Shortly after releasing their 2003
EP Before We Spark they broke up to "branch off in search of new adventures". Later Melin stated that the break up was due to label pressure and opined "we signed to a major label (
Epic Records) too early." In 2007, Melin and Warnock both appeared on
VH1's World Series of Pop Culture on the team "Westerberg High". They advanced to the quarterfinals before being eliminated by "Three Men & A Little Lazy". Together, they now run a movie review and film pop culture website,
scene-stealers.com. On December 30, 2008, Ultimate Fakebook played a small reunion show for a friend's birthday at the recordBar in Kansas City, Missouri. On Thursday, February 5, 2009, Ultimate Fakebook reunited again, this time for a much larger "official" reunion show at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City. This was also a benefit for the JayDoc free clinic, where licensed volunteer physicians supervise
University of Kansas School of Medicine students who provide care to the area's under-served populations. The clinic operates on a volunteer basis, with supplies and medicines purchased through grants and donations. On December 18, 19, and 20, 2009, the band opened for former touring mates and friends
Motion City Soundtrack at Lincoln Hall in Chicago, Illinois. The band played a concert in Kansas City at Record Bar on December 28, 2013, performing material from
Daydream Radio is Smiling Static. In 2024 and 2025 the band played several shows across the United States in support of the 25th anniversary of the original indie release of
This Will Be Laughing Week in which they played the album in its entirety. == Newer releases ==