Drummer injures woman at Wellington's Homegrown festival

A 20-year-old woman from Wellington was injured at the Homegrown music festival. Alyssa Ta suffered a fractured nose, a black eye, and possibly a concussion when a drumstick hit her in the face. The incident occurred at the end of Stan Walker’s performance. Alyssa was at the festival for the first time to see Synthony, an electronic dance act. As she was leaving the mosh pit in Waitangi Park, she felt a sudden "thud" on her face. She described the impact as painful, saying, “It hurt like hell.” The drummer from Stan Walker's band later apologized for the incident. Alyssa shared her experience on TikTok, urging artists not to throw hard objects into crowds. She recognized that it could have been much worse and feels lucky.