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Twin Temple are an American duo known for "Satanic doo-wop", a style that blends 1950s and 60s vocal pop with occult imagery and overtly Satanic themes. They had been announced as one of several opening acts on a run of tour dates by country singer Charley Crockett, alongside other performers such as Kashus Culpepper, Sierra Hull, Margo Price and Lee Fields.

Crockett is a country and Americana artist with a large, mainstream touring audience, and his decision to remove Twin Temple from the bill was reportedly driven by discomfort with their Satanic imagery. Jack White, the rock musician best known as co-founder of The White Stripes, then publicly invited the duo to open one of his own shows instead, at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.

The situation has drawn attention because it touches on a recurring debate in live music about who gets booked, on what grounds acts can be dropped, and how far artistic expression should be accommodated on a tour bill. It also puts two well-known musicians on opposite sides of the same question, without either being accused of wrongdoing.