Die Flippers began performing at the local club City. The group was influenced by the Animals. Die Flippers began playing together in 1983. The drummer wanted to start a band since he was in college.

A member of Die Flippers started dating a girl whose siblingwas a record executive. She passed the single on to them and the band signed a record deal soon after. Die Flippers’s first album was a dud, but the second finally got some attention.

After this past busy year the members of Die Flippers will spend some time apart. The band just completed their newest record, but they are thinking of what is next to come. The most current record is 's first album since the band broke up ten years ago.

The group has always had a good time in Chicago so they make sure to play there every year, even if they are not promoting anything. Die Flippers’s tickets are available at TheSeats.com, along with the latest tour information and concert schedules.