65 Peel St

West Melbourne

(03) 9348 9797


Drunken Hours:

Monday - closed

Tuesday-Friday - 3pm-1am

Saturday 12 noon - 1am

Sunday 12 noon - 11pm

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, John, Mike, Ken and drummer Neville and features guest appearances from the number of well known Melbourne celebrities. Notable the band includes popular British blues […]

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 sophistication that draw to mind the greats of eras passed. A Poet favourite!

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 the hearts of millions throughout the 2000s with the hits Cannonball, Volcano and The Blower’s Daughter finding worldwide success. His follow up albums “9” and […]

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 and evocative melodies. In 2017 the released their EP ‘Elemental Skin’ which was followed up by ‘Space Dogs and Orphans’ in 2018. They released ‘Little […]

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 writes melodies about all things from the mountains to the sea and life between. The heartfelt violin playing from JC soars as the warm rich tones of […]

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 don’t want but we all need to hear. Bear brings his live show to the Drunken Poet to finish off an Australian tour to remember. […]

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 keep the culture alive. With his warm vocal tones and emotive guitar playing you'll be in for treat to hear Cillian performing traditional tunes and […]

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 play folk and Romany music learnt from Rroma (Gypsy) musicians during their travels in Eastern Europe. Based in Melbourne, Australia, the band has toured to […]

Georgia Ray Band

Georgia Ray is a singer-songwriter based in Melbourne’s inner north. Influenced by the likes of Taylor Swift, Avril Lavigne and Tegan and Sara, she has been playing and writing music ever since she can remember. After playing keys and bass guitar in her first band as a teenager, her passion for music soared and she […]

Paul Quinn – A Bad Penguin!

Paul Quinn - A Bad Penguin! Let's all huddle together as Paul Quinn entertains us with an afternoon of Irish songs.

The Tommy’s

Since forming in 1996 surf slackabilly trio The Tommys have been entertaining audiences with their own blend of groove-based surf rock. The Tommys are: Jonathan ‘Ike‘ Lickliter - Bass and Vocals - After performing in Brisbane post punk trio The End, Jonathan played in the first line up of Died Pretty. Ollie Laurie - Guitar […]

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