The last ever Jim Beam Homegrown Festival to take place on the Wellington waterfront is nearly here, and one tattoo studio is giving punters the chance to grab a permanent souvenir.
Indigo Bloom Tattoo is holding an unofficial Homegrown Flash Day across the whole weekend, offering some of the most Kiwi tatts we've ever seen, along with tributes to some of the festival's iconic acts.
There's, of course, a bottle of Jim Beam up for grabs, as well as a sheep and a steaming pie with 'always blow on the pie' written on top.
For lovers of beer and traditional American style ink, there's two pages worth - featuring a bunch of naked ladies and pint glasses, and sometimes even naked ladies IN pint glasses.
There's also the word 'chur', a hand throwing the goat and an actual kiwifruit, but maybe the most eye-catching are the tombstones, sending 'Rest in Peace' messages to some pillars of Kiwi music.
There's one for Goodnight Nurse, The Mint Chicks, Opshop and more, but Shihad are front and centre, after the band announced Homegrown 2025 would be their last ever show.
For those who have been going to Homegrown since its inception in 2008, there's the option to remember the Wellington festival itself, before it moves to a new unnamed location forever.
Indigo Bloom Tattoo isn't inside the gig, nor does it have any affiliation with it, but they are located on Waitangi Park with a view of the main stage, so anyone can have a listen to the tunes while they get inked, whether they have a ticket or not.
People are already tagging their mates on the studio's posts, tempting them with a "you wouldn't…" or "surely a side quest".
So…keen for a tomato sauce tatt or nah?
