65 Peel St

West Melbourne

(03) 9348 9797


Drunken Hours:

Monday - closed

Tuesday - Thursday - 3pm - 1am

Friday - 2pm - 1am

Saturday 12 noon - 1am

Sunday 12 noon - 11pm

Rubita

As the first female electric guitar graduate from the University of Otago (NZ), Rubita crafts intricate, heartfelt songs shaped by her love of bossa nova, pop, and jazz, delivered through her […]

Safari Motel

Safari Motel is back with fresh energy and new grooves! Join Nicole, Jason, Simon, and Damo at The Drunken Poet in West Melbourne for a night of electric tunes and […]

Peny Bohan

Peny Bohan is an award winning local Melbourne singer songwriter whose sweet croonings will make you want to stay, buy a drink and let yourself be wrapped up in her melodies. Honest, […]

Suzette Herft

Soulful, sublime and shining! Three words sum up this Melbourne based, exotic singer-songwriter from Sri Lanka. Soulful songstress, contemporary troubadour, and weaver of magic with her heart moving original songs […]

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 […]

Cate Taylor

Cate Taylor is an award winning, indie-folk/alt-country singer songwriter from Melbourne who has worked with a swathe of talented musicians including Justin Brady, Matthew Arnold, Nina Rose, Greg Hamilton and […]

Rachel Clark

Rachel Clark returns to The Poet for Wine, Whiskey, Women! Self-taught Singer-Songwriter, Rachel Clark, has crafted a musical journey that blends heartfelt storytelling with a sultry and soulful acoustic folk […]

Grace King

Grace King has an eclectic love of music, homemade and raw songwriting.  

Connor Moore (NZ)

Connor Moore is a prolific singer-songwriter with a voice like honey and lime. She's a songwriter based in Melbourne who loves people watching and writing music. Connor is intrigued by […]

Georgia Rodgers

  Bringing to the stage a combination of Blues and Jazz marrying an array of ambient guitar riffs and skilful use of a loop pedal; Georgia Rodgers is an artist […]

Candice Alisha

Candice Alisha is a blues and folk singer songwriter originally hailing from Wodonga, Victoria but now local to Melbourne after making the move to the big city to pursue her […]

Jessey Jackson

A rare gem indeed; Jessey Jackson is quite simply a force to be reckoned with! Far from your average ‘run of the mill’ female performer; this self taught singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist is often likened to […]

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