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
GIG MAP
Recent Tugging
11 years, 4 months ago: The gig Carson @ Easyrider Disco on Thursday, Aug 31 1972 was added.
12 years, 4 months ago: The gig Upp @ Stanley's Stomp Station on Tuesday, Jun 12 1973 was added.
12 years, 4 months ago: The gig Grantley Dee, Henchmen @ Easyrider Disco on Saturday, Aug 25 1973 was added.
11 years, 12 months ago: The gig Foo Syndicate @ Rendezvous Lounge on Saturday, Mar 18 1972 was added.
12 years, 4 months ago: The gig Guest Group and others @ Tom Katz on Saturday, Feb 6 1971 was added.
12 years, 4 months ago: The gig Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, Gulliver's Bad Companions @ Exchange Hotel on Friday, Aug 17 1973 was added.