Nouvelle Vague ft Elias Dris – Do You Really Want To Hurt Me

Ahead of their U.S. / Canadian tour dates, Nouvelle Vague has shared a new single featuring Elias Dris – a reinterpretation of Culture Club’s classic, “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me”.

The group’s U.S. and Canadian tour dates commence tomorrow night at The Fonda, Los Angeles before heading to San Francisco, New York, Toronto and Montreal.

Alongside sharing the new single, Nouvelle Vague have announced the release of a deluxe version of their 2024 album, Should I Stay or Should I Go? which is out May 16 via [PIAS] Recordings.

In 1982, Marc Collin, who helms Nouvelle Vague discovered Boy George, the first openly queer singer, in the video for Culture Club. The strong melody & reggae ambience immediately caught his eye so, in 2025, Collin released an even more reggae-oriented version, featuring the superbly sweet-voiced Elias Dris.

Tour Dates

Feb 11 – Los Angeles, CA, Fonda

Feb 12 – San Francisco, CA, Bimbos

Feb 14 – New York, NY, Racket

Feb 15 – Toronto, ON, The Concert Hall – Modo

Feb 16 – Montreal, QC, Club Soda – Modo

Feb 22 – Winter Jazz Festival, Touquet Paris Plage, FR

Mar 10 – Kaufleuten, Zurich, CH

Mar 15 – La Coopé de Mai, Clermont-Ferran, FR

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