Every Wednesday, Melbourne's most charming and musical quizmaster Pete 'Pumpy' Lawler dishes out the trivia either in the dining room or the beer garden (location depends on the weather). Come down by 7pm and sign up your team for you're chance to show off you knowledge, win great prizes and have the most entertaining evening meal of your week!

Back Pocket is coming to The Retreat for a night of dancing, drinking and consensual embracing!

After releasing their EP in 2018, Back Pocket moved through the rest of the year with a string of high energy live performances, always looking for new and inventive ways to share their energy with each other and those around them. Their sound, ever evolving and hard to define, can only be described as a collective of five distinct musical personalities fused together creating a single sonic entity. Their undeniable bond and unique contrast of flavours makes for a connected live experience and are the key factors in their ongoing creative progression.

Described as a single organism, the collective delivers intricate, tasteful grooves that support a soulful and intense exchange of energy.

Friday 25th January!

The Retreat Presents: Funky Friday for a night of groovy goodness with Le Fleur, Beautiful Beasts & Anthony Young (Next Man Dead).

FREE ENTRY
GUARANTEED BOOGIE-ING
CERTIFIED BANGERS
DOORS AT 8 (although if you get there before 7.30 pots are $3)

DJ Crispi takes on the first two weeks of The Retreat’s Summer DJ Sessions. Every Sunday arvo in the beer garden from 2-6pm! Free as always!

DJ Crispi is a DJ for all occasions, generally playing music from the 60's to the 80's and covering genres from funk and soul to rock and pop and everything in between but there will always be a few surprises throughout! Using his experience as a DJ on PBS FM, he knows how to play the right music to suit the right mood and for Sunday afternoons in the Retreat beer garden, the vibe will be a mixture of mellowness and party! The Retreat beer garden is one of his favourite places to dj so the fun times are guaranteed!

Grace Cummings is back at The Retreat, now with her band!

Accompanied first by her acoustic guitar, then accompanied by the forever groovy Alex Hamilton, Ed Lloyd, Tim Eilenberg and Tyler Daglish.

Special Guest TBA!

Come and sing and tune with us in a bluegrassy fashion! Every Sunday in December at The Retreat front bar from 8-10pm. bring your instrument of choice!

The Overheads are doing a residency in Jan at The Retreat! We're gonna be mixing it up with an "unplugged" set the first week and as many new songs as we can pack into the second week! It's free so come?

22.1
mara
playing two sets that night but first with her own wonderful songs (a vast discography to choose from too)
https://maramaramara.bandcamp.com/

Bella Venutti of IV League blessing us with a rare solo set - very excited to see this!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec6pQG7WdtI

29.1
Hemm 
possessing some delicate magic - sure to win your hearts over instantly
https://hemm.bandcamp.com/

bodies
mysterious but an incredible band (you'll be glad you saw them!)
https://b-odies.bandcamp.com/album/take-me-with-you

Every Wednesday, Melbourne's most charming and musical quizmaster Pete 'Pumpy' Lawler dishes out the trivia either in the dining room or the beer garden (location depends on the weather). Come down by 7pm and sign up your team for you're chance to show off you knowledge, win great prizes and have the most entertaining evening meal of your week!

pink wool press tackle the stage at The Retreat Hotel in Melbourne to hand deliver their token bag of folk infused alt-rock in celebration of the new single and video for ‘I really hate to bring it up again’.

With The Knott Family Band and Cliff Bowden from Denim Swan playing goal assist and goal attack we are sure to be in for another excellent evening with zero obstructions at this classic Brunswick pub.

Expect earnest lyricism, warm clarinet, lively glockenspiel, jangly guitars and a well rounded bass to put the tinsel on your Thursday night.

FREE ENTRY

Low Key Crush fire their first single into the Brunswick ether Friday Feb 1st with absolute legends Scratch Match and absolute legend Lewis Coleman. Bands in the main bar at 8 o clock. FREE.

Lewis Coleman 8PM
Scratch Match 9PM
Low Key Crush 10PM

On January 1st, 2019 at 12:01, Major Bummer released the first taster of their debit album 'Party Time' into the world (10 pounds, 3 ounces). 

It was a 'Double A-Side', mainly because Jules and Nick couldn't agree on which song to choose. "Let's do your's first" said Nick."No I insist, after you good sir, your solo is way tastier", Jules replied, and on and on it went. 

These negotiations began way back in May so it comes as a relief to learn that the boys have finally got off the socials and come to an agreement.

It's one song each, fair is fair you get what you get and you don't get upset. Microwave Burrito & Clear History. This is the track listing, and this is why We Launch. Because It's There. Yes We Can. 

Also playing are power pop specialists The Gems, back playing live after years in exile mastering the magic chord between B and C. Listed amongst their influences are drinking beer, drinking wine, smoking, dancing, listening to other bands, eating and playing music. We're sold, you had us at drinking.

Also of note is the return of Del Boca Vista, the guitar-led wonder project keyboardist/pedal steelist/wizard Daniel from the Major Bummers, who has promised to open the show with all the hits. 

It starts at 3pm, finishes at 6pm, it's in the front bar, The Retreat is rad, kids are welcome, dogs must be underpanted and it's FREE!

Oh yeah almost forgot, songs here:

https://majorbummerband.bandcamp.com/

Coopers x ThickWave x The Retreat Presents: Sunkissed Fest! A special afternoon full of good vibes, some of the best local acts and a stunning leafy beer garden to enjoy the day ♥

- FREE!
- 3PM - 9PM
- $5 Tinnies Coopers Pale Ale & Session Ale
- All genders toilets available
- All Ages ( Underage Attendees must come with a guardian)
- Doggos friendly venue

LINE UP ♥
Drmngnow
Dianas
June Jones
Lalić
Cyanide Thornton
LAY the Mystic
+ DJ Paul Gorrie

This event is taking place on the stolen lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respect to elders past, present and recognise that sovereignty has not been ceded.

Charles Jenkins returns to his regular spot - solo in our front bar on Monday nights with an array of friends and special guests.

Every Wednesday, Melbourne's most charming and musical quizmaster Pete 'Pumpy' Lawler dishes out the trivia either in the dining room or the beer garden (location depends on the weather). Come down by 7pm and sign up your team for you're chance to show off you knowledge, win great prizes and have the most entertaining evening meal of your week!

Come down to the retreat front bar for some thursday evening musical goodness.

Bella Quinlan will be joined by her one and only Tinks.

And a very special guest will be kicking off the night for you all.

come drink some beers & lean on the bar & watch some good mates play good tunes :)) it's free!

DANNY WALSH BANNED 7 INCH SINGLE LAUNCH at The Retreat HotelFRIDAY FEB 8 with Digger & The Pussycats​, Cat Canteri, Jacko's Truck Noises and more.

Let's have a good ol' satdee summer arvo sing-along at the Retreat. Beers and sunshine, oh and some nice tunes too ay.

Oh and it's FREEEEEE!

Protection will play you some of their "Cure-gazi"- esque post-punk, while SHOP TALK will have you swooning away to their angelic harmonies and 24747 (Brodie of Flyying Colours) will whisk you away on his aeroplane themed loop song-sations.

kickin' off at 3pm, 9th Feb, see ya's there.

DJ Crispi takes on the first two weeks of The Retreat’s Summer DJ Sessions. Every Sunday arvo in the beer garden from 2-6pm! Free as always!

DJ Crispi is a DJ for all occasions, generally playing music from the 60's to the 80's and covering genres from funk and soul to rock and pop and everything in between but there will always be a few surprises throughout! Using his experience as a DJ on PBS FM, he knows how to play the right music to suit the right mood and for Sunday afternoons in the Retreat beer garden, the vibe will be a mixture of mellowness and party! The Retreat beer garden is one of his favourite places to dj so the fun times are guaranteed!

Sunday February 10

8 PM start

Free entry

Permits

Caroline No

Person Or Persons Unknown

Charles Jenkins returns to his regular spot - solo in our front bar on Monday nights with an array of friends and special guests.

NOAH DILLON 'Holding On' Single tour comes to Melbourne
with special guests: Sleeping Lessons & Tina Growls

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PERTH'S NOAH DILLON ANNOUNCES "HOLDING ON" & NATIONAL TOUR ~ SINGLE OUT FEB 1ST

“another total winner from noah dillon. it blends some sunny, real estate type guitars with a grittier edge. and that modest mouse tinge is still there which is juuuust fine."
- Declan Byrne, Triple J on "You Did It To Yourself"

"Noah Dillon knocked his set out of the park... 2018 has been a massive year for him, so do yourself a favour and keep an eye out for what he’s got up his sleeve next" -
X-Press Mag Live Review

Singer-song writer Noah Dillon, has recently exploded onto the vibrant WA music scene with his 5 piece alt-rock band. His lyric driven music is a melting pot of honest stories and emotional tales, seamlessly colliding mundane existence with the darkest depths of life. Opening 2019 with a bang, Dillon has just announced the release of his new heartfelt single "Holding On" (Out Feb 1st) and a national tour to boot.

Written about the death of a close friend, "Holding On" was something of a coping mechanism for Dillon as he explains, "This song looks into the enormity and injustice of death at such a young age and the trail of destruction, questioning and emptiness it leaves behind for the loved ones around them. After the initial impart of losing a friend that had passed I found a fear in returning to my normal routine and life moving along without them. The title of the song (Holding On) is in reference to holding onto the things that make my life keep spinning for the person thats no longer here because thats what they would want."

Recorded at Tunafish Studio (Stella Donnelly) with Broderick Madden-Scott, the song was recorded to feel as real and raw as the emotional heart of the song, which had Dillon play most of the extra instruments on the track (synths, guitars, keys).

“The art work was inspired by a shot from a Wes Anderson film, and taken on the Swan River. The balloon symbolises the baggage of death not as a weight on who we are but a flying memory and guiding strength forward.” - Noah Dillon

The group released their first single, "The Man I’m Not", in 2017 with huge success, gathering over 150,000+ streams on Spotify and community radio airplay across Australia. This success grew with a second single titled "Maggots", released in May last year, receiving airplay on Triple J and becoming the most played song on RTRFM 92.1 in May, as well as their 6th most played song of 2018.

Noah’s music is a genre bending mix of singer song-writer inspirations such as Bob Dylan and Courtney Barnett with the tear jerking attitude of Modest Mouse and Alex G creating a unique kaleidoscope of songs that'll make you question who you are.

"Combining and juxtaposing the mundanities of everyday life against concepts of love, death and purpose; the band aims to provoke emotion, question actions and create a cathartic listening experience." - Noah Dillon

As most are winding down for the year, emerging Brisbane singer and songwriter Asha Jefferies is preparing for a massive 2019, today announcing her highly anticipated debut EP and an accompanying headline tour.

A beaut afternoon spent at The Retreat front bar on Wurundjeri land with tunes for your ears from el tee and Loni Rae Thomson

From 3 pm
Free
Fantastic

DJ Crispi takes on the first two weeks of The Retreat’s Summer DJ Sessions. Every Sunday arvo in the beer garden from 2-6pm! Free as always!

DJ Crispi is a DJ for all occasions, generally playing music from the 60's to the 80's and covering genres from funk and soul to rock and pop and everything in between but there will always be a few surprises throughout! Using his experience as a DJ on PBS FM, he knows how to play the right music to suit the right mood and for Sunday afternoons in the Retreat beer garden, the vibe will be a mixture of mellowness and party! The Retreat beer garden is one of his favourite places to dj so the fun times are guaranteed!

Rachael Lia & her band will be performing live at The Retreat Hotel with special guests

Damielou
Eliza Joan & The Renegades
Marz Cooper Music

Entry is free, so come on down to support local music and for a fun evening full of suprises! xx

Charles Jenkins returns to his regular spot - solo in our front bar on Monday nights with an array of friends and special guests.

Let him be your soundtrack, let him set your scene. Selecting records from his bag of tricks, he takes specific pride in playing local and Australian music, focusing on rock, punk, garage, post-punk and guitar pop, peppered with vibes from the 70s and 80s. Allow Tim to get freaky on the mix.