coup de main - noun
kü-də-ˈmaⁿ
Definition of coup de main : an attack that achieves complete surprise.

Review: Feist - Powerstation, November 2017.

Feist received a warm welcome for her return to New Zealand last night at Auckland’s Powerstation, following her last visit to our shores back in 2012 with Laneway Festival. Having released her fifth album ‘Pleasure’ earlier this year, she’s been taking the album to select touring dates with a two-hour show, with the first half of the show being the entire ‘Pleasure’ album being played from beginning-to-end.

Review: Shawn Mendes & Julia Michaels - Spark Arena, November 2017.

Both Drake and Justin Bieber were a part of the pre-show playlist at Auckland’s Spark arena last night - only fitting that it was for fellow Canadian popstar Shawn Mendes’ first ever show in New Zealand. And it’s been a long time coming for Mendes - having previously visited Australia last year for several intimate shows at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre - but now with his sophomore album ‘Illuminate’ under his belt, it was only fair that he made his way down under.

Halsey x 'Hopeless Fountain Kingdom' Lookbook #1.

Just in time for Christmas-shopping, Halsey has announced that she will be dropping a 'Hopeless Fountain Kingdom' collection of merchandise online next week on November 27th.

And to coincide with the new drop, Halsey is encouraging fans to, "Send your photos in HFK merch with your stories of life, love and loss to hfklookbook@gmail.com to be featured in the next lookbook."

Check out some of the lookbook for HFK Delivery 1 below...

LCD Soundsystem + Nick Murphy (FKA Chet Faker) will tour New Zealand and Australia together in February 2018.

For the first time since their Boiler Room headlining set at the 2011 Big Day Out, LCD Soundsystem are finally returning to New Zealand next year to play Spark Arena on February 24th, with support from Nick Murphy (FKA Chet Faker) across all Australasian tour dates - including Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane.

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