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Kansas City MO, United States (1995 – 2005, 2008 – present)

The Get Up Kids are a Kansas City-based American rock band. They debuted in 1995, and in 1996 released their first single on the band’s own label, Huey Proudhon Records.

In 1997, Four Minute Mile, their debut full-length, was released and immediately garnered attention. They spent the following two years touring with bands such as The Promise Ring and Jimmy Eat World.

In September of 1999, The Get Up Kids released Something To Write Home About. Their first for punk label Vagrant Records, the album marked a major step into bringing post-emo indie rock to the mainstream.

2001 saw the release of Eudora, a collection of covers and previously unreleased versions of songs.

May 2002 marked the release of the long-awaited third album, On A Wire, which alienated some older fans but attracted many newcomers to The Get Up Kids’ music. The evolution of their music continued in March 2004 with the release of their fourth and final album, Guilt Show, produced by Ed Rose.

The Get Up Kids announced on Tuesday, March 8, 2005, via a heartfelt message on their website, that after ten years they were breaking up as a band. After announcing their breakup, The Get Up Kids went on a final fifteen stop tour, ending July 2, 2005 in their hometown, Kansas City, Missouri, at the Uptown Theatre.

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7	Out Of Reach	773
8	My Apology	709
9	Long Goodnight	647
10	Close To Home	607
11	Close to Me full track	566
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14	I'm A Loner Dottie, A Rebel	490
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yesterday evening

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hannahxgetlow wrote:
Monday evening

Soundtrack to my freshman year. I love you.

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rwiggumreturns wrote:
Friday evening

Hey everyone, I thought I'd let you know that I started an archive of all Get Up Kids live bootlegs, studio sessions, demos, rare tracks and other hard-to-find odds and ends. There's a lot of super-rare stuff there, all for download. This isn't some lame attempt at spam, either. Better yet, it's been sanctioned by the band (I got the O.K. from Matt Pryor himself). I started the site because I'm an enormous Get Up Kids fan, and I wanted other fans to have easy access to the tons of rare stuff that myself and others have collected over the years. The site is getupkidsarchive.blogspot.com. I'm sure you'll find something there you'll love. If you have something we don't have, PLEASE email the address listed on the site (thegetupkidsarchive [AT] gmail [DOT] com, to avoid spammers). And be sure to tell your friends! The site exists purely to aid the continued support of fans, and the more people who know about it the better!

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mellon_collie92 wrote:
last month

Can't fucking wait to see them at Soundwave next month. Get Up Kids, Sunny Day Real Estate, Placebo, Dance Gavin Dance, Glassjaw = Fuck yeah.

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Robishx wrote:
last month

This band has gotten me through so many hard times. I love them so much, I wanna see them live again.

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holycrapitsTony wrote:
last month

The Get Up Kids get me up, if you know what I mean.

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irritants wrote:
last month

Man, Get Up Kids fucking own.

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mcbusstop wrote:
last month

Why is it that The Get Up Kids Radio plays no Get Up Kids? Thanks Last FM for forcing me to go back to Pandora which I hate. Smell you later.

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herrandrus wrote:
last month

if you like g-u-k, please check the band mnmnts and download their ep for free: http://mnmts.blogspot.com/2009/09/tcbp-download.html

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JesusLoserFish wrote:
last month

This was before Fall Out Boy turned emo into horseshit

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StormandStatic wrote:
last month

Wow, the Get Up Kids opening for My Chemical Romance? That's offensive.

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oddsmiles wrote:
December 2009

four minute mile + something to write home about + red letter day ep = jesus

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newspaperbcf wrote:
December 2009

i don't want you to love me anymore

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ValkyrieMissle wrote:
December 2009

dont hate me for running away, cause im still in love with you

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VideEtCredere wrote:
December 2009

no love <3

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alitronic5000 wrote:
December 2009

http://www.last.fm/group/Elliott%2520Smith%2520Barbers?ac=ellio

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indie777 wrote:
December 2009

the get up kids is the gayest sounding name ive ever heard

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xxxaustinxxx wrote:
December 2009

new album an ep coming next year

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camagill wrote:
December 2009

looking forward to Soundwave with these guys and SDRE

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needacoolname wrote:
December 2009

right

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