65 Peel St

West Melbourne

(03) 9348 9797


Drunken Hours:

Monday - closed

Tuesday-Friday - 3pm-1am

Saturday 12 noon - 1am

Sunday 12 noon - 11pm

Glenn Skuthorpe

A master of melodies! Experience the powerful and soulful sounds of Glenn Skuthorpe live at The Drunken Poet on July 5th. Glenn Skuthorpe, a celebrated Australian First Nations musician, brings his unique blend of rock, folk, and country to the stage, captivating audiences with his poignant storytelling and rich melodies. His remarkable 6 albums have […]

Tom Redwood

Tom Redwood is an Australian songwriter and performer. Tom's unique and lyrical songs have received praise from music critics and a number of esteemed Australian musicians. Tom has written and recorded five albums and one EP all released through Walking Bird Records. "Tom is the unreal deal" -Matt Walker (Cruel Sea, Tex Perkins).

Cyril Moran

Cyril Moran returns to The Poet to kick of our Saturday afternoon right! Cyril is Irish born and arrived in Melbourne in the early 90’s. He quickly hooked up with the vibrant music scene playing with popular band Shillelagh Goat at The Dan O’Connell and the Normandy hotels. Cyril soon got a taste of the […]

Hey Gringo!

Renown FuNkY Groove Injected Blues & Roots, Hey Gringo are no strangers to the Drunken Poet with their tongue in cheek original songs from their 7 charting albums and more. Formed by Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Daryl Roberts accompanied by some of Melbourne's most respected musicians over the years, so you just never know who may be […]

The Leigh Sloggett Trio

Following the success of his fourth album ‘Wait For the Change’ reaching No.1 position on the U.S. based ‘Roots Report Top 50 Australian Album Chart’, Leigh Sloggett will be bringing his trio to the Drunken Poet on Sunday July 14 from 4-6pm. Described by -  Mark S. Tucker from The Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange, U.S.A. as "...a letter perfect blend of folk and blues, one of the best I've ever heard”, Leigh’s earthy songs and commanding […]

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 Kaos on drums, will be paying tribute to the late great Gary Moore. Performing hits such as, ‘Don’t Believe A Word’ , ’Walking By Myself’ , ‘Pretty […]

Hayley Mary

Hayley Mary, solo rock artist and front woman of The Jezabels with is excited to announce she will be playing an intimate acoustic set at The Drunken Poet. The set with be a journey through the years of her career, including some Jezables songs, tracks form her three solo EP’s and recent singles, combined with […]

Small Town Alien

They come in pieces. While they may be Australia's premier comedy rock act, Small Town Alien are not afraid to make forays into various other genres such as funk, jazz, hip-hop and country. No genre is safe. Dubbed “Nietzche’s answer to the Wiggles,” they are hard to understand but easy to love.

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 her earliest years Rosie has been surrounded by music, particularly Irish traditional music and other acoustic folk styles, and reflects this lifelong commitment back through […]

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