Thane and Brent had a wild idea: bring a little country heat to Auckland and
see who shows up. So they did. And Jolene was born; a summer pop-up with a
southern soul, a rock ‘n’ roll heart, and the kind of energy you can’t fake. It
didn’t take long for the place to catch fire. Packed nights. Stomping boots.
Whiskey flowing like water. Auckland didn’t just show up, she fell in love.

And so did two cowboys.

Josiah and Jesse; city boys by postcode, but country through and through, were
hooked from night one. With roots that stretch deep into cowboy country USA,
they knew the real thing when they felt it. And when Thane and Brent locked in
a bigger, badder location on Ponsonby Road, the boys couldn’t stay on the
sidelines. They pulled their boots up, tipped their hats, and joined the crew, not
to change the vision, but to ride with it. Now, Jolene’s more than a bar. She’s
a force. Built by vision, fuelled by passion, and run by a team that lives and
breathes every beat of the culture. You can feel it in the music. Taste it in
the food. Hear it in the stories told over bourbon at the bar.

This is Jolene. And she’s just getting started.