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
13 years ago: The gig Bobby James Syndicate, Madder Lake @ Matthew Flinders Hotel on Saturday, Jul 21 1973 was added.
12 years ago: The gig Sherbet @ Easyrider Disco on Wednesday, Oct 4 1972 was added.
13 years ago: The gig Alta Mira and others @ Garrison on Thursday, May 31 1973 was edited.
12 years, 11 months ago: The gig Yarra Yarra Jazz Band @ Benjamins Cellar on Wednesday, Oct 24 1973 was added.
12 years, 6 months ago: The gig Blackfeather @ South Side Six Hotel on Saturday, Jul 15 1972 was added.
12 years, 6 months ago: The gig Virgo @ Hosies Hotel on Sunday, Jul 16 1972 was added.