A Toronto mayoral debate next week will be moderated by the lead singer of F--ked Up. Real fact.

Damian Abraham, the oft-shirtless frontman for the acclaimed hardcore punk band, will preside over the ArtsVote debate on arts and culture at the TIFF Bell Lightbox at noon on Sept. 29.

Frontrunners John Tory and Olivia Chow have confirmed their attendance, organizers say, as have longshots Ari Goldkind and Morgan Baskin. Doug Ford has been invited but has not confirmed.

Abraham, an articulate medical marijuana user and advocate, has described himself as left-leaning. He has hosted the now-defunct MuchMusic show The Wedge and contributed to a late-night show on Fox News, the conservative U.S. station.

He majored in women’s studies at the University of Toronto. He is known for his penchant for headbutting things.

“People don't realize how much abuse their forehead can truly take,” he told the website Chart Attack in 2011. “It's a very strong part of our bodies because we've got a skull that protects the brain. Luckily, I'm a fan of professional wrestling, so I do know the true test of the forehead that wrestlers have subjected it to. It's a fairly quickly healing part of your body, too, and stuff like that.”

Admission is free.