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Want to Catch Your Favorite World-Famous Rock Band at a Tiny Dive Bar in New England? It’s More Possible Than You Might Think

Mainstream bands? In my 375-capacity Nantucket dive bar? It’s more likely than you think.

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If you’ve ever dreamed of escaping the endless grind and spending a summer in a tiny New England seaport town, this one’s for you. The Muse, a 375-capacity dive bar on Nantucket Island, is hosting a series of concerts with big-name bands all summer. We’re talking bands that are used to playing way bigger venues. But the temptation of a coastal New England summer is hard to resist.

Hayden Arnot put the concert series together as a passion project inspired by his love of the island. Arnot spent childhood summers on Nantucket, and in 2022, founded the potato chip company Nantucket Crisps. His company is sponsoring The Muse Summer Series.

“It’s bringing in awesome musicians and giving them the experience of why I think Nantucket is lovely, so hopefully they love it too, and then also........

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