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

Alex Turner... and the failure of his pants during a The Last Shadow Puppets show.

Fans attending The Last Shadow Puppets’ show at Leicester’s De Montfort Hall tonight got more of a show than they bargained for, when Alex Turner’s pants split after a particularly dramatic dance-move during 'Calm Like You'.

Exhibit A: Pre-Split.

 


Exhibit B: Post-Split.

 

 


Watch the... errmmm... splitting... unfold below...