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Saves The Day, The Get Up Kids, Hot Rod Circuit Frontmen To Headline Where’s The Band? Tour

In what might be the perfect trifecta of late 1990s emo goodness, Chris Conley of Saves The Day, Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids, and Andy Jackson of Hot Rod Circuit will tour together next year for the 2016 edition of the Where’s The Band? Tour For those unfamiliar, Where’s The Band? is an annual […]

The Get Up Kids Announce Mini-Tour With PUP and Restorations

Apart from their few appearances at various music festivals this past year, there has not been any word about what The Get Up Kids are up to lately. This morning, however, the Kansas City alt-rock outfit announced via Twitter that they will be heading out on a series of shows this spring. To be supported […]

The Get Up Kids, Weezer, Descendents And More To Perform Full Albums At Riot Fest

It’s not like Riot Fest needed to get any better. The incredible lineups for the Chicago and Denver weekends of the annual festival were revealed earlier this week, and the initial tiers of tickets are long sold out, but the festival made yet another spectacular announcement today. In honor of Riot Fest’s tenth anniversary, ten […]

The Get Up Kids Announce First U.S. Show In Almost Three Years

The Get Up Kids will be thawing from a three-year hibernation as the band announced today they will be taking the stage as the headliner of Middle of the Map Fest, slated to take place in Kansas City, Mo. on April 3-5. Although we have not seen the full band together in quite some time, […]

Watch The Starting Line Cover “Holiday” By The Get Up Kids

At this point in their career as a band, The Starting Line aren’t touring as much as today’s contemporaries, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. If there’s one thing that we’ve come to learn from the recent Brand New ordeal, it’s these shows which come close to home [in this case, there’s about 60+ […]

UTG EXCLUSIVE STREAM: Punchline – “Holiday (The Get Up Kids Tribute)”

Today we are happy to bring you our second exclusive stream from the upcoming The Get Up Kids tribute record, being released through Pacific Ridge Records. Punchline take on the difficult task of covering “Holiday,” a personal The Get Up Kids favorite of mine. Rejuvenated with a rhythmic pounce, Punchline bring new grooves into the […]

UTG EXCLUSIVE STREAM: Forever Came Calling – “Campfire Kansas (The Get Up Kids Tribute)”

Forever Came Calling deliver a splash of southern California pop-punk on a unique rendition of “Campfire Kansas,” originally by emo-rock legends The Get Up Kids. Forever Came Calling does an excellent job of not only giving justice to a song by one of the most influential bands of an era, FCC really made the song […]

The Get Up Kids Tribute Album Set For December Release

On December 10, Pacific Ridge Records plans to release A Tribute To The Get Up Kids, in honor of the pop-punk trendsetters who influenced an entire generation of music. You can check out the cover art, as well as the full tracking listing, after the jump. Formed modestly in 1995, the five-piece played a pivotal […]

STREAM: Lasorda (The Get Up Kids, fun.) – “Sleep When You Are Dead”

Lasorda, featuring members of The Get Up Kids, fun., The Honorary Title, The New Amsterdams and more, released a new song today entitled “Sleep When You Are Dead”. The track is off the band’s upcoming self-titled Clifton Motel debut which will be released on December 11. Pre-order the album on vinyl via Clifton Motel’s web […]

The Get Up Kids Break Up After Euro Tour

The Get Up Kids have announced that they will be breaking up after the groups’ current European tour. The band have issued an official statement that states that TGUK are breaking up to “do some different projects.” We can only imagine that Matt Pryor will probably record another solo record, who knows.

The Get Up Kids cover Blur’s “Girls and Boys”

Watch The Get Up Kids perform their cover of Blur’s hit “Girls and Boys” right here on Under The Gun. How do you think the band did with the cover? Let us know by commenting.

The Get Up Kids announce headlining dates

The Get Up Kids have announced their official headlining summer tour dates that can be seen below. Supporting acts have not been revealed but UTG will have them when they are released. Pre-sale for these shows will begin May 3 at 12 p.m. local time right here. Dates: 07/7/2011 @ The Waiting Room Omaha, NE […]