The Wet Whistles Are Back On The Road!

Lightkeepers are excited to be playing at the Retreat they are a newly formed Melbourne (Naarm) based 5-piece band.

The Orbweavers will play a free double set in The Retreat’s newly renovated garden stage on Sunday 19 April. Hear favourite tunes from their extensive catalogue as well as new songs and stories about local mountains, the Calder freeway and Altona marine park.

Eora based post-punk band Stirr makes their Naarm debut at The Retreat Hotel joined by The Halves and Tameem.

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.

We’re heading back to The Retreat for a free front bar show on April 23rd! Come down and have a good time!

We’ll be joined by the wonderful Katie May.

Naarm based singer songwriter Flynn Gurry is hitting the road to celebrate the release of his new EP Gold.

College Of Knowledge Records take over The Retreat beer garden on April 25th (ANZAC Day) with home teamers Temporary Blessings, Brenda and DJ Emma Peel.

Crack out the Chardonnay—the social event of the season is officially on the calendar! The Hanky Panky Social Club: "Mum’s Drunk" EP Launch The rumours are true. The hype is real. The Hanky Panky Social Club is out of the studio and ready to celebrate the release of their brand-new EP, Mum’s Drunk. The three-piece 60s garage rock’n’roll machine delivering that wild, "crazy beat" sound with pounding rhythms, stacks of harmonies and tongue-in-cheek lyrics that tackle our modern-day chaos. The EP includes seven new hits, including the rowdy new single, "Mum’s Drunk."

Dave Graney and Clare Moore – 2026 album - Laburnum Of The Mind.

Contains the single - HITS ARE THE WORST.

Its a rock album with grooves, upbeat tempos, drums, guitars and bass and vocals. So when they’ll be doing gigs – making show – they’ll be playing as a band. Dave Graney and the mistLY. A group with an engine room and a powder room.

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 listen to an eclectic local lineup at the Retreat Hotel!

Start the evening with the dry wit of Folk and Anti-Folk singer songwriter Jack Haynes who walks you through the mundane and not so mundane life experiences.

Followed by the poignant, heartfelt lyricism and unbridled, honest angst of post-punk and indie band Stockings taking you on a journey full of feeling.

Lastly Daisy Sampson and her three piece band will fill you with personal soulful songs and anecdotes ranging from neo soul, folk and indie influences.

See you there ;)

ANGLERR's latest single 'Sea Shells' is OUT NOW and to celebrate the boys are heading to The Retreat Hotel with friends Crash_08 & Waxman for a packed out Thursday night!

Born in Kashima, a coastal town in Japan, OjiAji aka Ryotaro grew up surrounded by

the wisdom and resilience of the women in his family. From an early age, he learned

the values of community, listening, and creating safe spaces for meaningful

conversations, often facilitated through the shared act of cooking. These traditions

remain central to his identity and creative process today.

Straddling the alternate tunings of Americana and the heart of a scruffy rock n roll bar band, well respected Melbourne four piece Cold Irons Bound recall the best distorted twang of the last 50 years. Think Tom Petty jamming with Teenage Fanclub. CIB's highly anticipated fourth album is coming soon.

Come join the TOMMYS, Rob Viva Lastdrager - Drums, Jonathan Lickliter - Bass, Ollie Laurie - Guitar as they continue to celebrate the release of their red-hot vinyl 45 single "Born to follow/ Window Pane. Get ready for 2 hours of nonstop groove-based surf soul garage rock & roll action

College of Knowledge DJs take over the Retreat beer garden, spinning tunes every Sunday in February, 5-9pm.

You’re invited to a special night of live music at the Retreat Hotel on Sunday, 3 May 2026!

To celebrate the launch of his new single 'Keeping Company,' Duvin will be performing an intimate headline show previewing a number of tracks from his debut full-length 'A Western Front.'

Salsodromo takes over The Retreat!

Bringing you social dancing with a live salsa band.

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

The Groove Bandits are back again, this time fresh off the boat from a romantic hands-on art appreciation sabbatical in Paris. It turns out lucrative high-profile heists are far more cardio intensive than we'd initially assumed, so we decided the best way to get fit again is by doing a free pub show for the people.

The Silver Bullets feature the explosive and brilliant guitar work of Mark McCartney, the groove and passion of the phenomenal upright bass player Mark Carson, the hauntingly beautiful saw and backing vocals of Charlie Barker, the wonderful powerhouse that is Matt Cotter on drums and Christiaan Webb from the Webb Brothers on piano

NPC are a newly formed Melbourne based shoegaze/emo rock outfit.

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.

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.

Get down to The Retreat Hotel on the 27th June for a Saturday night of winter warming rockin' music, featuring Amy and The Rectifiers, backed by The Caverners. 7.30 - 11.00 pm.

Popular local indie alt-rockers the Droptails return to the Retreat Hotel for a mid-winter show to launch the third single from their album Through Road. This will be the band's last show for several months.

Digger and The Pussycats hit The Retreat on Sunday 30 August for a proper Sunday arvo rock and roll session, playing two sets from 3pm to 5pm. It’s a chance to catch one of Melbourne’s long-running garage-punk duos in action at one of their favourite haunts.