Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
17th February 2023
San Fran, Wellington, New Zealand.
Photography by Garry Thomas.
Here at Ambient Light we don’t have a lot of rules when it comes to who we cover – basically as long as it’s music related we’re keen… and we don’t cover “Covers” bands.
However, as the press release for Me First and the Gimme Gimmes stated for this NZ tour “No, really!? No way! Get Fucked! Fuck off!” we grabbed hold of that ethos by the short and curlies and, just as we did back in 2019 (and back in 2017 before that), we sent a photographer along to cover the show – this time in Wellington because shit is always way cooler in Wellington (and the rest of our New Zealand crew are still nursing their collective Cyclone Gabrielle hangovers).
For those who aren’t down with the, uh, elder millennials, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are a punk-rock institution, a supergroup of heavy hitters from the scene who, let’s be honest, are a bit of a revolving crew depending on who can make the show at any given time. You’ll find Lagwagon members performing alongside Foo Fighters alumni, sometimes there’s a Frenzal Rhomb layabout, you may even spot someone from The Damned, Social Distortion or that little known act The Ramones performing on stage. Oh, and if you’re real lucky you may even spot Fat Mike… but actually, probably not. New Zealand is a really long way away from California after all, and with the “Final Ever” NoFX tour being announced with no NZ dates in sight, yeah, we know how it is mate…
But, I digress – last night, we sent along Garry Thomas to photograph the show at San Fran in Wellington alongside ‘The Flash Harrys’ and Wellington’s greatest band to perform last night ‘Dartz’ – check out his photo galleries below!
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Dartz
The Flash Harrys
Were you there at San Fran for this punk-rock covers extravaganza? Or have you seen Me First and the Gimme Gimmes perform live somewhere else before? Tell us about it in the comments below!
Setlist:
- Rikki Don’t Lose That Number
- Leavin’ on a Jet Plane
- Me & Julio Down By The School Yard
- Sloop John B
- Straight Up
- Science Fiction Double Feature
- Have You Never Been Mellow
- Jolene
- On the Road Again
- (Ghost) Riders In The Sky
- Country Roads
- I Will Survive
- Over the Rainbow
- Sweet Caroline
- Summertime
- Who Put The Bomp
- Danny’s Song
- Rocket Man
- Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again?
- Different Drum
- End of the Road
Note: Ambient Light was provided a pass to photograph this concert.
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