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
Amy & The Rectifiers
Dec 11
Amy & The Rectifiers
Mylk Reunion at The Retreat Hotel SECOND SHOW
Dec 12
Mylk Reunion at The Retreat Hotel SECOND SHOW
Freya Josephine Hollick - Full Band Show in the Retreat Beer Garden
Dec 14
Freya Josephine Hollick - Full Band Show in the Retreat Beer Garden
Talking Pit - Live and improvised Grooves Live at the Retreat Hotel
Dec 18
Talking Pit - Live and improvised Grooves Live at the Retreat Hotel
Private Mountain (Solo) and Stella Dunai in the Retreat Beer Garden
Dec 20
Private Mountain (Solo) and Stella Dunai in the Retreat Beer Garden
ONIERA at The Retreat Hotel
Dec 20
ONIERA at The Retreat Hotel

Coming up in the bandroom!

Featured
Amy & The Rectifiers
Dec 11
Amy & The Rectifiers

Amy and The Rectifiers are pumped to hit the stage at The Retreat, one of Melbourne’s most iconic live music venues! Get set for a high-energy night packed with chart-topping hits from the '60s through to the 2000s—blending the best of RnB, Rock, and Pop into one unforgettable show. Come for the music, stay for the vibes—let’s make it a night to remember!

Mylk Reunion at The Retreat Hotel SECOND SHOW
Dec 12
Mylk Reunion at The Retreat Hotel SECOND SHOW

The time has come. Back where it all started and ended. Mylk reunite for one special show.

Anatreptix at The Retreat
Dec 13
Anatreptix at The Retreat

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

Good Music presents All Star
Dec 13
Good Music presents All Star

Good Music presents All Star. 
Full venue takeover @ The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 

DJ’s playing indie and alternative hits + live performances. 

Freya Josephine Hollick - Full Band Show in the Retreat Beer Garden
Dec 14
Freya Josephine Hollick - Full Band Show in the Retreat Beer Garden

Freya Josephine Hollick writes of breathtaking bucolic scenes, and articulates those things about love and loss most of us can scarcely put into words.

Melbourne Karaoke Big Band returns to The Retreat Brunswick
Dec 14
Melbourne Karaoke Big Band returns to The Retreat Brunswick

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!

Amadou Suso in The Retreat front bar
Dec 17
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.


Talking Pit - Live and improvised Grooves Live at the Retreat Hotel
Dec 18
Talking Pit - Live and improvised Grooves Live at the Retreat Hotel

Join the "Talking Pit" for an evening of energetic and spontaneous grooves and tunes.

Gecko WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE
Dec 19
Gecko WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE

Gecko is wanted dead or alive with the launch of their new single Tumbleweed.

Private Mountain (Solo) and Stella Dunai in the Retreat Beer Garden
Dec 20
Private Mountain (Solo) and Stella Dunai in the Retreat Beer Garden

Private Mountain live from the Retreat Beer Garden with Special Guest Stella Dunai

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.