open 7 days 12pm - late

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food, drink, trivia + live music

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open 7 days 12pm - 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
Naomi Diane at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick w/ Pollyman
Jan 23
Naomi Diane at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick w/ Pollyman
ABOLISH AUSTRAYA! @ The Retreat Hotel w/ Philly, Racerage, Tru Bludd + Rixy
Jan 24
ABOLISH AUSTRAYA! @ The Retreat Hotel w/ Philly, Racerage, Tru Bludd + Rixy
Greeble at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick with IKARIA and Splitlanes
Jan 25
Greeble at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick with IKARIA and Splitlanes
Good Brother "Back To It" at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick w/ Special Guests
Jan 30
Good Brother "Back To It" at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick w/ Special Guests
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Jan 31
Honey - Live At The Retreat Hotel Brunswick w Isadora and Amin Payne (DJ Set)
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Feb 1
Munroe at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick

Coming up in the bandroom!

Featured
Parvyn w/ Josh Bennett (Quartet)
Jan 22
Parvyn w/ Josh Bennett (Quartet)

Genre-drifting pop melds with classical Indian raga, soul, and jazz as Punjabi Australian vocalist Parvyn performs her sophomore album, Maujuda.

Naomi Diane at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick w/ Pollyman
Jan 23
Naomi Diane at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick w/ Pollyman

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! @ The Retreat Hotel w/ Philly, Racerage, Tru Bludd + Rixy
Jan 24
ABOLISH AUSTRAYA! @ The Retreat Hotel w/ Philly, Racerage, Tru Bludd + Rixy

ABOLISH AUSTRAYA: A night of Blak Excellence and Resistance!

Boubacar Gaye's One Love African Drumming
Jan 25
Boubacar Gaye's One Love African Drumming

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 at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick with IKARIA and Splitlanes
Jan 25
Greeble at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick with IKARIA and Splitlanes

Greeble is a post rock shoegaze experimental band whose odd meters and lush textures will leave you star struck.

RACH w/ Jord.
Jan 29
RACH w/ Jord.

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 "Back To It" at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick w/ Special Guests
Jan 30
Good Brother "Back To It" at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick w/ Special Guests

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.

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Jan 31
Honey - Live At The Retreat Hotel Brunswick w Isadora and Amin Payne (DJ Set)

It's the year 2025 and Cosmic Acid Jazz ensemble Honey have beamed in from the future to celebrate with all you earthlings!

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Feb 1
Munroe at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick

Munroe return with their first Naarm show for 2025 at The Retreat, Brunswick.

Bloody Ripper Birthdays at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick w/Dental Plan + MSWIM
Feb 1
Bloody Ripper Birthdays at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick w/Dental Plan + MSWIM

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!

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.