\n Fans may recall the summer night in 2022 when York became the setting for a full-scale fan frenzy.\n<\/p>\n
\n The Hollywood Vampires play Scarborough Open Air Theatre this evening, Saturday, August 15. (Image: Cuffe & Taylor)\n<\/p>\n
\n The celebrity was in the city to play a sell-out York Barbican show with guitar legend Jeff Beck, just days after winning his US defamation lawsuit against his former wife, Amber Heard.\n<\/p>\n
\n Depp and Beck had previously collaborated on a version of John Lennon\u2019s Isolation, released in 2020, and their York concert formed part of their UK tour.\n<\/p>\n
\n Johnny Depp signed autographs outside York Barbican in York when he performed in the city in 2022. (Image: Picture Katie Masiak)\n<\/p>\n
\n But, for many, the biggest event happened outside the venue.\n<\/p>\n
\n Long before the concert finished, fans had gathered outside the Barbican to try and catch sight of the Pirates of the Caribbean star.\n<\/p>\n
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\n Johnny Depp to play Scarborough with Hollywood Vampires<\/a> \n Some had arrived early, while others waited for hours behind security barriers after the show, clutching photos, posters, and memorabilia in the hope of getting an autograph.\n<\/p>\n \n \n Among them were Captain Jack Sparrow lookalikes in honour of the actor who made the swashbuckling pirate one of cinema\u2019s most recognisable characters.\n<\/p>\n \n For brothers Toby, then 11, and Rhiece Rhodes, then 23, the day turned into an experience they said they’d never forget.\n<\/p>\n \n \n The family, from Queensbury near Bradford, saw Depp\u2019s tour bus outside the Principal Hotel, where the actor had been staying.\n<\/p>\n \n Toby had bought chocolates and a birthday card for Depp using his pocket money.\n<\/p>\n \n After the family spoke to a security guard, Toby was unexpectedly given the chance to hand the gifts over himself.\n<\/p>\n \n Depp told the young fan he was “the sweetest,” shaking his hand and posing for a photograph.\n<\/p>\n \n \n York fan Katie Masiak and her daughter Ruby, then 11, arrived at around 8pm to secure a good spot.\n<\/p>\n \n The crowd grew to about 300 people, including fans who had travelled from far and wide.\n<\/p>\n \n Depp emerged shortly before midnight, just ahead of his 59th birthday.\n<\/p>\n \n The crowd broke into a rendition of Happy Birthday, while he blew a kiss towards the waiting fans.\n<\/p>\n \n Katie recalled a packed and noisy scene, with people pushing forward in their excitement.\n<\/p>\n \n Ruby also had her own pirate-themed souvenir after getting an autograph from one of the Captain Jack Sparrow lookalikes.\n<\/p>\n \n \n Another fan, Nick Hale, had been trying to catch sight of Depp since 10am.\n<\/p>\n \n When the actor left at around 11.40pm, he was among those who managed to get close enough for a signature on his guitar.\n<\/p>\n \n \n Amanda Monaghan, of Thor’s, whose SOL AST bar had opened in the grounds of the Principal Hotel (now the Milner), was working at the tipi when he arrived.\n<\/p>\n \n She said she realised something was happening when fans started to arrive.\n<\/p>\n \n “He came out with his entourage, and was a lovely guy.\n<\/p>\n \n “He spent lots of time with fans; there were lots of children there and people who had travelled from all over.\n<\/p>\n \n “It was really exciting for something like that to happen in York – a superstar!”\n<\/p>\n \n \n Amanda’s colleague, Lucy Brumby, confessed to being a super fan since childhood, and was delighted to meet her idol outside the Principal.\n<\/p>\n \n “It is the best thing that has ever happened to me,” she said, after having a selfie taken with him.\n<\/p>\n \n “You never know you are going to meet these people. He is a Hollywood superstar. He lives in America. And here he is staying at the Principal Hotel in York. It was amazing.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fans may recall the summer night in 2022 when York became the setting for a full-scale fan frenzy.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":739429,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-739428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=739428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739428\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/739429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=739428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=739428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=739428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Popular York store unveils plans that could create new city centre shop<\/a>\n<\/p>\nA fan waiting to catch sight of Johnny Depp outside York Barbican back in 2022. (Image: Submitted)\n<\/p>\n
Johnny Depp seen stepping out of the Principal Hotel in York during his 2022 visit to York. (Image: Submitted)\n<\/p>\n
Ruby, then 11, from York, with two Captain Jack Sparrow lookalikes, while waiting to see Pirates of the Carribean star Johnny Depp in York in 2022. (Image: Picture Katie Masiak)\n<\/p>\n
Fans queued all day to see Hollywood’s Johnny Depp in York in 2022 – including Fan Nick Hale who had been waiting for hours. (Image: Picture Nick Hale)\n<\/p>\n
Johnny Depp signed Nick Hale’s guitar while greeting fans outside York Barbican in 2022. Picture Nick Hale (Image: Picture Nick Hale)\n<\/p>\n
Super fan Lucy Brumby with Hollywood star Johnny Depp in 2022. (Image: Picture Lucy Brumby)\n<\/p>\n