Stiff Little Fingers live in concert.
ON TOUR

Stiff Little Fingers

86
critic concert reviews
metal

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

82
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Based on 
86
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critic Consensus

Stiff Little Fingers is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 86 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Stiff Little Fingers is rated as a superb live performer, with remarkable shows that are worth seeing. Stiff Little Fingers concert reviews describe live shows and performances as ferocious, uplifting, entertaining, consistent, energetic, lovely, and astonishing.

ON TOUR

Downtown Las Vegas Event Center, Las Vegas, NV, United States (May 24); Winter Gardens, Blackpool, United Kingdom (August 1); The Academy, Dublin, Ireland (August 16); Custom House Square, Belfast, United Kingdom (August 17);

Latest Release

The Last Time (Live at Brixton Academy, 1988) (April 14, 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
metal
Origin
Belfast, United Kingdom (1977 - present) (1977 – present)
Bio
Stiff Little Fingers are a punk band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1977. They started out as a schoolboy band called Highway Star (named after the Deep Purple song), doing rock covers, until they discovered punk.
Has Performed With
Ruts DC, Death By Unga Bunga

Critic Concert Reviews

Backseat Mafia

March 23, 2024
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Thursday 21st March took me to Leeds for a total ‘Punk Fest’ at the O2.

UK Music Reviews (UK)

March 13, 2024
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Stiff Little Fingers brought their unique blend of protest and musicality to Rock City on Monday for the opening night of their Hate Has No Home Here tour and showed that they are still as relevant as ever.

Louder Than War (UK)

March 26, 2023
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As Stiff Little Fingers’ latest tour nears the finishing line, the band once more bring their unique blend of protest and musicality to Manchester’s Academy.

XS Noize (Northern Ireland)

March 18, 2023
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You know you are in for an interesting evening when the last song playing before the band’s intro music kicks in is ‘You’re the One That I Want’ by Hylda Baker and Arthur Mullard. This version of the John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John hit from the 70s movie

Buzz Magazine (UK)

March 15, 2023
80
%
STIFF LITTLE FINGERS prove their punk longevity in explosive Cardiff show

Backseat Mafia

August 23, 2022
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“Astonishingly, this is our 45th year of doing this thing!” Belfast punk legends Stiff Little Fingers made their valiant return to Dublin’s Academy last Friday night for their long awaited ‘20/20 Vision Tour’, ripping through a career-spanning 19-song set including their undeniable punk classics

Backseat Mafia

March 29, 2022
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Tonight's support is provided by punk stalwart, TV Smith entertaining us with a solo set culled from his days with The Adverts and TV Smith's Explorers.

Past critic reviews published in

100 Percent Rock Magazine (Australia), MAGNET Magazine (USA), Parklife DC (USA), Punknews (USA), Twin Cities Media (USA) and more

Image Credit

Rob Man [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons