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!
Pop/rock originals band The FAQs have been a regular act on the Melbourne gig scene for over 10 years. Playing a mix of instantly recognisable songs featuring catchy chorus's their songs never outstay their welcome.
Old Time/ Bluegrass duets. A new project from Chris Baker- Banjo (Amarillo, Anthony Atkinson) & Jason Bunn- Fiddle (Orchestra Victoria, Amarillo, Jemma and the Clifton Hillbillies, Silver City Highway).
Crank the reverb and buckle up. On July 17th, 2026, The Retreat Hotel in Brunswick shakes after dark with a double hit of raw, fuzzy bliss.
Good Music presents All Star.
Full venue takeover @ The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick.
5pm-3am.
Alt country/folk trio Brittle Sun are pleased to be back at the Retreat Hotel with Taylor Project for a winter celebration of nerd folk music, a genre that Taylor Project may or may not have invented.
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!
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.
JAM Big Band returns to The Retreat Hotel Brunswick for a night set to feature some of the best big band compositions of our time.
Psychedelic blues/country outfit Otis Namrell & The Blueprints are releasing their first new music in 2 years, Moonshine.
Bouncy indie/alt-rock diva, CALLYSTHA (•kal-ISS-tuh•) and her enchanting band, the C-listers are throwing 3 free arvo shows on 3 Saturdays in July to further mark their name into the very vibrant Naarm music scene.
With support from their dearest friends, Pretty Good Sofa, this last show of the run is gonna be full of firsts and surprises.
A very special arvo of friends and good live music. :)
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.
