We’re open from 12pm - late every day, with live music from Tuesday to Sunday!

(here’s some upcoming highlights + full gig guide below)

 
Gigs
April 25th Public Holiday w/ Vanessa Worm, Proto Moro, Beam Me Up + Honey.
Apr 25
April 25th Public Holiday w/ Vanessa Worm, Proto Moro, Beam Me Up + Honey.
Low Down Big Band at The Retreat
Apr 28
Low Down Big Band at The Retreat
Old-Time Jam Session at The Retreat
Apr 28
Old-Time Jam Session at The Retreat
FRANKY Single Launch at The Retreat w/ Blue Nude + NoLess
May 2
FRANKY Single Launch at The Retreat w/ Blue Nude + NoLess
COMETS at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick with Public House and DJ Centipede and The Earthworms.
May 3
COMETS at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick with Public House and DJ Centipede and The Earthworms.
Goldtüth 'Revenge' Single Launch Monster Matinee! Feat. The Cuisines + Tou-Can
May 11
Goldtüth 'Revenge' Single Launch Monster Matinee! Feat. The Cuisines + Tou-Can
 

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!

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PUBLIC HOLIDAY EVE: PASSAT ACT w/ OCEANS + DUMBHEAD
Apr 24
PUBLIC HOLIDAY EVE: PASSAT ACT w/ OCEANS + DUMBHEAD

Join Passat Act, Oceans and Dumbhead on Wed, 24 April (Anzac Eve)! FREE!

PUBLIC HOLIDAY EVE: DISCO NOT DISCO DANCE PARTY
Apr 24
PUBLIC HOLIDAY EVE: DISCO NOT DISCO DANCE PARTY

We're taking over the dance floor of Brunswick's Retreat Hotel on Wed, 24 April (Anzac Eve) for a night of punky disco dance mayhem.

April 25th Public Holiday w/ Vanessa Worm, Proto Moro, Beam Me Up + Honey.
Apr 25
April 25th Public Holiday w/ Vanessa Worm, Proto Moro, Beam Me Up + Honey.

With another public holiday soon upon us, we’re doing what we do best with a good old fashioned (and entirely FREE!) all day party, from 3pm until late at The Retreat!

Green Goodness (By Urban Guerrillas) at The Retreat
Apr 26
Green Goodness (By Urban Guerrillas) at The Retreat

After the success of our fundraiser last year, Urban Guerrillas are back with 'Green Goodness'. Join us for a night of high energy tunes, grooves, a bit of a boogie, and a bit of fun.

You Might Hit The Sun & Winternationale at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick
Apr 27
You Might Hit The Sun & Winternationale at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick

An free afternoon of live music at the Retreat with You Might Hit The Sun.


Free in the front bar!

Mantis & the Prayer + INDTIKO + Ritual Experience by Peter Wonderfeel live
Apr 27
Mantis & the Prayer + INDTIKO + Ritual Experience by Peter Wonderfeel live

A night for Melbourne's mystics and lovers of musical mayhem!!

Low Down Big Band at The Retreat
Apr 28
Low Down Big Band at The Retreat

We're back at our favourite Melbourne/Naarm pub to play 2 sets of big band music.

Old-Time Jam Session at The Retreat
Apr 28
Old-Time Jam Session at The Retreat

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

FRANKY Single Launch at The Retreat w/ Blue Nude + NoLess
May 2
FRANKY Single Launch at The Retreat w/ Blue Nude + NoLess

Join FRANKY on May 2nd at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick to celebrate the release of their debut single!

COMETS at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick with Public House and DJ Centipede and The Earthworms.
May 3
COMETS at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick with Public House and DJ Centipede and The Earthworms.

An evening with COMETS, featuring members of Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Boomgates, and Trial Kennedy, debuts 'Rain Faces' LP.

Tickets available here!

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.