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!

Gigs
Live Slug Reaction “Lavender Town” Launch w/ Operation: and Sponge
Apr 24
Live Slug Reaction “Lavender Town” Launch w/ Operation: and Sponge
GROND at the Retreat w/ Gecko + Favoured State + Dolls
Apr 25
GROND at the Retreat w/ Gecko + Favoured State + Dolls
SHADY NASTY w/ Darcy Baylis - 'TREK' ALBUM TOUR | MELBOURNE (SOLD OUT)
Apr 26
SHADY NASTY w/ Darcy Baylis - 'TREK' ALBUM TOUR | MELBOURNE (SOLD OUT)
Hot Tubs Bingo Machine !!!
Apr 28
Hot Tubs Bingo Machine !!!
La Legion
Apr 30
La Legion
Lace Dress In Double Denim w/ Turge + PieSale
May 1
Lace Dress In Double Denim w/ Turge + PieSale

Coming up in the bandroom!

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Live Slug Reaction “Lavender Town” Launch w/ Operation: and Sponge
Apr 24
Live Slug Reaction “Lavender Town” Launch w/ Operation: and Sponge

Live Slug Reaction have made it to Naarm to celebrate the release of their single “Lavender Town”.

Sin City w/ WOMBAT & AC Saunders - FREE SHOW IN THE BEER GARDEN
Apr 25
Sin City w/ WOMBAT & AC Saunders - FREE SHOW IN THE BEER GARDEN

Sin City are a fun loving, 5 piece pub rock band founded on the songwriting partnership of Kiwi-expats Nick Armstrong and Jack Beesley.

GROND at the Retreat w/ Gecko + Favoured State + Dolls
Apr 25
GROND at the Retreat w/ Gecko + Favoured State + Dolls

Naarm based psych rockers GROND are back!

Amadou Suso in the Retreat Beer Garden
Apr 26
Amadou Suso in the Retreat Beer Garden

Known widely as the ‘Jimi Hendrix of the kora’, Amadou fulfils his ancestral duties to share the culture of his people through the African harp.


SHADY NASTY w/ Darcy Baylis - 'TREK' ALBUM TOUR | MELBOURNE (SOLD OUT)
Apr 26
SHADY NASTY w/ Darcy Baylis - 'TREK' ALBUM TOUR | MELBOURNE (SOLD OUT)

Ahead of the release of their debut album TREK, Sydney post-punk trio Shady Nasty bring their album tour to The Retreat Hotel.

Jack Daniels - Acoustic Duo
Apr 27
Jack Daniels - Acoustic Duo

Jack Daniels acoustic duo is back at the Retreat Hotel!

Old Time Jam Session w/ Double Dole String Band
Apr 27
Old Time Jam Session w/ Double Dole String Band

Come along to the old-time jam session at The Retreat Hotel.

The Double Dole Stringband will be hosting an all-in jam session starting at 6:30pm at the Retreat Hotel.


Hot Tubs Bingo Machine !!!
Apr 28
Hot Tubs Bingo Machine !!!

The Retreat Hotel bring you Hot Tubs Bingo Machine

A free night of multiple rounds of bingo hosted and set to music by local duo Hot Tubs Time Machine. Observational humour meets bingo hall vibes via bedroom pop. Fly solo or pull together a team. Prizes, lols and pub grub. Take that Monday!

La Legion
Apr 30
La Legion

La Legión is a dynamic live percussion ensemble that brings the power of rhythm to the stage through an innovative sign-conducted system.

Lace Dress In Double Denim w/ Turge + PieSale
May 1
Lace Dress In Double Denim w/ Turge + PieSale

Lace Dress is set to bring their dynamic mix of garage rock, alternative rock, classic rock, and pretty much any other type of rock!

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.