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

Joshua Batten plays the songs of Bowie

Joshua Batten plays the songs of Bowie! Ground control to Major Tom! Joshua Batten makes his triumphant return to Tuesday Tribute night at the Drunken Poet with a one-hour set of David […]

Beth Chia

Beth Chia blends ethereal and edgy in a unique mix of guitar, vocals and exotic roots rhythms.  Hailing from remote Western Australia, Beth is strongly influenced by her connection to […]

Katankin

Katankin is the solo moniker of Melbourne singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and producer Helen Catanchin.Helen’s uniquely warm tone – simultaneously earthy and incredibly pure – and a true bard’s ability to deftly expose […]

Picture This – POP UP EVENT!

A rare treat tonight at The Drunken Poet – Irish pop-rock sensations Picture This perform an intimate acoustic pop-up set from 11pm. Hailing from Athy, County Kildare, the band—Ryan Hennessy, […]

Dan Dinnen

Dan Dinnen performs stripped back ballads, haunting minor key confessionals, upbeat country blues ditties, swinging shuffles, and swampy juke-joint grooves. He also does a pretty fine job of interpreting classic […]

The Heavy Kicks

Experience the psychedelic blues rock sounds of The Heavy Kicks at The Drunken Poet on Saturday, 7th of September! Fronted by guitarist Shaun Klinger and anchored by bassist Chris Rourke and drummer Mark Degiorgio, this power trio delivers […]

Curious Maggie

Curious Maggie are Martin Marnell and John Freyne. Martin, a native of Kilkenny Ireland, met John at The Port Fairy Folk Festival in 1990 and through a shared love of folk […]

David Cosma plays the songs of Oasis

David Cosma plays the songs of Oasis! Back for another legendary Tribute Tuesday at The Drunken Poet on October 14th for a tribute to the legends of britpop, Oasis! It’s […]

Bec Bastoli

Bec Bastoli is an Australian-Palestinian artist whose songwriting explores threads of identity, connection and longing. Accompanying herself on guitar and mandolin, her richly melodic music invites listeners into a space […]

Emmy Ryan

Guided by tenderness, curiosity, and a fierce devotion to truth, Emmy Ryan’s music lives between lullaby and reckoning. She brings her command of melody and emotional nuance to the Drunken Poet to […]

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