The Get Up Kids today released their first-ever music video for “Ten Minutes,” the dynamic, fan-favorite single from the 25th-anniversary reissue of the Kansas City band’s genre-defining sophomore LP,  Something to Write Home About (Polyvinyl Record Co), due out digitally on August 23rd and physically on September 20th. Directed by longtime friend and scene peer Josh Berwanger (The Anniversary), the “Ten Minutes” video lovingly assembles rare archival live footage of DIY shows, posters, photos, and other ephemera from the era. The remastered single is also out now alongside its auspicious demo version that showcases the song’s sturdy, road-tested origins.

“When I wrote the opening guitar riff for ‘Ten Minutes,’ my inspiration was the song ‘Do the Vampire’ by Superdrag. It’s pretty obvious once you know. Their album, Head Trip in Every Key, was on heavy rotation when we were writing Something to Write Home About,” says songwriter/guitarist/singer Jim Suptic.  “When I listen back to this song and watch the new video for it, my first impression is just how young we were. Some of us were literally teenagers. My voice almost sounds like a totally different person than who I am today. With that said, maybe that is why the album connected with so many people. We were singing about the things everyone struggles with at that age. At its core, Something to Write Home About is a coming-of-age record.

I think Josh Berwanger did a fantastic job editing the video. He and his band The Anniversary were there for a lot of this, and witnessed some of these moments first hand.”

The Get Up Kids 2024 Tour Dates (tickets):

08/09 – Mexico City, Mexico – Foro La Paz

08/10 – Monterrey, Mexico – Foro Tims

08/23 – Dallas, TX – Studio at The Factory #

08/24 – Austin, TX – Mohawk #

08/25 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger #

08/27 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile #

08/29 – San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park #

08/30 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour # [SOLD OUT]

08/31 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour # [SOLD OUT]

09/01 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour # [SOLD OUT]

09/03 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall # [SOLD OUT]

09/04 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall # 

09/06 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory Spokane #

09/07 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall #

09/08 – Seattle, WA – Showbox #

09/10 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot #

09/11 – Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre #

09/13 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar # [SOLD OUT]

09/14 – Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck # [SOLD OUT]

09/15 – Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck # [SOLD OUT]

09/24 – Columbus, OH – The Athenaeum Theatre # 

09/25 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live #

09/27 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer # [SOLD OUT]

09/28 – New York, NY – Warsaw # [SOLD OUT]

09/29 – New York, NY – Warsaw #  

10/01 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony # [SOLD OUT]

10/03 – Boston, MA – Big Night Live #

10/04 – Buffalo, NY – Electric City #

10/05 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall #

10/06 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall #

10/08 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave #

10/09 – Minneapolis, MN – Uptown Theater #

10/10 – Chicago, IL – Metro # 

10/11 – Chicago, IL – Metro # [SOLD OUT]

10/13 – Las Vegas, NV – Best Friends Forever Festival 

# w/ Smoking Popes