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
Bob Log III - NYE SPECIAL
Dec 31
Bob Log III - NYE SPECIAL
Real Good Company At The Retreat Hotel Brunswick w/ Ludes + Lolitah
Jan 2
Real Good Company At The Retreat Hotel Brunswick w/ Ludes + Lolitah
FINOJET
Jan 3
FINOJET
Amaya Laucirica @ The Retreat Hotel
Jan 17
Amaya Laucirica @ The Retreat Hotel
Munroe at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick w/ Meisie
Jan 18
Munroe at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick w/ Meisie
Sunday Scaries
Jan 18
Sunday Scaries

Coming up in the bandroom!

Featured
Bob Log III - NYE SPECIAL
Dec 31
Bob Log III - NYE SPECIAL

One man band dance party guitar mess since 1996!

Real Good Company At The Retreat Hotel Brunswick w/ Ludes + Lolitah
Jan 2
Real Good Company At The Retreat Hotel Brunswick w/ Ludes + Lolitah

Real Good Company are headed to The Retreat on January 2 to kick off 2026
DOORS 7:30pm
Jan 2nd 2026

FINOJET
Jan 3
FINOJET

FINOJET is a dynamic singer/songwriter whose musical journey has been marked by genre-blending innovation and electrifying live performances.

The TOMMYS in the Retreat Hotel Beer Garden
Jan 4
The TOMMYS in the Retreat Hotel Beer Garden

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

ernie
Jan 4
ernie

expect jangly guitars, drum machine beats and thick bass lines

Amadou Suso in The Retreat front bar
Jan 7
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.


Skin Deep + Sally Salte + Grevillea Hedge + Munkus Funkus
Jan 8
Skin Deep + Sally Salte + Grevillea Hedge + Munkus Funkus

Visiting from Mparntwe/Alice Springs, Skin Deep will bring some desert folk to your ears and hearts.

Sally Salte will bring her sweet soul laced honey pot of songs.

Grevillea Hedge, a bundle of moody sibling love sounds.

And charged with pleasure, wonder and chaos, Munkus Funkus create unique jazz-funk, to make our hearts pound.

Anatreptix at The Retreat
Jan 10
Anatreptix at The Retreat

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

Dave Graney & the mistLY in The Retreat Beer Garden
Jan 11
Dave Graney & the mistLY in The Retreat Beer Garden

Dave Graney and the mistLY, playing at the top of their game and bringing the grooves they are so well known for.

Pascale's Album launch with support from Strawberry Prince and Hugh F
Jan 11
Pascale's Album launch with support from Strawberry Prince and Hugh F

Singer-songwriter Pascale releases her debut album Bleedn’ Hearts Bleed Blue! An eclectic mix of rock, folk and 90s grunge influences. With support from the loveliest and most talentedest folky singer-songwriter Hugh F and indie folk rocker Strawberry Prince!

Hope to see you there ;)

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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.