Stiff Little Fingers – Announce UK Tour In Spring/Summer 2018

6th March 2018 0 By Jon Deaux

Stiff Little Fingers are set to embark on a 12-date headline tour in March of 2018 with special guests Ruts DC.
The band will also be playing 3 large outdoor summer shows with a rotating bill including The Selecter, The Beat and Buzzcocks.

Stiff Little Fingers live shows are always special events. None is more special than the band’s annual sold out St Patrick’s Day show held at the famous Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow. 2018 will see the band celebrate their 27th year in a row playing there. Last year the band celebrated their 40^th anniversary, with what is now one of their most successful UK tours ever. In recent years the band have performed spellbinding performances including a headline sold out hometown show in Belfast’s Custom House Square and playing Hyde Park with Green Day.

Formed in 1977 in Belfast Stiff Little Fingers were among some of the pioneers of punk rock. Joining ranks with the likes of The Clash, Sex Pistols, The Damned, Buzzcocks, and Undertones they brought in a new era of music. Their music was a culmination of their own experiences and the political strife they witnessed, growing up at the height of “The Troubles” in Northern Ireland, from this many notable songs forth came, including “Suspect Device” and “Alternative Ulster”. 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 a delivery that rings of honesty and commitment. It’s this raw edge that defines the band and their continued vulnerability is what makes their music so relatable – allowing them to draw back fans time and time again.

UK TOUR DATES
9^th March                 Cardiff – Tramshed
10^th March              Bristol – 02 Academy
11^th March              Norwich – The Waterfront
13^th March              Manchester – 02 Ritz
14^th March              Nottingham – Rock City
16^th March              Newcastle – 02 Academy
17^th March              Glasgow – Barrowlands Ballroom
18^th March              Inverness – Ironworks
19^th March              Aberdeen – The Lemon Tree
21^st March               Reading – Sub 89
22^nd March              Brighton – Concorde 2
23^rd March              London – 02 Forum
25^th May                  Leeds – Millennium Square
26^th May                  Hatfield – The Forum
27^th May                  Birmingham – NEC Lakeside