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, 1 month ago: The gig Doug Parkinson in Focus @ Shelter on Sunday, May 23 1971 was added.
11 years ago: The gig Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, Mammoth, Avalon @ Roxy on Saturday, Jun 30 1973 was added.
10 years, 6 months ago: The gig Rondells @ Penthouse Hotel on Saturday, Oct 16 1971 was added.
11 years, 3 months ago: The gig Skyhooks @ HMAS Cerberus on Sunday, Mar 24 was added.
11 years, 3 months ago: The gig The Mixtures and others @ 431 on Friday, Oct 2 was added.
11 years, 3 months ago: The gig Guest Band and others @ Paradise - Ormond on Saturday, Oct 24 was added.