STIFF LITTLE FINGERS

We're celebrating our golden 50th anniversary in 2027 under the banner “GOLDFINGERS”.

Jake Burns: “I find it hard to believe that we've been doing this for fifty years. It seems like yesterday when we played the first show in a bar in East Belfast. It was exciting then, and it's exciting now. We cannot thank our audience enough for giving us all a career and hope we can keep ‘going for it’ for a few years yet ... just not another fifty!”

We're joined on the tour by our good friends, Penetration. The dates include our annual St Patrick’s Day show at the Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom, a tradition that started in 1991 and has continued every year since. Because of phenomenal demand, we added a second Barrowland night years ago, and we continue that tradition with a second show on 16th March.

Artist pre-sale: Wednesday, November 4 @ 10 am GMT (link will be sent out via email on Tuesday, November 3).
General sale: Friday, November 6 @ 10 am GMT .

Barbed Wire Love - A People’s History of Stiff Little Fingers is a new book about the band's early years, covering the beginning through to 1983. Containing more than 500 fan stories, unseen photographs, recollections from friends and associates, and a foreword by SLF singer, songwriter, and guitarist Jake Burns, this is the Stiff Little Fingers story as it’s never been told before.

Compiled and edited by Ian Templeton, the book is published by Spenwood Books on March 5, 2027. The book can be pre-ordered here.

Here's a sneak peek at our 2026 tour merch. If you can't make it to a show, you can still order any of these items on our official online store.

After a lot of work behind the scenes, we're delighted to announce that our debut, ‘Inflammable Material’, has been newly remastered and will be reissued on 21st November in three formats: 2 LP vinyl,  2CD, and 4CD plus DVD box set, overseen by Gordon Ogilvie, the band's original manager. 

The limited edition 4CD/1DVD set features a remastered version of the original album, a disc of unreleased demos (including the previously unreleased song "Revenge"), an unreleased live performance from Troon in 1979, and a CD of the pertinent John Peel sessions from the BBC. The DVD contains unreleased material: The legendary Rough Trade promo video from 1979, a previously unreleased version of the band performing ‘Alternative Ulster’ from October 1978, plus an interview, originally included in the film Shellshock Rock (Hollywood Films), and a performance from The Old Grey Whistle Test from Friars in May 1979.

Accompanying the music are photos of the band and rare memorabilia, plus new liner notes from legendary journalist Stuart Baillie. Only 5000 of the 4CD/1DVD set will be made.

Stiff Little Fingers has partnered with Twickets so fans can safely buy and sell spare tickets for our sold-out dates at no more than face value. Don't be bitten by touts or scammers! Visit https://stifflittlefingers.twickets.live 

New Stiff Little Fingers live CD/DVD set out now: Live at Rockpalast. Comprised of three discs, “Live at Rockpalast 1980 & 1989” – the first two discs are audio-only, featuring the band's 1980 and 1989 performances, while the third disc is a DVD of the group’s classic 1980 appearance on Germany’s long-running music show.

Jake Burns remembers, "The place was packed and the audience was with us from the first note. They were wonderful, singing and bouncing along. It really felt like a 'home game' to use a football analogy. I thought we played really well too, apart from a slight timing mistake during "Back to Front", a new song we were still learning. (See if you can spot my giving Jim the "look of death" at that point! LOL!)."

Previously available only as a lesser-quality bootleg, this is the earliest official video release of a full Stiff Little Fingers concert. 

The CD/DVD is available on Amazon and other musical outlets. The streaming version is available on your usual streaming apps. View the trailer now on YouTube, and enjoy! 

Streamed live on YouTube, Jake Burns and Ali McMordie of Stiff Little Fingers discussed The Making of Go For It to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the album's release. This live one-hour program was hosted by Ronan MacManus on Switchbox TV's YouTube Channel. Here's the recording on YouTube!