Genre-drifting pop melds with classical Indian raga, soul, and jazz as Punjabi Australian vocalist Parvyn performs her sophomore album, Maujuda.
Naomi Diane spotlight moment!
Debut headline and full band show! After a few years of singing backing vocals with a bunch of brilliant Naarm/Melb based bands, Naomi Diane is bringing her indie pop/soul project to the stage.
ABOLISH AUSTRAYA: A night of Blak Excellence and Resistance!
One Love African Drumming includes the best African drummers that Australia has ever experienced.
Featuring a drumming workshop + set of live music for FREE, this exploration of West African music will be one that you don’t want to miss out on!
All you’ve got to bring is yourself - those from all levels are encouraged to attend.
*Children will need to accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Greeble is a post rock shoegaze experimental band whose odd meters and lush textures will leave you star struck.
RACH is stripping it back for an intimate duo show in The Retreat front bar this January for a set of wistful songwriting and dream-pop guitars.
Good Brother is an electronic-songwriter-pop act that's been kicking since 2017 whose sound only gets richer and groovier as the years go by. GB will be backed up by Lil' Silky of Ego Problem adding a touch of grit and a taste of glam.
It's the year 2025 and Cosmic Acid Jazz ensemble Honey have beamed in from the future to celebrate with all you earthlings!
Munroe return with their first Naarm show for 2025 at The Retreat, Brunswick.
This will be our last gig for a long time as our fearless frontman Morty makes his move to Queensland, so come and celebrate all that is Bloody Ripper one more time!
Skyscraper Stan is bringing his catalogue of tunes to the Retreat Beergarden on February 2nd for two solo sets in the sunshine. Times is hard, so we're keeping the tickets cheap.
Uncomfortable Science hits The Retreat with their cwazy improvised music!
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!
Aaron D'Arcy's a Brunswick regular for the same reason he's respected internationally: he's everything good about country- no bull, hardworking and sweet sounding.
Cash Williams & Nic Malouf are teaming up with K. Walsh & The Podium Babies for a ludicrously good night of great tunes.
An free afternoon of live music at the Retreat with Anatreptix playing Rebetika.
Bin Night Bandits EP launch, charity show
Get your Outlaw Country, Honky Tonk, Country & Rockabilly fill at this show friends.
Habibi Hafla presents El Mazzika Club! El Mazzika Club is a space where Arabic culture, music, and community come together!
Bringing our lo-fi sounds to the front bar, we'll be playing tunes from all our albums, plus previewing tracks from the upcoming record, which is due out soon soon soon.
Georgia Ray is playing her first full band show of 2025 at The Retreat on February 13!
Come join Samira X Locus to spread the love this valentines at The Retreat Hotel in Brunswick!
Wrong Way Up will be playing all sorts of fruity business for you to shake your bon-bons.
Come join us for a night to celebrate: The launch of Assorted Pleasures' newest single (and accompanying music video) for Grapevine!
Formed over 15 years ago, the Low Down Big Band are stalwarts of the Melbourne Big Band Scene. Come join in the fun on February 19
After a massive year that saw the band touring across Australia and the UK, Fan Girl are ready for a holiday. Before they take a little downtime, come send them off.
Lachlan Denton plays a rare solo show this Feb in the retreat beer garden.
Come along to the old-time jam session at The Retreat Hotel.
The Double Dole Stringband will be hosting an all-in jam session starting at 6:30pm at the Retreat Hotel.
Brian El Dorado and The Tuesday People performing new music from their forthcoming 5th album 2.22.
Hailing from Newcastle, Australia, Austin Mackay is known for his unique approach to songwriting that seamlessly blends heartfelt folk melodies with vibrant country & rock influences.
2 whole sets of Quality Used Cars bangers on a sunny Saturday arvo in the city's best beer garden - what could be better?
Experience the Phenomenon of LARGE MIRAGE
Step into the electrifying world of LARGE MIRAGE, a rock band that defies conventions and revives the golden era of rock with a modern twist. Channeling the spirit of the late 60s and early 70s, this band delivers a live performance that’s as enigmatic as it is exhilarating.
To promote the album and his current acoustic solo album Mojosoul (reaching #5 on Australian Roots & Blues Charts), Ashton is doing a series of solo shows and is coming to The Retreat on March 12.
Live at The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick – Sunday March 16 – FREE ENTRY! Gavin Bowles & The Distractions (Syd) w/ special guests Terra Rouge.
Formed over 15 years ago, the Low Down Big Band are stalwarts of the Melbourne Big Band Scene. Come join in the fun on June 30
Get ready for an amazing night of music as Incident Response launches their inaugural single, 'Flood my Head'.
FELONY. proudly presents the ‘Midnight Money’ Australian Tour. Drenched in leather and sparkle, the band is hitting the road in March for some unmissable shows around the country.
Grassy Strings brings the energy of bluegrass music to the world stage.
CONTENT.NET.AU PRESENTS: STINGA
Formed over 15 years ago, the Low Down Big Band are stalwarts of the Melbourne Big Band Scene. Come join in the fun on June 30
Ostralishe Kapelye is a Klezmer band specialising in the secular wedding music of the Eastern European, Yiddish-speaking Ashkenazi Jews.
Alt Country, Urban folk, Country Rock and Rock and Roll call it what you will.
The Retreat Hotel's new monthly Pool competition night.
Free to join with prizes to be won and featuring live music from Freegrass Trio
Sign up for free to register your spot!
Come along to the old-time jam session at The Retreat Hotel.
The Double Dole Stringband will be hosting an all-in jam session starting at 6:30pm at the Retreat Hotel.
Come sip an ice-cold beer in the Retreat courtyard and let yourself be transported by the incredible musicianship of Rubita and Ingrid and the Ministers.
Following the release of their Second album Aquarius Lagoon - Wizard Tricks play their first show of the year at The Retreat Hotel!
Liam Halliwell has written and released 5 or so albums across the past 4 years as the songwriter of Snowy Band and under the lone Snowy moniker.
To usher in the new year and ritualistically scatter the ashes of the the previous ones, Snowy will play two sets of his favourite cuts from across the catalogue.
Reckless lunatics Arborists will be triple backflipping into The Retreat Hotel to really have a good time with everyone
Bernadette’s music has been described as Avant-Indie Alt-Rock on the dreamscape; a fusion of late 1960’s Rock and modern Indie Rock / Dream Pop with tinges of the surreal.
Come along for some neo soul improv vibes and to support all these talented musicians.
Habibi Hafla presents El Mazzika Club! El Mazzika Club is a space where Arabic culture, music, and community come together!
Jade Paw is a junk soul band from Narrm that fuses driving funk, soaring vocals, janky guitar stabs and hypnotic delays to transport you on a soulful journey punctuated by chief singer-songwriter Matt Kelly's stark lyricism.
Lyric-driven Canadian garage-folk oddballs the Burning Hell are returning to Melbourne for a special show at the Retreat!
Hello This Is Me! An Inclusion Disability Friendly Event featuring:
Relays
Four Lions
Saint Ergo
An free afternoon of live music at the Retreat with Anatreptix playing Rebetika.
Stoned Ape Theory is an evolved pack of Apes, Chimps, Baboons and Monkeys hitting rocks together to make funky jazz fusion for your listening pleasure!
Join the "Talking Pit" for an evening of energetic and spontaneous grooves and tunes. With the night being warmed up by a set from the incredible Olive Yaah.
MC’d by multidisciplinary artist Queen V, you’ll have the chance to step up to the mic and recite your poetry, stories, raps or any other written material!
The TOMMYS return from Garage Fest Cambodia with a new '45' in the can and are ready to shake up the Retreat Hotels front bar with a tsunami of groove driven surf tinged rock and roll with super cool pals The Predawn Sivilization.
Freya Josephine Hollick writes of breathtaking bucolic scenes, and articulates those things about love and loss most of us can scarcely put into words.
Kickstart 2025 with a night of alt-pop brilliance! On Saturday, January 4th, three talented local alt-pop artists take the stage for an evening of powerful performances.
Brooke Taylor is a Melbourne-based singer, songwriter and guitarist. Writing about the human condition she draws listeners in with her strong storytelling and raw emotion.
Ethiopian saxophone maestro Solomon Sisay pays tribute to the Ethio-Jazz sounds endemic to his homeland. Accompanied by his quartet, Solomon will bring 2 sets of hypnotic music to The Retreat!
Folk-rock singer Anne Simmons comes back to her old new home Naarm/Melbourne. She will play a solo show with her acoustic guitar, leaning into her country tendencies and softer vocals.
One man band dance party guitar mess since 1996!
Join the Brendon Siemsen Trio for an evening of vibrant instrumental music that fuses genres and tells stories without words.
Shake off the Christmas tinsel and come see Another Rotting Corpse with good pals, Ze Wisenheimer and new pals GLEN!
The Moonee Valley Drifters bring the love of the song, a respect for the great feeling that country is capable of and the release created by dancing – all central to the origins of the music, its people’s music.
Loose Content is a three-piece indie/alt-rock outfit hailing from the hinterland of Byron Bay. Formed during high school by close friends MiLLa (bass and vocals), Sam Sanders (guitars) and Aquila Porter (drums & BV’s).
Sunbeam Sound Machine play the Retreat in 3-piece form to preview songs from the forthcoming fourth album, as well as a few from the catalogue.
It’s a Bone Soup Xmas featuring Mesa Cosa!
The Retreat Hotel's new monthly Pool competition night.
Free to join with prizes to be won and featuring live music from Freegrass Trio
Sign up for free to register your spot!
