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

Peter O’Shea, Viki Mealings and Jane Whitelock play the songs of Lou Reed

Peter O'Shea, Viki Mealings and Jane Whitelock play the songs of Lou Reed at The Poet Lou Reed was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band The Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades.

James Cisco plays the songs of Hank Williams

Growing up in the USA with parents who played in a bluegrass band together it is fair to say James Cisco has deep roots in country music. His mother used to use a guitar case for his crib while on the road. James is a singer-songwriter who moved to Australia from the USA 20 years […]

Otis Namrell Trio

Otis Namrell is excited to be heading back to the amazing Drunken Poet in Melbourne with his trio band! Otis Namrell is a 21-year-old virtuoso blues/southern rock guitarist and singer/songwriter based in Melbourne, Australia. Originally a Northern Rivers native, Namrell spent his teenage years fine tuning his incredibly unique approach to blues guitar by incorporating elements of jazz, swamp rock, country and psychedelic rock […]

Morgan and the 770’s

Morgan and the 770's arrive at The Poet for your Sunday afternoon tunes, kicking off at 4pm! Melbourne-based guitarist and singer Morgan Klose delves deep into the blues, with a heavy dose of funk and groove in the mix.  Morgan has appeared as a sideman for some of the country’s finest blues headliners, and frequently […]

Brent Hayhurst

Brent Hayhurst - live at The Poet!

R.R Grenville and the Mooncats play the songs of Moon Mullican

R.R Grenville and the Mooncats play the songs of Moon Mullican! Moon Mullican - nicknamed "King of the Hillbilly Piano Players", was an American Country & Western singer, songwriter, and pianist. He was associated with the hillbilly boogie style which influenced rockabilly. Jerry Lee Lewis cited him as a major influence on his own singing […]

Emma Heeney, Jac Tonks and Brooke Russell

Emma Heeney, Jac Tonks and Brooke Russell are three of Melbourne's finest singer-songwriters, coming together to perform as a trio for Wine, Whiskey, Women at The Poet!     

Blues Roulette’s

Blues Roulette are coming to The Poet!

Gerry’s Well Oiled Machine

Welcome to the Well Oiled Machine! Be prepared to be inspired! Since uniting their efforts in 2020, the members of the group have recorded 18 songs bound for their album. The band is disability led, with a mix of neurodiversity and physical challenges. Every instrumentalist in this band is an APRA award-winning songwriter (in addition […]

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 […]

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