The Mussel Inn. Image courtesy of The Mussel Inn.
Every summer, go-to live music destinations shift from the main centres to the provinces, as music fans empty out of the cities and into venues like Coroglen Tavern, Mussel Inn, Mangawhai Tavern and Riwaka Tavern.
Melody Thomas talks to the owner-operators behind these high season hotspots about how their venues come into their own over the summer months.