The Get Up Kids consists of James Dewees (keyboards, backing vocals), Jim Suptic (guitars, vocals), Matthew Pryor (vocals, guitar), Robbie Pope (bass), Ryan Pope (drums).
The Get Up Kids were a Kansas City-based American indie rock band.
The Get Up Kids debuted in 1995 and began releasing singles on Doghouse Records. The original line-up consisted of Matthew Pryor ( guitar/ vocals), Jim Suptic (guitar/vocals), Rob Pope ( bass), and Nathan Shay ( drums). Matt Pryor was in a band called Secret Decoder Ring, where Jim Suptic was in a band called Kingpin. They met while playing shows together in the Kansas City area.
Nathan Shay was soon ejected for reluctance to tour, and was replaced with Rob Pope's younger brother Ryan.
In 1997, their debut full-length, Four Minute Mile, was released. Recorded in a mere 2 days by Midwest hardcore mainstay Bob Weston, Four Minute Mile immediately garnered attention. They spent the following two years tourring with bands like The Promise Ring and Jimmy Eat World.
In September 1999 The Get Up Kids released Something to Write Home About their first record for punk label Vagrant Records. Largely touted as the album that really launched Vagrant Records into the public eye, Something To Write Home About marked a major step into bringing emo to the mainstream. The Get Up Kids toured relentlessly in promotion of the record, criss-crossing the nation several times over, as well as doing tours in Europe, Japan, and Australia. Their tourmates included The Anniversary, Koufax, Hot Rod Circuit, Jebediah, Weezer, Ozma and many many others. It was during this time, with constant tourring for a landmark album that The Get Up Kids had solidified themselves in the hearts and minds of thousands of fans in the U.S. and abroad, as well as influencing many bands that made their mark in the following decade.
