Following their could-out Custom House Square show in 2022, Legendary NI band Stiff Little Fingers are back.
Returning to CHSq for another special night on Saturday, August 19, tickets go on sale Friday, March 10.
They will be joined by an all-star line-up of very special guests and friends including Peter Hook & The Light, Glen Matlock, The Starjets and DJ Terri Hooley.
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Stiff Little Fingers were formed in 1977 in Belfast and 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”.
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 album chronicles the band’s anger and frustration at The Troubles and calls on youth to create their own reality.
Though focused on their new material, they always play the old favorites at gigs.
Jake said: "You have to strike a balance. The difficulty with a band like ourselves is to try not make it sound like a cabaret band.
"Obviously, it’d be very easy to go, ‘Hey, here’s another old one you may remember.’ A lot of the old songs the audience greet like old friends.
"I suppose it’s the same as any band that’s been around for any length of time."
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