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!
Sing It Sister! is a high-energy, all-genders singalong for sisterhood! It’s a blow-the-roof-off celebration on International Women’s Day.
RESTLESS RECORDS CREW play INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY [IWD] @ The Retreat Hotel Brunswick w/ Mizhap B2B Lil Lil (Debut) & Black Barbie (Debut)!
We are an emerging band that plays music which shifts from bossa-nova infused grooves to up-tempo jazz, with hints of soul! We want our music to be both exciting and fun, both old and new - it’s all about having a good time!
Freya Josephine Hollick writes of breathtaking bucolic scenes, and articulates those things about love and loss most of us can scarcely put into words.
March 13 is looking like a pretty good night to be at the Retreat to finish off your work week with Tainted Facade. Supported by Sledgehammer Honey and The Styes.
An free afternoon of live music at the Retreat with Anatreptix playing Rebetika.
Merkani is a young 6 piece indie rock band from the suburbs of outer city Melbourne. By having 6 members, Merkani’s sound is unique from the stems of each members musical influences. In 2025, Merkani released their debut single, “Stabbed”, which in early 2026 has over 5000 streams. In 2026, the band wants to make their way up in the local Melbourne music scene and really showcase their talent to the music lovers.
BB Sabina celebrate the release of their ethereal new single ‘In Between’ by joining forces with Great Falls for an afternoon of music in The Retreat beer garden. True to BB Sabina’s hallmarks, ‘In Between’ blends post-rock dynamics, heavy, layered shoegaze guitars, and atmospheric synths, unfolding steadily into a vast, sprawling sonic landscape. FREE ENTRY - BEER GARDEN
College of Knowledge DJs take over the Retreat beer garden, spinning tunes every Sunday in February, 5-9pm.
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!
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.
