The Rooks Return in Fitzroy, Victoria | Performance & event venue

The Rooks Return

Locality: Fitzroy, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9942 7028

Address: 201 Brunswick Street 3065 Fitzroy, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.therooksreturn.com.au

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25.01.2022 Regular opening hours alllllll weekend! @jamesellisband (not pictured) live from 8:30. @sophieoliviaf Friday night, 9pm til 1am. @thefurbelows Saturday afternoon, and our favourite trusty favourite @funkifydemhips Saturday night. Yiiieeeeeew. Happy Thursday xx

24.01.2022 Lets just pretend for a second that everything is as normal, just for a second. Bear with me... Its Friday, and on Friday weve got someone on the turntables, picking the tunes. Sophie is one of our most long standing and explicitly loved resident DJs. Shes spent a lot of time behind our turntables, curating the tunes for Fridays. ... Heres a mix she recorded last week. Its great. Its one of her best in my opinion, and its very Rooks. It runs for about three and a half hours. If you hit play around 9pm, itll play through the night, and finish up just around the time wed be calling last drinks. We really miss you guys. We miss doing our thing. We miss you doing yours. Listen to some music. Have some drinks. Be happy. Well see you really soon. As soon as we can. Happy Friday. Xx https://m.mixcloud.com/sophie-freeman2/buona-pasqua/

23.01.2022 Breakfast. Happy Sunday xx

22.01.2022 Yep. The Furbelows.

21.01.2022 Come see Chris & Joels jazz faces in the flesh, tonight from 8:30pm. Happy Wednesday xx

20.01.2022 Get around @richie1250 on the wheels of steel, the platters that matter, from 9 pm this evening. Happy Friday xx

20.01.2022 We are sad to announce, due to the state of the COVID-19 outbreak, we will be closing The Rooks Return, effective immediately. We are doing this because we care about you, your family and friends and we feel like we have no other choice - this is the hardest decision we have had to make as a business and we want to come out the other side with jobs for our staff, and a place for all of you to feel happy and safe, and somewhere for you to party. We are taking this day by day a...nd we will keep you updated as the situation develops. Look after yourselves, wash your hands, talk to your mates, and keep an eye peeled for a livestream or two x

20.01.2022 Sophie Olivia flippin disks. All night long. Happy Friday xx

20.01.2022 What a bloody good year that was! Were taking a much needed break, and will be back behind the bar by the first Saturday in January. Wishing all of you a safe and happy holidays! Xx

18.01.2022 There’s still a few spots left for tonight (there are even a couple in the courtyard!). Head to http://tinyurl.com/rookings2 to make a reservation. Happy Thursday xx

17.01.2022 Cracking day for it. . There’s a few spots available from 4 pm until 6 pm, visit http://tinyurl.com/rookings2 to reserve a table. . Happy Saturday xx

17.01.2022 Were back!! New art by @illustratorwaiter The courtyard is full of light & friendly friendos. ... @lady.lovepotion is on the wheels-of-steel from 9pm Happy New Year!! Xx

17.01.2022 Were VERY excited to host Karate Boogaloo at the Rooks Return - Bushfire Relief , this Tuesday from 7:30pm. Were doing our bit and raising whatever we can to help our great nation. Please come through, have a boogie & a beer, and throw whatever you can over the bar - all profits, wages, and band/DJ fees for the night are being donated. Carn The Boogers!!

17.01.2022 Thanks to some very generous donations from a few of our suppliers, 100% of sales from these items are going in to the bushfire donation Kitty for this evenings event. A MASSIVE thank you to Fernet Branca & Kylie @ Think Spirits, Copper Dog Whisky & Mr Nick Edwards @ Diageo, Colonial Brewing Co. & old mate Jez Spencer, and ALL the homies at Young Henrys - yall have always got our backs. XX See you tonight for a boozy, funky one.

17.01.2022 Some things change, but some things will always stay the same. (Jump on their page at 8:30pm for a little live stream) Happy Wednesday Xx

16.01.2022 Hes been harvesting. Hes ready. 9 pm till close tonight.

16.01.2022 We are very happy to give a big warm welcome back to Owen Miller, gracing the platters that matter from 9 pm this evening. Happy Saturday xx

16.01.2022 Saturday afternoons for November. You beauty! Xx

15.01.2022 We might be closed, but you can still Honky-tonk from home. Here are our dear friends King Arthur with a song for us. See you on the other side XX

14.01.2022 Yall know the drill. The Rookies play Jazz from 8:30pm, EVERY WEDNESDAY. Xx

14.01.2022 Congratulations to The Rookies on the release of their second single from the new album, Stay Weird. Looking forward to this Wednesday. Love is Everywhere.... xx See more

14.01.2022 A big ol Happy Halloween from Dusty Springfield and your pals at The Rooks Return. Thigh slappin Honkey Tonk with James Ellis and the Jealous Guys, tonight from 8:30pm. Happy Thursday xx

12.01.2022 Its Wednesday. Jazz time. Xx

12.01.2022 Mel's on the tools again today from 2pm. Happy Sunday xx

11.01.2022 THIS WEEKS BOOKINGS ARE NOW LIVE. Head to http://www.tinyurl.com/rookings2 to reserve a table for this week. We’re open Wednesday - Sunday, 4pm til 1am. ... Seating’s super limited, so get in early. Happy Monday xx

11.01.2022 Do any of our dear beautiful pals have an HDMI capture card? We would like to borrow one, please. Trust me, it will be well worth it....

10.01.2022 Big Cliff warming up for tonight. @jamesellisband, live & loud from 8:30pm. Oh, a MASSIVE birthday shout out to the homegirl @leahlemon.gram Happy Thursday xx

10.01.2022 The Rookies. 8:30pm - 11pm. Every Wednesday. xx

09.01.2022 PSA1: Were closed this weekend for a little r&r. Go visit out mates at The Labour in Vain for a pint, or The Black Pearl for a cocktail. PSA2: Pepes on the beach in Wollongong has 2 for $20 vodka red bulls.. Were back open for business Saturday, January 4th. ... Happy Holidays, see you in the new year! Xx

09.01.2022 PSA1: Standard opening hours this week. No horse-abusing-jive-public-holiday-BS is getting in the way of y'all having somewhere to drink. PSA2: Saturday night's DJ team SLAYED it. The proof's in the attachment. Get around them. Happy Monday xx

09.01.2022 Ive gotta say, people tip WAY more when they know its not going to the bartenders.. . Every little bit counts.. (Weve got somewhat of a larger bit coming.. Stay tuned). . A Jack Dillon Initiative. ... . Happy Tuesday xx See more

08.01.2022 Catch these handsome lads making music from 8:30pm tonight. Happy Wednesday xx

06.01.2022 Jazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzy boys! Tonight, from 8:30pm. Happy Wednesday xx

05.01.2022 Back in the saddle from now till six! Get in and around them.

03.01.2022 Get around King Arthur, tonight from 8:30 pm. Happy Thursday xx

03.01.2022 A very fun looking mixed bag of wax, inbound for the sound tonight. Thanks, Phill, see you at 9pm. The door's open, the beer's cold. Happy Friday xx

02.01.2022 From where wed rather be.. Come in out of the cold. DJ Murph on the wheels of steel, now till 1am. Happy Friday xx

01.01.2022 We’ve got a few small & cheeky late night spots available for tonight - there’s 8pm-10pm and 10pm-1am spots. Call the bar on 9942 7028 to book one for you & yours. Happy Sunday xx