Venue details
Thumpin' Tum
Status: Closed
Type: Discotheque
Location: 50 Little LaTrobe Street Melbourne Comments: also known as The Tum, The Thumping Tum, Thumpin' Tum, The Thumpin' Tum. Notes: nickname given to itself in mid 1970 was 'Heavy Quarters' - perhaps as a link to the 'heavy' bands and music played there - AG 130316. Article: Go-Set March 23, 1966. p 7. Title: Around the World. Author: Tony Healey. - Ken Moate named as part owner. Article: Mother Tum alive again. Go_Set June 12, 1971. p.21. Article states that Max the Bouncer was behind the June 1971 reopening of Tum. Notes: dry venue, though had occasional BYO and licensed nights (a few times a year maximum). - AG
Status: Closed
Type: Discotheque
Location: 50 Little LaTrobe Street Melbourne Comments: also known as The Tum, The Thumping Tum, Thumpin' Tum, The Thumpin' Tum. Notes: nickname given to itself in mid 1970 was 'Heavy Quarters' - perhaps as a link to the 'heavy' bands and music played there - AG 130316. Article: Go-Set March 23, 1966. p 7. Title: Around the World. Author: Tony Healey. - Ken Moate named as part owner. Article: Mother Tum alive again. Go_Set June 12, 1971. p.21. Article states that Max the Bouncer was behind the June 1971 reopening of Tum. Notes: dry venue, though had occasional BYO and licensed nights (a few times a year maximum). - AG
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Recent Tugging
12 years, 6 months ago: The gig John Graham @ Pancake Parlour on Sunday, Jul 29 1973 was added.
12 years, 6 months ago: The gig Cloud 9 @ George Hotel on Friday, Jun 8 1973 was added.
12 years, 6 months ago: The gig Coloured Balls, Gulliver Smith and Dead End Kids, Mammoth @ Dandenong Town Hall on Saturday, Jun 9 1973 was edited.
12 years, 6 months ago: The gig Co. Caine @ Thumpin' Tum on Wednesday, Jun 3 was added.
12 years, 5 months ago: The gig Yarra Yarra Jazz Band @ Benjamins Cellar on Saturday, Aug 25 1973 was added.
12 years, 6 months ago: The gig Valentines, The and others @ Impact on Saturday, Jan 24 was added.