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
Kiss It Better Jam
Apr 13
Kiss It Better Jam
Sub-Sol at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick
Apr 15
Sub-Sol at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick
ALX; GoSlow Cassette Tape Release Party
Apr 16
ALX; GoSlow Cassette Tape Release Party
THE WET WHISTLES w/ Michael Honan
Apr 17
THE WET WHISTLES w/ Michael Honan
Good Music presents All Star
Apr 18
Good Music presents All Star
The Orbweavers Sunday Afternoon at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick
Apr 19
The Orbweavers Sunday Afternoon at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick

Coming up in the bandroom!

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Kiss It Better Jam
Apr 13
Kiss It Better Jam

Wipe the tears from your eyes, forget your hex debt and gear up for Brunswick’s very own improvised funk, jazz, and groove jams with a rotating house band.

Free in the main room!

Sub-Sol at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick
Apr 15
Sub-Sol at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick

Influences from every corner of the globe, built-on the timeless foundation of Afro-Beat, Sub-Sol welcomes you to The Retreat Hotel for a night of dancing and fun, no more, no less and no cost. Come on down!

ALX; GoSlow Cassette Tape Release Party
Apr 16
ALX; GoSlow Cassette Tape Release Party

ALX; GoSlow will be delivering guitar smutty roars of fuzz at this long awaited cassette tape launch party, accompanied by Burakashi band.

THE WET WHISTLES w/ Michael Honan
Apr 17
THE WET WHISTLES w/ Michael Honan

The Wet Whistles Are Back On The Road!

Lightkeepers in the Beer Garden
Apr 18
Lightkeepers in the Beer Garden

Lightkeepers are excited to be playing at the Retreat they are a newly formed Melbourne (Naarm) based 5-piece band.

Good Music presents All Star
Apr 18
Good Music presents All Star

Good Music presents All Star.

Full venue takeover @ The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick.
5pm-3am.

The Orbweavers Sunday Afternoon at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick
Apr 19
The Orbweavers Sunday Afternoon at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick

The Orbweavers will play a free double set in The Retreat’s newly renovated garden stage on Sunday 19 April. Hear favourite tunes from their extensive catalogue as well as new songs and stories about local mountains, the Calder freeway and Altona marine park.

Stirr at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick w/ The Halves + Tameem
Apr 19
Stirr at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick w/ The Halves + Tameem

Eora based post-punk band Stirr makes their Naarm debut at The Retreat Hotel joined by The Halves and Tameem.

Amadou Suso in The Retreat front bar
Apr 22
Amadou Suso in The Retreat front bar

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.


The Ironbark Brothers at The Retreat Hotel w/ Katie May
Apr 23
The Ironbark Brothers at The Retreat Hotel w/ Katie May

We’re heading back to The Retreat for a free front bar show on April 23rd! Come down and have a good time!

We’ll be joined by the wonderful Katie May.

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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.