The Get Up Kids are a Kansas City-based American emo band. They debuted in 1996 (see 1996 in music) and began releasing singles on Doghouse Records. In 1997 (see 1997 in music), their debut full-length, Four Minute Mile, was released, followed by Something to Write Home About (1999, 1999 in music) on Vagrant Records. The band consists of brothers Robert (bass) and Ryan (drums) Pope, Matthew Pryor (guitar/vocals), Jim Suptic (guitar/vocals), and James Dewees (keyboards).

Their May 2002 release, On a Wire (see 2002 in music), marked an evolution in their music, a maturity that was continued in March 2004's Guilt Show.

Robert and Ryan Pope are non-practicing members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

"Say goodnight, but mean goodbye"

On Tuesday 8th March 2005, The Get Up Kids announced that after 10 years they were calling it quits and breaking up as a band. They sent out a heartfelt message to their many, many thousands of fans through their website. Also announced at the same time was a short US-only tour ending on 4th July and a retrospective untitled live album.

• "Ladies and gentlemen, the rumors are true. After ten years, close to a hundred recorded songs and several trips around the world, The Get Up Kids

will be playing their last shows this summer. We're celebrating the release of our as-of-yet-untitled live record and we're coming around one final time. We'll be playing gigs in the west, in the east and in the middle of the US. Our very last show will be in Kansas City, MO (our hometown) Fourth of July weekend 2005.

As a group we'd like to thank each and everyone of you for supporting us over the years. Whether we slept on your floor in '97 or you drove all the way to Lawrence to see us play in '05, we are forever grateful. We feel it's best to let the last ten years speak as a document for what the band was. We can look back and say that we are proud of everything that we accomplished. In the end, we will always remember this as a good time; we hope that you remember it that way too.

See you this summer, The Get Up Kids"

Following the announcement from the band, fans flocked to the message board on the official website to leave messages to Robert, Ryan, Matthew, Jim and James. The Get Up Kids will continue with their side projects.

Side-projects

All members of the Get Up Kids play music outside of the band. In 1999, keyboardist James Dewees ' side project, Reggie and the Full Effect, released the album Greatest Hits 1984-1987. They have since released two other albums, Promotional Copy and Under the Tray. In 2000, singer/guitarist Matthew Pryor 's acoustic side project, the New Amsterdams, released the album Never You Mind . In 2001 they released Para Toda Vida , followed by Worse for the Wear in 2003.

The Pope brothers have been playing in Koufax , and Jim Suptic has formed a new band called Blackpool Lights .

Discography

Full-length albums

• Four Minute Mile (Doghouse, 1997)
• Something to Write Home About (Vagrant, 1999)
• Eudora (Vagrant, 2001 rarities collection)
• On a Wire (Vagrant, 2002)
• Guilt Show (Vagrant, 2004)
• Live At The Granada Theater (Vagrant, 24 May 2005)

Singles, EPs and split releases

• 'Shorty' b/w 'The Breathing Method' 7" (2,000 pressed) (Huey Proudhon Records, 1996)
• 'Second Place' b/w 'Woodson' 7" (Doghouse, 1996)
• 'A Newfound Interest In Massachusetts' b/w 'Off The Wagon' 7" (Contrast Records, 1997)
• Split 7" with Braid (Tree Records, 1997)
• Split 7" with Coalesce (Second Nature Recordings, 1998)
• 'Ten Minutes' b/w 'Anne Arbour' Sub-Pop Singles Club 7" (limited to 1,300) (Sub-Pop Records, 1999)
• Red Letter Day 10"/CD (Doghouse, 1999)
• Split 7" with The Anniversary (Vagrant, 1999)
• 'Action and Action' European CD-single (Vagrant?, 2000)
• Split 7" with Rocket from the Crypt (Vagrant, 2001)
• 'Wouldn't Believe It' EP

Compilation appearances

• 'I'm a Loner Dottie, a Rebel' on 'Postmark Stamps' compilation (Tree Records, 1998)
• 'On With The Show' on the 'I Love Metal' compilation (Triple Crown Records, 1999)
• 'Alec Eiffel' on the 'Where Is My Mind?' Pixies tribute compilation (Glue Factory Records, 1999)
• 'Newfound Mass (2000)' on 'The Best Comp in the World' compilation (Fadeaway Records, 2000)
• 'Beer For Breakfast' on the 'Another Year On The Streets' compilation (Vagrant, 2001)

Samples

• RedLetterDay.ogg of "Red Letter Day" from Something to Write Home About

External links

• http://www.thegetupkids.com. The official band website.
• http://www.vagrant.com/vagrant/bands/bands.jsp?rec_num=6 Vagrant Records' Get Up Kids page.
• http://www.bluecollardistro.com Official Get Up Kids merchandise.
• Transmission3000 Live performance available for download.
• http://www.blacklodgerecording.com. Black Lodge Recording (The Kids' own studio).
• http://www.ratfe.com Official website for Reggie and the Full Effect