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
Plan B Big Band
June 18
Plan B Big Band
Good Music presents All Star
June 20
Good Music presents All Star
Steve Boyd Band & Chris Surgey Group Live at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick
June 28
Steve Boyd Band & Chris Surgey Group Live at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick
Good Music presents All Star
July 4
Good Music presents All Star
Finn Coltrane & The Gallows w/ Riviera + The Rest is History
July 5
Finn Coltrane & The Gallows w/ Riviera + The Rest is History
Henry Toast w/ Static Company and Agvamil
July 9
Henry Toast w/ Static Company and Agvamil

Coming up in the bandroom!

Featured
Anatreptix at The Retreat
June 13
Anatreptix at The Retreat

An free afternoon of live music at the Retreat with Anatreptix playing Rebetika.

A Night For Cuba feat. Super Tart + Operation Karma + Footscray Hotel Choir + Bayan Chorus
June 13
A Night For Cuba feat. Super Tart + Operation Karma + Footscray Hotel Choir + Bayan Chorus

Join us at The Retreat Hotel from 7pm on the 13th of June to raise funds for the steadfast Cuban people in their struggle against US Imperialism.

Van Walker in the Retreat Front Bar
June 14
Van Walker in the Retreat Front Bar

Tassie's own Ramblin Van Walker is a prolific and celebrated songwriter in the genres of folk, blues, country and hardcore rocknroll, a 'cult figure' in his adopted home of Victoria, with a vast catalogue of poetic lyric-driven material that explore a range of personal and social themes.

Low Down Big Band
June 14
Low Down Big Band

Formed over 15 years ago, the Low Down Big Band are stalwarts of the Melbourne Big Band Scene. Come join in the fun on October 5th


My First Rodeo at The Retreat Hotel Front Bar w/ Hannah Potter
June 17
My First Rodeo at The Retreat Hotel Front Bar w/ Hannah Potter

‘My First Rodeo’ is an alt country/folk band currently residing in Naarm/Melbourne Australia and fronted by New Zealand born singer-songwriter, Connor Kerr-Newell.

Plan B Big Band
June 18
Plan B Big Band

3PB is Plan B Big Band. We are a long-time collective of some of Melbourne’s most diverse and experienced musicians. 

Sonic Reducer w/ Champ Ruby + XS
June 19
Sonic Reducer w/ Champ Ruby + XS

Sonic Reducer is playing at the Retreat Hotel Brunswick on the release of their 3rd EP 'Living Room'.

Good Music presents All Star
June 20
Good Music presents All Star

Good Music presents All Star.

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

Savanah Solomon in the Retreat Front Bar
June 21
Savanah Solomon in the Retreat Front Bar

Western Australian folk-country artist Savanah Solomon is bringing her heartfelt “Country Girl – City Lights” tour to Melbourne this June.

Amadou Suso in The Retreat front bar
June 24
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.


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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.