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, 12 months ago: The gig Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs @ Thumpin' Tum on Thursday, Jul 2 was added.
11 years, 12 months ago: The gig Kinetics and others @ Tom Katz on Tuesday, Jan 13 was added.
11 years, 10 months ago: The gig Action and others @ 431 on Friday, Jun 4 1971 was added.
11 years, 6 months ago: The gig Carson and others @ Q Club on Saturday, Jul 10 1971 was added.
11 years, 6 months ago: The gig Wild Cherries @ Berties on Thursday, Jul 15 1971 was added.
11 years, 5 months ago: The gig Richard Doctors @ Frank Traynors on Thursday, Jun 22 1972 was added.