Me First and the Gimme Gimmes & Spike and the Gimme Gimmes in Aschaffenburg

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are an American punk-rock cover band formed in San Francisco in 1995. The group operates as a supergroup with a changing lineup, recasting familiar songs as fast punk arrangements. Its themed catalog includes Have a Ball, the show-tunes collection Are a Drag and the R&B-focused Take a Break. In 2004, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes performed at an actual bar mitzvah and released the recording as the live album Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah. Beyond that performance, the band has toured with a full electric lineup and appeared at the Vans Warped Tour, Punk Rock Bowling and Riot Fest.

Spike and the Gimme Gimmes is an American punk cover band formed in San Francisco in 1995 by singer Spike Slawson and musicians from NOFX, Lagwagon and No Use for a Name. Previously billed as Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, the group recasts pop, rock, show tunes, R&B and country material as punk. Its releases include Have a Ball, Are a Drag, Take a Break, Ruin Jonny’s Bar Mitzvah and Blow It at Madison’s Quinceañera. In 2003, the band made its fifth appearance on Vans Warped Tour. It adopted Spike and the Gimme Gimmes as its touring name in 2025, and singer Spike Slawson fronts the live band.