Chest.

Chest. takes place on 11 November 2026. Venue: The Rat & Pigeon, Manchester.

It’s hard to pin an age on chest.’s music - it feels in constant motion, where spontaneous energy collides with timeless electricity. The band didn’t choose its name by chance: for years, its members have breathed music through every pore, having first connected in the darkness and vibrations of Supersonic, one of Paris’ beating hearts of independent music. Working at the venue, Nicolas and Pierre-Louis bonded over a shared love for loud rock’n’roll and sonic experimentation. The project truly came to life with the arrival of Thibault, Alexis and Elliot, fellow members of the venue’s staff. Together, they began writing and recording demos. Fueled by the encounters and bands they watched pass through the venue every day, chest. quickly found their own creative voice - somewhere between abrasive music and the pure joy of a band forming in the most natural way possible, blending each member’s influences into something deeply personal. Never taking themselves too seriously, the band often leans into self-deprecation, making irony and the friendship between its members key parts of its identity.