65 Peel St

West Melbourne

(03) 9348 9797


Drunken Hours:

Monday - closed

Tuesday-Friday - 3pm-1am

Saturday 12 noon - 1am

Sunday 12 noon - 11pm

The Funkadelic Side plays the songs of James Brown

Come and join us at The Drunken Poet where James Brown, ‘The Godfather of Soul’, will be brought to life in an exciting and dynamic tribute show performed by Michael GT […]

BackBeat Play Early Beatles

BackBeat play the songs of the early Beatles! Sixty years ago The Beatles performed in Melbourne at Festival Hall. Just a few weeks later they released their first movie, A Hard […]

Bag O’Nails play the songs of Gary Moore

Bag O’ Nails are probably Melbourne’s most dynamic and electrifying Blues-Rock trio, wowing audiences with their scorching live performances since 2004! Guitarist and frontman Trevor Murray, joined by John Hampton on bass and […]

Kier Stevens and Rosie Luby play Tex, Don & Charlie

Kier Stevens and Rosie Luby play the songs of Tex, Don, & Charlie at the undoubtedly inimitable Drunken Poet.   Rosie Luby is a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Melbourne. From […]

Nick Charles and Mick Pealing play The Great Protest Songs

Two icons of Australian roots music, Mick Pealing and Nick Charles present a once only show featuring some of the greatest protest songs from the 50s, 60s and 70s. Rousing songs of courage, redemption, and rebellion. So many great songs with so much to […]

Helen Ryder plays the songs of Bobbie Gentry

Following on from her show at The Caravan Music Club and Out On The Weekend 2021 Helen Ryder will present an intimate duo show of her favourite Bobbie Gentry songs […]

Noah Peters plays the songs of the White Stripes

Noah Peters plays the songs of the White Stripes! The White Stripes, formed in 1997 by Jack and Meg White, are a Detroit-based duo known for their raw, minimalist sound […]

Clare Cowley plays the songs of Patti Smith

A musical storyteller, deeply grounded in the folk traditions Clare Cowley is playing at The Drunken Poet and paying tribute to the legend herself - Patti Smith! Patti Smith is […]

RRGrenville and Retrobates play the songs of Fats Waller

RRGrenville and Retrobates play the songs of Fats Waller Rob Grenville is an veteran in the Melbourne Roots scene: Jazz, Swing, R&B and Country. As the guitar player for the Moonee Valley Drifters, he covers the […]

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