Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

American punk rock band

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April 21 2025 Founders Fat Mike and Spike Slawson announced that the touring band will be renamed to 'Spike and the Gimme Gimmes'.
2024 Stacey Dee joined the Winter tour of UK and Ireland. Andrew McKeag and David Hidalgo Jr. performed during the Australian tour.
April 9 2024 Confirmed their upcoming album 'Me First and The Gimme Gimmes Blow it ... at Madison's Quinceañera', to be released on June 14, 2024, and released the first single, a cover of ABBA's 'Dancing Queen'.
2023 CJ Ramone returned for the Australian tour and was a crowd favourite. John 'The Swami' Reis also joined the tour.
September 8 2021 CJ Ramone returned to launch a tour opening for Violent Femmes and Flogging Molly in Columbus, Ohio. John 'The Swami' Reis, Andrew 'Pinch' Pinching, and Jonny '2 Bags' Wickersham also performed.
May 2021 Announced a livestream event called 'Saturday Night Special' with a lineup including Spike Slawson, Joey Cape, Scott Shiflett, CJ Ramone, Pinch, and a guest appearance by Fat Mike.
2019 Chris Shiflett and Fat Mike left the band. Stacey Dee filled in for Joey Cape during the European Tour.
November 30 2018 Released a cover of 'Santa Baby'.
July 2018 CJ Ramone joined the band for the Summer Tour, invited by Jay Bentley.
April 2018 Band completed their first South America tour with Lindsay McDougall of Frenzal Rhomb filling in for Chris Shiflett.
2017 Released 'Rake it In: The Greatestest Hits', a greatest hits compilation album.
2014 Jay Bentley of Bad Religion became the usual 'fill-in' bassist for Fat Mike.
May 13 2014 Released 'Are We Not Men? We Are Diva!', an album featuring covers of songs by Barbra Streisand, Christina Aguilera, and Lady Gaga.
2011 Released two albums: 'Sing in Japanese' and 'Go Down Under', showcasing their diverse cover album approach.
February 1 2011 Released 'Go Down Under', an album featuring covers of five songs by Australian artists.

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