🎸 40+ years of The Tote!⁠ ⁠ Music, protests and sticky carpet.⁠ ⁠ As @thetotehotel celebrates 4 decades of live music, we're looking back on the long history of this iconic Melbourne venue.⁠ ⁠ The remit right from the start was for The Tote to give emerging talent a place to play, and an inner-city audience a space to find new sounds.⁠ ⁠ ❣️ Over its 40 years its hosted international and local acts, and been the backdrop for countless unforgettable memories and life-long friendships⁠ ⁠ Today's blog tracks the history of the site, from a grocery store in 1860 to the beloved live music institution it is today.⁠ ⁠ Read the blog via the link in our bio. ⁠ ⁠ 📷 Tankerville and Spacejunk play Tote’L’Rumble at The Tote Hotel, 2016. Zo Damage. H2022.177/1-560. In copyright. @zo_damage⁠ ⁠ #SLVCollection