Me First and the Gimme Gimmes On Tour
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In 1997 the Gimme Gimmes released a handful of 7”s on various labels before releasing their first full length, Have a Ball. No one could’ve predicted the success to which that album was received, nor could anyone explain the phenomenon that swept the punk scene.
Two years later in 1999, the Gimme Gimmes returned with their second record Are a Drag. On this album, the Gimmes took on the task of covering show tunes and punk-a-fying them. Needless to say it was a success as they did everything from Grease to Annie to Evita.
2001 brought forth their third full length, Blow in the Wind, where they took a stab at 60’s classics from artists like the Beach Boys and Bob Dylan. Then came Take A Break; 13 cover tunes that tackle R&B greats like Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, R Kelly, and more.
2005 gave us their live album, Ruin Jonny’s Bar Mitzvah. Really, they played a Bar Mitzvah and recorded the show. After a crazy European tour in 2006, the Gimmes began work on their tribute to both kinds of music: Country and Western titled Love Their Country. Me First And The Gimme Gimmes are up to their old hijinks with the release of their 7th full length, Have Another Ball. In order to commemorate the 10th anniversary of their debut album, Have a Ball, the GIMMES are releasing the second installment of recordings from the original session. Wait, say what?!? Yes, the wildly popular Have a Ball was initially recorded as a double album, but the band decided that the two disc extravaganza might be too much rock for the uninitiated masses. Subsequently there is another album’s worth of material just waiting to be devoured by Gimmes fans, old and new. Have Another Ball is chock-full of 70’s classics from the likes of John Denver, Hall and Oates, Neil Diamond, and Elton John, with that distinctive GIMME GIMMES twist.
You can catch MFATGG playing the following dates:
05/28/09 Saarbruecken, Germany – Garage
05/29/09 Huenxe, Germany – Ruhrpott Rodeo/Festival
05/30/09 Netherlands – Pinkpop Festival
05/31/09 Bremen, Germany – Schlachthof
06/01/09 Brussels, Belgium – AB
06/03/09 Paris, France – Trabendo
06/04/09 Sheffield, UK – Academy
06/05/09 Liverpool, UK – Academy
06/06/09 Bristol, UK – Academy
06/07/09 London, UK – KOKO