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

Clare Cowley plays the songs of Fleetwood Mac

Meanjin based musician, fascinated by the effect of Fleetwood Mac songs, particularly Christie McVee’s, reaching the collective conscious of Australian music lovers, Clare is bringing her stripped back take on […]

Jack Merideth

This November, be sure to catch Jack Meredith playing his solo set at the Drunken Poet! Jack's a singer songwriter from the Bellarine Peninsula, with a resonant baritone voice and harmonica style that can […]

Alex Kosenko

Alex Kosenko, the independent artist hailing from Brisbane, is set to captivate audiences at The Drunken Poet in Melbourne on July 4, 2025. Known for his unique blend of Blues, […]

Cyril Moran

Cyril Moran returns to The Poet to kick of our Saturday afternoon right! Cyril is Irish born and arrived in Melbourne in the early 90’s. He quickly hooked up with […]

Cold Heart

COLD HEART play mid 20th-century southern American music, from the heydays of The Grand Ole Opry and the Louisiana Hayride when radio was king. Performing tunes from artists such as […]

Adam Hattaway (NZ) plays the songs of Van Morrison

Adam Hattaway (nz) sings the songs of Van Morrison. Likened to Van Morrison in his own songwriting and singing, Adam has been saluting Van with his 10 piece soul band across New […]

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 […]

Madigans Wake

 Madigan’s Wake is a fusion of traditional Irish folk and punk rock, combining powerful Celtic rhythms with Australian stories. Madigan’s Wake were the winners of London Celtic Punks’ Best Debut Album of the Year in […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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