open 7 days till late
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food, drink, trivia + live music
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open 7 days till late 〰️ food, drink, trivia + live music 〰️
280 Sydney Rd, Brunswick VIC 3056
+61 3 9380 4090
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Live music every night of the week and Pumpy’s Pub Quiz every Monday and Tuesday evening (book a spot here).
Dinner/Table/Beer Garden bookings are highly encouraged, grab a spot below!
Coming up in the bandroom!
Blank Face is a three-piece alternative rock band based in Melbourne/Naarm, fronted by guitarist and vocalist Tyler Cahill. With a sound shaped by suburban life and late-night drives, the band delivers raw, high-energy performances steeped in emotion, distortion, and unshakable hooks.
Freya Joesphine Hollick plays solo in the Retreat Hotel Brunswick Front Bar on Saturday June 7th supported by Jules Sheldon.
Wolfpack, not for profit animal rescue thrash punk band are coming to The Retreat to play their thrashy thrashy punk type beats.
Joining them are Rattleback with their bass driven punk type beats. Clit Spit with their synthy synthy punk type beats. And Tench with their post punky punk type beats.
Public holiday eve free Retreat Front Bar arvo show with 3 of Melb's favourite rootsy rockers. A proper mid winter warmer and a significant birthday for one of the scruffs in CIB. Do come.... Well respected Melbourne four-piece, COLD IRONS BOUND recall the best distorted twang of the past 50 years. Think Tom Petty jamming with Teenage Fanclub. RAGGED COMPANY are making waves on the alt country scene with their savvy gumbo of Gene Clark & Ronnie Lane influenced tunes. TERESA DUFFY-RICHARDS is steeped in the vast traditions of Roots music and the more modern realms of Rock n Roll, Punk and Noise Rock. Her new album is coming soon.
Public Holiday Eve at The Retreat Presented by Good Booking Spend your public holiday eve warming your soul with some of Naarm's finest local talent, at The Retreat. We’re bringing together three exceptional artists for a night of heartfelt songwriting, dynamic live energy, a royally good time.
Girl Friday and the Sepia Tones return to one of their favourites - The Retreat Hotel Brunswick on Wednesday 11th June.
Galaxy Music is a new alt-pop Melbourne record label so if you like soulful, edgy, alternative pop bangers, we'll see you at the show!
Ok all you shower sopranos, closet contraltos and backyard baritones, here is your chance to rock the world, or at least East Brunswick, with the all live Melbourne Karaoke Big Band.
Free in the main room!
An free afternoon of live music at the Retreat with Anatreptix playing Rebetika.
Beacs is bringing his unique and melancholic '60s-inspired folk rock to The Retreat Hotel on Saturday 14 June, backed by his full band and fresh off the release of his debut Motel Maybe EP.
Click to check out the full gig guide...
The Retreat Hotel Merch!
Show your support for your favourite local pub by wearing our merch!
Tees are $25 each - just ask one of our friendly staff members behind the bar to purchase!
Designs by James Devlin, Carolyn Hawkins + James Vinciguerra
The Retreat Hotel would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, the traditional custodians of the land on which the venue now stands, and pay our respects to all elders past, present and emerging.
We also acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded and that our venue operates on stolen land.