Wanganui musician Seth Haapu is booked to open Adam Lambert's one and only New Zealand concert at the Trusts Stadium in Auckland on Sunday.
He found out he had the gig on Wednesday and a spokeswoman said his Facebook and Twitter pages were now full of comment.
The glamorous, gay, American pop
star has millions of fans. Henderson stadium seats 5000 and is fully booked.
Haapu's music career is taking off. He was signed by Sony Music in June last year and had recorded an album at Neil Finn's Roundhead Studios by December.
In April this year he and his partner and young son left Wanganui to be based in Auckland. His first single, Bones, was released in March and a second, Stereotype, is just starting to get air play.
It was filmed in Melbourne, and the album is due out early next year.
In the meantime, it's the young singer/songwriter/musician's job to make an impression. And he seems to be doing that.
He will open for Boh Runga's band Stellar in Wellington on Saturday and will then fly straight to Auckland in time for the 4pm stadium soundcheck on Sunday.
He has also been booked to open a three-venue series of winery concerts for Crowded House in February.
Haapu has a weekly half-hour gig at Auckland's popular Sale St bar/restaurant and has been signed by Vodafone to appear and sing at events.
The talented singer has been playing at breast cancer awareness gigs with his Auckland band.
Opening for Adam Lambert is "the most exciting, coolest thing" that has happened so far, he says.
He's not bothered that Lambert is a gay man. In fact, his latest single, Stereotype, is all about ignoring preconceptions and being open-minded.
