Johnny Depp played the role of a rock star in Florida this weekend, reuniting with his old band for a local charity event.

The performance was part of the Sheila Witkin Memorial Reunion Concert. Witkin was a well-known music manager in south Florida and one of her clients in the 80s was a rough and tumble rock band called the Kids. After earning a mild reputation around Miramar, Florida, the Kids moved to Los Angeles in a bid for superstardom. They failed, but their guitarist – a fellow by the name of Johnny Depp - discovered that he was rather better at acting than shredding his guitar.

On Friday, 2,500 people gathered at Club Cinema in Pompano Beach, for a chance to see Depp and his old high-school band. Playing on a bill with such luminaries as Slyder, Tight Squeeze and Critical Mass (no, us neither), the Kids finally appeared and Depp rocked – very sweatily – through their 90-minute set.

The 45-year-old Depp played guitar and sang backup vocals while his girlfriend, Vanessa Paradis, and nine-year-old daughter Lily-Rose watched on.

All proceeds from the show went to the Dan Marino Foundation, which funds programmes for children with special needs.