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

Daniel Watkins plays the songs of Gordon Lightfoot

Saddle up for an evening of timeless storytelling and heartfelt folk classics as Daniel Watkins of the High Street Drifters brings the iconic songbook of Gordon Lightfoot to life at The Drunken Poet. Expect warm acoustic tones, poetic ballads, and Watkins’ signature authenticity as he honours one of folk music’s greatest voices. Whether you’re a […]

Carouse

CAROUSE is a Pop Artist / World Guitarist from Christchurch - Aotearoa, New Zealand. His quintessentially kiwi-pop anthems are hook laden with infectious choruses, mixed with articulate guitar rhythms, inspired by the likes of - Prince, John Mayer, Jack Johnson, Lenny Kravitz & Tom Misch to name a few. He is a passionate writer, drawing […]

The Drunken Poachers

For over a decade, the Drunken Poachers have been commanding drunken soirée’s to the masses in Melbourne's most elegant dive bars, backyards, ballrooms and festivals - the 7 piece Irish/bluegrass/country band bring their drunken anthems back to the Drunken Poet for their annual Christmas party. Have your drinking boots ready.

Baker & Bunn playing the songs of Flatt and Scruggs

  Join Chris Baker (banjo) and Jason Bunn (fiddle) for a solid hour of tunes made famous by Earl Scruggs and Lester Flatt, together with their Foggy Mountain fiddler Paul Warren.

Rubita (duo)

Local guitarist and singer-songwriter Rubita brings her soulful, electric sound to The Drunken Poet on October 1st. Known for her captivating vocals and infectious melodies, Rubita was the first female electric guitarist to graduate out of Otago University in 2015, and since then, she's played her songs 'Geraldine' and 'Strange Company' at music festivals and venues across her home country […]

Grim Fawkner

Rambling man, Grim Fawkner, is no stranger to stages and streets across the globe and at home. The epitome of the itinerant musician, he draws together tales and musings from his travels and is as likely to deliver them in soft ballad form as he is face-meltingly intricate and upbeat roots/country/blues. 

Murrays Bay Country Club

How Much Beef Could Electric Creek Beef If Electric Creek Could Creek Beef!

REGULARS CHRISTMAS

A warm welcome to celebrate Christmas with our regulars at The Poet. Nollaig shona!  

Brooke Russell, Tamara Murphy and Jacob McGuffie play Neko Case

Brooke Russell, Tamara Murphy and Jacob McGuffie, bring the music of Neko Case to Tribute Tuesday at the Drunken Poet, 23rd December 2025. With an esteemed solo career and an incredible list of collaborators, Neko Case has been a hero to many young songwriters and a well-known voice to a generation. As tribute, this trio […]

CLOSED – FESTIVE BREAK

We will be closed on 25th December Reopening on January 6th 2026 Looking forward to bringing you more of what you love in the New Year. Wishing you all the best!    

Ciaran Boyle plays the songs of Josh Ritter

Ciaran is better known for his Irish setlist but has long played the songs of Josh Ritter to his own amusement and would love the chance to share the lyric based songs of Josh Ritter. Josh lived in Ireland for a period of his creative life so brought his Idaho based country music and fused it with the singer […]

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