Jack White has publicly defended his decision to book a Satanic-themed act as a support artist, after facing religious criticism on social media. The White Stripes frontman had offered an opening slot to the Satanic doo-wop duo Twin Temple for his show at the Hollywood Palladium in September, prompting a follower to question how this squared with his Catholic faith. White rejected the premise entirely, writing that he was "not scared of Satan or any bullshit imagery man made up to live in fear of."

White, who was raised Catholic in Detroit where both his parents worked for the diocese, clarified that he no longer identifies with the religion, responding: "I never claimed to be a practising Catholic or Christian, you assumed that." Despite a devout upbringing that included meeting Pope John Paul II as a child and nearly entering seminary to become a priest, he now advocates a more individual approach to faith, urging people to "commune with god on your own terms" rather than follow "some path somebody made up to make you afraid and make money off of you." The dispute also echoes the biblical origins of his 2005 White Stripes album, Get Behind Me Satan.