Carpenter Brut in Manchester

Carpenter Brut is a French electronic music project created in 2012 by producer Franck Hueso. Its dark synthwave draws on horror-film scores, 1980s action cinema and heavy metal; the project is known for “Turbo Killer” and “Roller Mobster,” the early EP collection Trilogy, and the albums Leather Teeth and Leather Terror. The concert album CARPENTERBRUTLIVE documented the touring show in 2017. Hueso performs the material as part of a trio featuring electric guitar and live drums, a format taken to Coachella in 2018 and other major festival stages. The Leather Terror Tour followed in 2022.

Kittie is a Canadian metal band formed in Ontario in 1996 by sisters Morgan and Mercedes Lander. They are best known for the debut album Spit and songs including “Brackish” and “Charlotte.” Their catalogue also includes Oracle, Until the End and Fire, released in 2024 after a long recording hiatus. Kittie played Ozzfest in 2000 during the touring cycle for Spit. In 2017, past and present members reunited at London Music Hall for a concert connected to the documentary Origins/Evolutions. They performed at Blue Ridge Rock Festival in 2022 and at Sick New World in Las Vegas in 2023.