Stiff Little Fingers – Announce UK Tour

30th January 2016 0 By John Deaux

UK Tour Dates Announced – February/March 2016
With Support from Ricky Warwick & The Fighting Hearts

Pledge Campaign For 25^th Anniversary DVD

After the success of their 2014 studio album release, the critically acclaimed ‘No Going Back’, Punk rock legends Stiff Little Fingers are set to tour the UK in February and March 2016, with support from Ricky Warwick and The Fighting Hearts.

The band have also launched a Pledge campaign for a brand new live album. March 17, 2016 will mark the 25th anniversary of SLF’s annual St. Patrick’s Day shows at Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom. The Pledge campaign will see a live DVD recording of this historic occasion.
http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/stifflittlefingers25thdvd

Stiff Little Fingers were formed in 1977 in Belfast, Ireland. Along with the likes of the Clash, Sex Pistols, The Jam, Buzzcocks, Undertones, Sham 69, Stranglers, et al – Stiff Little Fingers were at the forefront of the punk movement. They wrote initially about their own lives, growing up at the height of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, in songs like “Suspect Device” and “Wasted Life”.

These were the first of what became SLF’s signature style: lyrics that meld the personal and political, music that combines the energy of punk with infectious hooks, and delivery that rings of honesty and commitment. In 1979 they became the first band ever to hit the UK top 20 album charts on an independent label with their debut Inflammable Material. The band split in early ’83. During the five years they spent apart, each member pursued musical projects. But none were as satisfying, or as successful, as Stiff Little Fingers.

In ’87, Jake and Ali decided to do a few reunion shows. The audience response to the reunion shows was overwhelming; with sell-out crowds larger than any that SLF had played in their original incarnation. In ’94 they released the Get a Life LP. The album helped renew interest in SLF just as newer bands that sited them as a major influence, such as Bad Religion, Sugar, Rancid and Therapy, were coming to prominence. In August 2003, Stiff Little Fingers released their ninth studio album, the critically acclaimed Guitar and Drum on the EMI Label. This was followed by 2014’s No Going Back.

2016 UK tour dates are as follows:

Thurs 25^th Feb 2016         Oxford, o2 Academy UK
Fri 26^th Feb                             Portsmouth, Pyramid UK
Sat 27^th Feb                            Exeter, Phoenix UK
Sun 28^th Feb                          Cardiff, University (SOLUS) UK
Tues 1^st march                      Wolverhampton, Robin 2 UK
Wed 2^nd March                   Leamington Spa, The Assembly UJ
Fri 4^th March                         London, The Forum UK
Sat 5^th March                        Northampton, Roadmender UK
Sun 6^th March                       Bristol. O2 Academy UK
Tues 8^th March                     Cambridge, Junction UK
Wed 9^th March                    Norwich, Waterfront UK
Fri 11^th March                      Nottingham, Rock City UK
Sat 12^th March                     Leeds, o2 Academy UK
Mon 14^th March                 Aberdeen, Garage UK
Tues 15^th March                  Inverness, Ironworks UK
Thurs 17^th March                Glasgow, Barrowlands UK
Fri 18^th March                      Newcastle, o2 Academy
Sat 19^th March                     Manchester, The Ritz UK