The T. F. Much Ballroom was a music and cultural institution in Melbourne

Melbourne

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, Australia

Australia

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. It was started up by a small group of social activists to raise money for a Carlton youth club. Performers included the wizard-like magician Jeff Crozier and Australia's first synthesiser performer Steve Dunstan.

The full name of the venue was the Too Fucking Much Ballroom, although it was usually abbreviated. Later incarnations included the Much More Ballroom, and Stoned Again.

Bands which made a name for themselves at Ballroom events include Daddy Cool

Daddy Cool (band)

Daddy Cool is an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1970 with the original line-up of Wayne Duncan , Ross Hannaford , Ross Wilson and Gary Young . Their debut single "Eagle Rock" was released in May 1971 and stayed at number 1 on the Australian singles chart for ten weeks...

 in 1970-71. Other bands to play there included Spectrum, Indelible Murtceps (a Spectrum offshoot, with 'Murtceps being 'Spectrum' in reverse), Tamam Shud

Tamam Shud

Tamam Shud were an Australian psychedelic and progressive rock band, formed in Sydney in 1967, which released two albums, Evolution and Goolutionites and the Real People before disbanding in 1972...

, and many more.
The building where these events took place, Central Hall

Central Hall, Melbourne

Central Hall is a building that stands at the end of Brunswick Street in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia. This structure today serves as a centrepiece of Australian Catholic University's St. Patrick's Campus...

, is now part of the Australian Catholic University

Australian Catholic University

Australian Catholic University is a national public university. It has six campuses and offers programs in five faculties throughout Australia.-History:...

's St. Patrick campus. The original ballroom still exists, and is used for important university functions.

External links

• Website of Spectrum members Mike Rudd and Bill Putt, with information on T.F. Much Ballroom