2 July – 9.30 p.m.
    Hollywood Vampires
  • Monday 3 July – 9.30 p.m.
    Simply Red
  • Wednesday 5 July – 9.30 p.m.
    Renga and Nek
  • Thursday 6 July – 9.30 p.m.
    MR.RAIN
  • Saturday 8 July – 9.30 p.m.
    Besame – evening with free admission
  • Wednesday 12 July – 9.30 p.m.
    Mika 
  • Thursday 13 July – 9.30 p.m.
    Biagio Antonacci 

Information:
DuePunti Eventi- tel. 0445.360516 – eventi@duepuntieventi.com

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