Spike Slawson looked like he was having a good time through the set. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros - Spike Slawson looked like he was having a good time through the set. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes @ The Depot 05.06 with together PANGEA, Kid Congo...
Punk rock supergroup/cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes stopped by The Depot in Salt Lake City with their current worldwide tour. They were supported by together PANGEA and Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds.
The venue started to fill as Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds opened the night with their garage punk sound. Kid Congo Powers had the crowd’s attention with his stage presence. Los Angeles–based band together PANGEA played second, and by the time their set started, the venue was full.
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes started off with some equipment issues when Bad Religion‘s Jay Bentley’s bass amp stopped working before their set began. The crowd tried to get Lagwagon frontman Joey Cape to play a couple of his songs during the equipment issues, but Cape let the crowd know that Me First and the Gimme Gimmes were a cover band. Turns out that they just needed to switch the amp on and off and it started working. The Gimme Gimmes started off their set with “Summertime” from the musical Porgy and Bess, followed by one of John Denver’s hits, “Leaving On a Jet Plane.” The Gimme Gimmes made sure to let everyone know that each song they were playing was a cover. The crowd was into their set throughout the night, and it was almost like it was a crowd karaoke set that everyone was participating in. Other cover songs in the Gimme Gimmes’ set were “Jolene” by Dolly Parton, “I Believe I Can Fly” by R. Kelly and “Rocket Man” by Elton John, to name a few. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes have themselves claimed to be the best cover band in the world. The punk supergroup brought the love to Salt Lake City.
Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds opened up the show in Salt Lake City. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros
Mark Cisneros on guitar for Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros
Ron Miller on drums for Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros
Kid Congo Powers was on guitar and vocals for Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros
Jade and Johnny waiting to see Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros
Melaine and Mike excited to see Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros
Glenn and Reid waited front row to catch the Gimme Gimmes. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros
Doug, Melissa and Angella excited to catch the show. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros
Rachel, Brian, Zach and Debby waiting to see the Gimme Gimmes. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros
Allison and Hannah were here for together PANGEA and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros
Los Angeles–based band together PANGEA played second. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros
Danny Bengston on bass for together PANGEA. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros
Roland Cosio on guitar for together PANGEA. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros
William Keegan on vocals and guitar for together PANGEA. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros
Luis and Sandra have been listening to Me First and the Gimme Gimmes since ’97 and were glad to catch them for the first time in Salt Lake City. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros
Brady, Ashely, Johnnie and Amber were at The Depot Saturday night. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros
Brad, Jessie and Matt waiting at the front of the stage to see the Gimme Gimmes. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros
Joey Cape on guitar for Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros
Spike Slawson on vocals for Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros
Jay Bentley was on bass for Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros
Spike Slawson had the crowd’s attention throughout the set. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros
Punk rock supergroup Me First and the Gimme Gimmes let the crowd know each of the songs that they played were covers. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros
John Dener and R. Kelly were some of the artists covered by the Gimme Gimmes throughout the night. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros
Spike Slawson looked like he was having a good time through the set. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros – Spike Slawson looked like he was having a good time through the set. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes played songs from several of their cover albums. Photo: Gilbert Cisneros
