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 Galway Rovers

Ciaran Boyle and Declan Simpson have joined together as THE GALWAY ROVERS! Kick off your Saturday afternoon at The Poet with these legends!  

PIPES

Get ready to stomp, strut, shake and shimmy, as Pipes play old jazz with a fresh energy. Made up of some of Naarm’s best young jazz musicians, they’ll bring New Orleans to you and make the 20’s roar again!

Shaky Stills

Shaky Stills are back at the Poet and we're looking forward to it heaps! If the Poet's walls could talk, then there would be many a great a story to be heard so we'll share some more in the hope that one day they can.

Duncan Phillips plays the songs of Steve Earl

Duncan Phillips plays the songs of Steve Earl Duncan picked up his first guitar at the tender age of eight. By fourteen he was a mainstay of  the local gig and festival circuit. With a sound and sensibility that leans heavily into the likes  of Tom Petty, Steve Earle and Bruce Springsteen, Duncan’s take on […]

Kaliopi & the Blues Messengers

Kaliopi & the Blues Messengers play The Poet! KALIOPI and the BLUES MESSENGERS recently celebrated their 1st year anniversary performing St Kilda Blues Festival after officially launching at the Glenmaggie Blues & Roots Festival 2022 to vibrant receptions. In that time, Kaliopi’s band has supported some of our country’s blues icons for Double Trouble Blues […]

Open Mic Night!

Sign up from the bar at 5pm, music from 7pm. First in best dressed!

Traditional Irish Music Session

Every Friday night, to start your weekend right! With live music 6 nights a week at The Poet, our Traditional Irish Music sessions are a part of our weekly line up.

Jump the Shark

Jump The Shark play Jump Blues and Blues dance music. They feature songs by The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Duke Robillard, Robben Ford, Big Joe and the Dynaflows, Albert Collins, Colin James, Hollywood Fats and many others.

The Pheasantry

The Pheasantry are a Melbourne based Alt Country band of 5 gents going back over 20 years. These days the boys have turned back to the electric style with the Telecaster twang running strong with that Pheasantry vocal harmony still leading the way. It's Melbourne Americana.

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 Blair and The Funkadelic Side.  The band will deliver a set of music with a horn-driven, funky rhythm-and-blues sound that will make your night an experience […]

Yolanda Ingley II Trio

There’s a defining old world charm to Melbourne songstress Yolanda Ingley II – equally wielding smoky vocals and impassioned heart, Yolanda’s songs dip into soul, blues and jazz with inherent sophistication that draw to mind the greats of eras passed. Yolanda is playing two sets at The Poet from 8-10pm.  

Hey Gringo!

Daryl Roberts is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter who has performed across Oz and internationally for over 30 years with his fun tongue in cheek, catchy blues, funky soul and roots music. With his band Hey Gringo he has released 8 albums of original songs which have charted up to #1 on The Oz Blues & […]

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