Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Background information Origin, United States Genres,, Years active 1995–present Labels Associated acts,,,,, Members Past members (occasional tours) (occasional tours) Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (often shortened to just 'Me First' or 'The Gimmes') are a and that formed in San Francisco in 1995. The Gimmes work exclusively as a cover band. They specialize in rapid-fire punk interpretations of a wide range of songs, often with a humorous edge. The band is named after a children's book of the same name by Gerald G. Jampolsky and Diane V. Contents • • • • • • • History [ ] The band's first release came with 1995's Denver, a 7' single released on band member Fat Mike's record label, featuring two covers.

Buy tickets for an upcoming Me First And The Gimme Gimmes concert near you. List of all Me First And The Gimme Gimmes tickets and tour dates for 2016. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Discography. 1 Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Discography. 1.1 Full Length LPs; 1.2 Singles/EP's; 1.3 Boxsets; 1.4 Live Albums.

Holly Benji Patch Fifa 08. The band released four more singles in 1996 and 1997, each on a different label and named after the artist covered on that particular release, as well as some compilation appearances. Their first full-length album,, was released July 29, 1997. Each album by the band has a different theme: Have a Ball focuses on classic 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s songs by singer/songwriters like Elton John, Neil Diamond, and John Denver; consists entirely of; of 60s classics; of songs (by artists such as,, and ). Their fifth album (recorded live at a ) consists of pop music from the 1960s through the 1980s by artists such as, and, as well as traditional songs like '. The features 60's-80's classics.

The band entered the studio on April 3, 2006 to work on their sixth album,, which was released on October 17, 2006. The theme of this album is, and includes covers of tracks by,, and. Prior to the release of the album, Fat Wreck Chords released a digital label sampler, iFloyd which included ' by the band. In late 2006, released another digital label sampler Christmas Bonus, containing a previously-unreleased cover of 's '. In August 2006 Me First and the Gimme Gimmes were scheduled to play three dates at after games, but after they got booed on the first night, the next two nights were cancelled.

They were to play along with fireworks during the post-game 'Skyblast' shows. Knight Rider 1 Game Full Version. On December 5, 2007, Fat Wreck Chords released a flash MP3 holiday bonus sampler called Hanuk-Comp containing 'The Boxer', originally released on the 1997 Garf single.

There is also a downloadable podcast that features commentary from Fat Mike and Floyd during breaks between songs in which the next album is revealed. The compilation Have Another Ball! Kuttichathan Serial Actors here. Was released on July 8, 2008; it comprises all the B-side recordings from the Have a Ball singles, plus covers of 'Sodomy' (from ) and Diana Ross's '. Fat Wreck Chords released on February 1, 2011, featuring covers of 5 songs by Australian artists.

On September 13, 2011 (in anticipation of a tour of Japan) Fat Wreck Chords released a 5-song EP,. In a Reddit AMA on January 28, 2014, Fat Mike revealed the next album theme would be 'Divas'.

Featuring covers of, and, would be released on May 13, 2014 on Fat Wreck Chords. The core lineup, left to right: Cape, Slawson, Raun, Burkett, and 'Jake Jackson' (Chris Shiflett) • (of and ) – lead vocals • (of ) – bass, backing vocals • (of and ) – lead guitar, backing vocals • (of ) – rhythm guitar, backing vocals • (of Lagwagon) – drums 'Fill-in' members for tours • (of and ) filled in for Shiflett in 2006. • Chris Shiflett's brother, (of and ), has been filling in for him on the band's most recent tours. • NOFX guitarist filled in for Fat Mike on bass during the 2007 tour and 2008 and 2013 tours. • Adam Stern from Youth Brigade and Royal Crown Revue filled in for Fat Mike on bass; Mark Mortenson from Screw 32 filled in for Dave Raun on drums; Grant McIntire also from Screw 32 filled in for Joey Cape on Guitar; and Barry d'live Ward from and Crosstops filled in for Chris Shiflett on guitar during the 1996 Tour. • of & of filled in on guitars during the band's participation in the 2003 Livid Festival in. • Since 2014, of has been the usual 'fill-in' member on bass for Fat Mike.