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, 3 months ago: The gig Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs and others @ Thumpin' Tum on Friday, Apr 3 was added.
11 years, 3 months ago: The gig Phillip Day @ Frank Traynors on Monday, Oct 19 was added.
11 years ago: The gig Carnival, Tank, Redhouse Roll Band, Upp, Gulliver Smith and Dead End Kids @ Kave on Sunday, Jul 29 1973 was edited.
10 years, 9 months ago: The gig Rondells @ Eureka Stockade on Thursday, Apr 27 1972 was added.
11 years, 3 months ago: The gig Kinetics and others @ Tom Katz on Saturday, Jan 17 was added.
11 years, 3 months ago: The gig Lovers Dream and others @ Piccadilly on Saturday, May 2 was added.