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Videos: Johnny Depp, Gene Simmons Rock Out At Lucky Strike Bowling
Johnny Depp, Extreme's Nuno Bettencourt and Gene Simmons on stage together at Lucky Strike (Photo courtesy of Greg Tanner)
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It's not every day you get to see Johnny Depp and KISS' Gene Simmons rock out on stage together, no less at a bowling alley in Hollywood.
The two, along with other musicians, joined forces at Lucky Strike on Sunday night as part of a charity concert for MendingKids.org, an organization that provides corrective surgeries for children all over the world. Folks were able to get in by purchasing general admission tickets that cost $150.
In the only way we'd imagine Depp get on stage, the Pirates of the Caribbean actor cooly and quietly joined the house band with his guitar without saying a word, playing Alice Cooper's "School's Out" according to the Associated Press. It only seems fitting as Depp is part of the band Hollywood Vampires, a supergroup of rock stars that includes Cooper and Aerosmith's Joe Perry, which will be making a tour stop in L.A. next month.
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Later, Simmons got on stage, and Depp joined him for the event's closing number, KISS' "Rock and Roll All Nite." Simmons told the crowd that if anyone donated $1,000 to the charity, then they could come up on stage with them and sing along. About 10 did, including Simmons' son and daughter.
Even Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme performed their ultimate '90s hair band rock ballad, "More Than Words" at the event:
Here are some more photos from the night:
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