Keanu Reeves performs with Dogstar Band in first public show after 20 years hiatus

Hollywood star Keanu Reeves reunited with his band Dogstar after a gap of over 20 years. He played bass as he joined his bandmates during their first public show in more than two decades at the 2023 BottleRock Napa Valley festival.

Speaking with San Francisco Chronicle, Reeves said that his bandmate Robert Mailhouse advised him to listen to the music and ‘be present’ ahead of their performance.

‘He was just super positive. He was like, ‘Listen to the music. Just be present in the song, and it will go from there,'’ he shared.

In a conversation with Billboard, Reeves opened up about reuniting and performing with the indie-rock band. The actor shared that he missed writing and playing together.

Dogstar is also working on a new album. According to a Deadline report, the band was formed back in 1991 after Keanu Reeves and Robert Mailhouse met at a supermarket and became friends. Reeves was the bass guitarist and the backup vocalist, while Mailhouse was at the drums and percussion.

Keanu Reeves recently starred in ‘John Wick 4’. Lionsgate has confirmed that a fifth installment of the action film with Reeves as the titular assassin was in early development.

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