ARCHITECTS
CO-OP LIVE ARENA, MANCHESTER
Brighton’s metalcore overlords reveal their masterplan in Manchester
SAM CARTER IS visibly overwhelmed as he looks out at a sea of glowing phone torches raised in tribute to a friend and former guitar tech of theirs, Miles Kent, who passed away just days before. It’s a bittersweet moment in the biggest headlining show of their career to date, and it also serves as a moment to catch their breath in a full-pelt set where the circle-pits don’t stop, even during the chat between songs.