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

Pat McKernan

Pat has toured extensively as guitarist for Irish folk legend Finbar Furey and has had his song "Geraldine's thinking of Galway" recorded by the Furey brothers. Come and be merry!

Atomic Hi-tones

Melbourne based Rockabilly band the ATOMIC HI-TONES packs every show with energy, great music and high octane entertainment. 20 years of Atomic gigging has been action packed for the guys with regular and constant appearances […]

Roz Girvan

A country-soul songwriter with a talent for finding the extraordinary in the everyday, Roz Girvan has been part of Melbourne's roots music community for many years.  

Maeve Phelan

Maeve Phelan is a proud Irish woman who loves singing traditional Irish ballads and folk songs. Since moving to Melbourne in November, she has enjoyed sharing songs from home with […]

Victor Stranges plays the songs of Stiff Little Fingers

Victor Stranges returns to the songs that shaped him with Get Stiffed - a rare, one-night-only dive into the catalogue of Stiff Little Fingers, the Irish punk band whose songs defined a generation. As a teenage […]

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 […]

Open Mic Night!

Register from 5pm, performances from 7pm!

Traditional Irish Music Session

Every Friday night, to start your weekend right! With live music 6 nights a week at The Poet, our Traditional Irish Music sessions are a part of our weekly line […]

The Blow Out

Authentic and original blues & roots from the bohemia of the South. Salty Trevarthen (Vox & Harmonica, Guitar) leads the band with Morgan Klose (Guitar), Peter Beulke (Bass) and Peter Hodges (Drums) – some of the finest players in the blues/roots […]

The Get Down Gang

The Get Down Gang are back, and they’re bringing the good vibes to The Drunken Poet! Serving up a spicy stew of funk, soul, and reggae, these groove merchants can […]

Dave Steel

The legendary Dave Steel (ex WPA, Archie Roach Band, etc etc) returns to the Drunken Poet after a long absence....on Sunday August 2nd come along and hear Dave play some […]

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