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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