Courtney Barnett in Manchester

Courtney Barnett is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Sydney in 1987, whose indie rock pairs conversational vocals with closely observed lyrics. Her debut album, Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, includes “Pedestrian at Best” and “Depreston”; “Avant Gardener” first appeared on the EP How to Carve a Carrot into a Rose. Courtney Barnett played Glastonbury in 2015, then toured with Kurt Vile in 2017 behind their collaborative album Lotta Sea Lice, performing with the Sea Lice backing band. In 2022, she curated and headlined the North American Here and There touring festival, whose rotating lineup included Sleater-Kinney, Lucy Dacus and Waxahatchee. She has repeatedly toured Australia and the United States. She has also returned to London for headline shows.

Body Type are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 2016. The quartet plays taut garage rock and post-punk, and is known for the songs “Palms” and “Sex & Rage,” as well as the albums Everything Is Dangerous But Nothing’s Surprising and Expired Candy. Following their self-titled debut EP, Body Type played SXSW in Austin in 2019. The quartet then performed at The Great Escape in Brighton later that year.