65 Peel St

West Melbourne

(03) 9348 9797


Drunken Hours:

Monday - closed

Tuesday-Friday - 3pm-1am

Saturday 12 noon - 1am

Sunday 12 noon - 11pm

Miss Lou’s Blues

Louise and Bruce have come together to create Miss Lou’s Blues, and are making an impact on the Melbourne Blues scene. Having recently performed gigs including the feature act at Stingo’s Blues Club and The Blues Train, as well as appearing on Barry Maxwell’s ‘Blues On The Hill’ radio program and The Juke Joint on […]

Sunset Stranger

Sunset Stranger is the alt-country project of songwriter and guitarist Stephen E. Stanisic, who has released a range of albums including 2020’s ‘Your Home Town’ and the instrumental guitar EP ‘Balmer St. Blues.’ His most recent album ‘Double Dream’ featured music described as  ‘kaleidoscopic folk, country and blues…akin to The Grateful Dead/The Band filtered through […]

Khristain Mizzi + band play the songs of Neil Young

Join The Poet for a band night with Khristain Mizzi, playing the songs of Neil Young. Winner of the 2021 Australian Folk Alliance awards - 'SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR' , Kris Mizzi has captured the hearts of audiences around the country with his moving songs and imaginative stories. He writes well crafted tales which […]

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 […]

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