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
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Dec 21
Cassettes at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick w/ Cousin Maya
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Dec 21
Christmas in July in December feat. Titration & Friends
The Cartridge Family
Dec 22
The Cartridge Family
Rock'n'Roll Pool Club feat: Freegrass Trio
Dec 23
Rock'n'Roll Pool Club feat: Freegrass Trio
Bone Soup Xmas Fiesta! W. Mesa Cosa + Daddy Issues + Laura Norda + MC Purple Duck
Dec 27
Bone Soup Xmas Fiesta! W. Mesa Cosa + Daddy Issues + Laura Norda + MC Purple Duck
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Dec 28
Sunbeam Sound Machine free afternoon show at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick w/ Taylah Carroll

Coming up in the bandroom!

Featured
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Dec 21
Cassettes at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick w/ Cousin Maya

Cassettes and Cousin Maya say farewell to 2024 with an afternoon of exciting and energising music.

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Dec 21
Christmas in July in December feat. Titration & Friends

You know how much you love Christmas in July? Well TITRATION, Emma Yue, Ymi & the streetcats & Xandri will bring Xmas in July in December!

The Cartridge Family
Dec 22
The Cartridge Family

Melbourne's hillbilly hipsters The Cartridge Family play their final show of 2024 celebrating the release of their brand new live album - The Cartridge Family - Live in Person!

The Golden Rail, Ragged Company & Teresa Duffy-Richards @ The Retreat Front Room
Dec 22
The Golden Rail, Ragged Company & Teresa Duffy-Richards @ The Retreat Front Room

It's the last dance of the year for these three acts, and with free entry on an (unofficial) public holiday eve within the cozy confines of The Retreat front bar no less.

Rock'n'Roll Pool Club feat: Freegrass Trio
Dec 23
Rock'n'Roll Pool Club feat: Freegrass Trio

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!

Bone Soup Xmas Fiesta! W. Mesa Cosa + Daddy Issues + Laura Norda + MC Purple Duck
Dec 27
Bone Soup Xmas Fiesta! W. Mesa Cosa + Daddy Issues + Laura Norda + MC Purple Duck

It’s a Bone Soup Xmas featuring Mesa Cosa!

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Dec 28
Sunbeam Sound Machine free afternoon show at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick w/ Taylah Carroll

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.

Loose Content @ The Retreat Hotel 28th December 2024 w/ Npecede + The Dilemmas
Dec 28
Loose Content @ The Retreat Hotel 28th December 2024 w/ Npecede + The Dilemmas

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).

Moonee Valley Drifters 40 year celebration
Dec 29
Moonee Valley Drifters 40 year celebration

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.

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Dec 29
Another Rotting Corpse at the Retreat with Ze Wisenheimer and GLEN

Shake off the Christmas tinsel and come see Another Rotting Corpse with good pals, Ze Wisenheimer and new pals GLEN!

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.