65 Peel St

West Melbourne

(03) 9348 9797


Drunken Hours:

Monday - closed

Tuesday-Friday - 3pm-1am

Saturday 12 noon - 1am

Sunday 12 noon - 11pm

Beautiful Buildings

Beautiful Buildings play harmony-driven alternative folk with soulful sensibility. Their songs invite you into a bittersweet reverie with originality and lyrical imagery.

**CLOSED**

The Drunken Poet is closed on Tuesday 5th November

Boogie Brothers

  The Boogie Brother have played in and around Melbourne with virtually the same line up since the early 90's. The line up includes graduates from the Homesick Ray Band, […]

Yolanda Ingley II

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 […]

Bob Hutchison plays the songs of Damien Rice

Bob Hutchison plays the songs of Damien Rice, accompanied by Craig Kelly on double bass and mandolin, with Joyce Prescher singing as Lisa Hannigan. Damien Rice’s seminal album “o” captured […]

Brittle Sun

Brittle Sun are a bluesy, psychedelic garage folk band from Melbourne. With soulful vocals that are as fragile as they are powerful, they weave lyrical narrative with stripped back grooves […]

JC and the Tree

JC and the Tree create brilliant soundscapes that elevate you into timeless visions of all things connected to nature and the world beyond. Inspired by their hometown of Sunshine Coast, this indie-folk duo […]

Bear Brewer

“Built in the Canadian Rockies (Banff, Alberta), Bear Brewer is a man trapped inside a metaphorical beast of the Human Condition. His songs hit hard. Bear’s music is the honesty that we […]

Cillian Maher

Cillian is a musician hailing from the Isle of Ireland, we welcome him back to The Poet - a favourite here! Raised on trad and folklore he was inspired to […]

Vardos pay tribute to Village People

Vardos plays the songs of Village People – Yes, ‘Macho Man’ which was released on 27 February 1978. Driven by Alana's wild violin, chased by accordion and double bass, Vardos […]

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