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"You never know what star-studded lineup you will get at a Gimmes show, but you know it will not disappoint - so be ready to see our Seppo faces again!"

If you think The Muppets aren't very punk rock, you clearly haven't heard Me First & The Gimme Gimmes' cover of 'Rainbow Connection'. Here Rod Whitfield talks to Spike Slawson about how the band stumbled into an excellent retirement plan.

So. Many. Gigs.

"Never has a band seemed to genuinely enjoy playing together as much as Me First & The Gimme Gimmes do tonight."

“If you don’t have 12 great songs to put on a record, why bother?"

The long-serving punk-rock covers band will play seven shows Down Under this October

We visit his hotel room to hear him croon.
![EXCLUSIVE: Spike Slawson (Me First & The Gimme Gimmes) - Green, Green Grass Of Home [theMusic Sessions]](https://media.themusic.com.au/images/site-assets/default.360x240.jpg)
![EXCLUSIVE: Spike Slawson (Me First & The Gimme Gimmes) - The Man Who Sold The World [theMusic Sessions]](https://media.themusic.com.au/images/site-assets/default.360x240.jpg)

“Sometimes you go out there and it’s like a horrible splash painting, like something out of The Bible."