Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are back at crashing parties. The cover supergroup will release their new live album, Blow it…at Madison’s Quinceañera! on June 14th via Fat Wreck Chords. The band had collaborated with San Diego's 91x radio station in hopes of finding someone to host the band at their event, and the winner was Madison for her quinceañera. Frontman, Spike Slawson comments:
It was really tense for me going out to no applause—and to people actually walking away when we were playing. A Quinceañera is a very celebrated and important event, not just in a young girl's life, but in the whole family's. Mom and Dad were great, but it took the uncles a little while to warm up to me and our off-color jokes, though I think eventually they got it. Our process is to cast the line out and bring people to the point of—and beyond—outward expressions of displeasure like booing, and then hopefully reel them back in by the end of the set.
You can check out their cover of "Dancing Queen" below:
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The band is currently on a East Coast tour of the US with some dates in Europe this Summer. Dates below:
16 Apr 2024 in Cleveland, OH, US @ House of Blues - Cleveland
17 Apr 2024 in Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
19 Apr 2024 in Toronto, ON, Canada @ History
20 Apr 2024 in Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
21 Apr 2024 in South Burlington, VT, US @ Higher Ground Ballroom
23 Apr 2024 in Portland, ME, US @ State Theatre
24 Apr 2024 in Boston, MA, US @ Big Night Live
26 Apr 2024 in Philadelphia, PA, US @ Theatre of Living Arts (TLA)
27 Apr 2024 in Asbury Park, NJ, US @ Asbury Lanes
28 Apr 2024 in New York (NYC), NY, US @ Irving Plaza Powered
30 Apr 2024 in Silver Spring, MD, US @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
2 May 2024 in Atlanta, GA, US @ Center Stage Theater
3 May 2024 in St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheater - Backyard Stage
4 May 2024 in Orlando, FL, US @ House of Blues Orlando
5 May 2024 in Fort Lauderdale, FL, US @ Revolution Live
23 Jun 2024 in Zürich, Switzerland @ Saal, Dynamo
26 Jun 2024 in Wiesbaden, Germany @ Schlachthof Wiesbaden
28 Jun 2024 in Vienna, Austria @ Arena Wien
30 Jun 2024 in Ysselsteyn, NL @ Jera On Air
2 Jul 2024 in Paris, France @ La Machine du Moulin Rouge
4 Jul 2024 in Berlin, Germany @ Astra Kulturhaus
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – ¡Blow it…at Madison's Quinceañera Track-listing:
1. Changes
2. Love Will Keep Us Together
3. Dancing Queen
4. I Could Fall in Love
5. Estos Celos
6. La Ultima Muñeca
7. Happy Birthday
8. Por Tu Maldito Amor
9. Good 4 U
10. Queen of Hearts
11. Camino de Guanajuato
12. Before the Next Teardrop Falls
13. De Niña a Mujer
