Tub-thumping drummers are annoying increasing numbers of Palmerston North residents, with drum tutors flummoxed by an increase in noise control complaints. Figures provided to Stuff by the Palmerston North City Council show noise control complaints in Palmerston North have been relatively stable since 2017, averaging 4095 each year. But the number of complaints against drummers has more than doubled, going from 35 in 2017 to 73 in 2020. Ted Frickleton​ is a doyen of Palmerston North percussion, teaching drums in the city for 32 years. Bass noise was the most common source of complaint in Palmerston North in 2020, with 1491 complaints.

Source: Stuff January 25, 2021 15:56 UTC