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Me First and the Gimme Gimmes compilation

Posted by Loren on February 9, 2017

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes compilation
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Rake It In: Greatest Hits

Cover punks Me First and the Gimme Gimmes will release a greatest hits album on April 7 via Fat Wreck Chords titled Rake It In: Greatest Hits. The band, comprised of members of Lagwagon, Swingin' Utters, Foo Fighters, and NOFX, has released seven studio albums to date as well as several EPs and one-off tracks.

The band will also be touring heavily in 2017, with dates in Europe this February and June, and US and Canada dates in between.

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Tour Dates:
2/09/17  Madrid, Spain Sala But^
02/10/17  Barcelona, Spain Sala Apolo^
02/11/17  Bilbao, Spain Sala Santana^
02/13/17  Toulouse, France Connexion Live^
02/14/17  Montpellier, France Secret Place^
02/15/17  Livorno, Italy The Cage^
02/16/17  Bologna, Italy Zona Roveri^
02/17/17  Solothurn, Switzerland Kofmehl^
02/18/17  Cologne, Germany Live Music Hall^
02/19/17  Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg^
02/22/17  Manchester, UK O2 Ritz^
02/23/17  Bristol, UK O2 Academy^
02/24/17  Birmingham, UK O2 Institute^
02/25/17  London, UK O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire^

04/11/17  Pittsburgh, PA The Rex*^
04/12/17  Cleveland, OH House of Blues*^
04/13/17  Chicago, IL Concord*^
04/14/17  Detroit, MI Majestic*^
04/15/17  Toronto, ON Canada Phoenix Theatre*^
04/16/17  Montreal, QC Canada Club Soda*
04/19/17  Boston, MA Royale*^
04/20/17  Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer*^
04/21/17  Baltimore, MD Baltimore Soundstage*^
04/22/17  Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony*^
04/23/17  New York City, NY Webster Hall*^
05/02/17  Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom#
05/03/17  Vancouver, BC Canada Commodore#
05/04/17  Seattle, WA Showbox#
05/05/17  Boise, ID The Olympic#
05/06/17  Salt Lake City, UT The Depot#
05/07/17  Denver, CO Summit Music Hall#
05/10/17  Scottsdale, AZ Pub Rock#
05/11/17  San Diego, CA House of Blues#
05/12/17  Santa Ana, CA The Observatory
05/13/17  Los Angeles, CA The Fonda#
05/14/17  Berkeley, CA The UC Theatre#

06/09/17  Interlaken, Switzerland Greenfield Festival
06/14/17  Attnang-Puchheim, Austria Freizeitzentrum Attnang-Puchheim EQUALITY Festival
06/15/17 Nickelsdorf , Austria Nova Rock Festival
06/16/17  Bischofsmais, Germany Rock The Hill
06/17/17  Bischofsmais, Germany Rock The Hill
06/23/17  Scheessel, Germany Hurricane Festival
06/23/17  Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany Southside Festival
06/24/17  Scheessel, Germany Hurricane Festival
06/24/17  Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany Southside Festival
06/25/17  Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany Southside Festival
06/25/17  Scheessel, Germany Hurricane Festival
07/01/17  Würzburg/Giebelstadt , Germany Flugplatz Mission Ready Festival

^ w/ Masked Intruder
* – w/ PEARS
# – w/ Together Pangea

 

Rake It In: Greatestest Hits track listing:
01. The Times They Are a-Changing
02. Rainbow Connection
03. City of New Orleans
04. Summertime
05. All My Loving
06. Straight Up
07. Over the Rainbow
08. Country Roads
09. Sloop John B
10. Jolene
11. Uptown Girl
12. Hats Off To Larry
13. Desperado
14. Lady
15. San Francisco
16. I Believe I Can Fly
17. End of the Road

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes compilation
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Rake It In: Greatest Hits

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