Stiff Little Fingers

Stiff Little Fingers
Live in Chicago 2012 From left to right: Ali McMordie, Jake Burns, Ian McCallum
Background information
Origin	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Genres	Punk rock
Years active	1977–1982 1987–present
Labels	Rigid Digits Pledgemusic Rough Trade Chrysalis Kung Fu EMI Mondo Recordings/INgrooves
Members	Jake Burns Ali McMordie Steve Grantley Ian McCallum
Past members	Henry Cluney Dave Sharp Gordon Blair Brian Faloon Jim Reilly Dolphin Taylor Bruce Foxton
Website	www.slf.rocks//

Stiff Little Fingers are a Northern Irish punk rock band from Belfast. They formed in 1977 at the height of the Troubles, which informed much of their songwriting. They started out as a schoolboy band called Highway Star (named after the Deep Purple song), doing rock covers, until they discovered punk. They were the first punk band in Belfast to release a record – the "Suspect Device" single came out on their own independent label, Rigid Digits. Their album Inflammable Material, released in partnership with Rough Trade, became the first independent LP to enter the UK top 20.

After six years and four albums, they split up. They re-formed five years later, in 1987.^[1] Despite major personnel changes, they are still touring and recording. In 2014, the band released their tenth studio album and a world tour followed its release. Jake Burns, the lead singer, is the only member to have been with the band during all its incarnations, but in March 2006, original bass guitarist Ali McMordie rejoined them following the departure of bass player Bruce Foxton after fifteen years.^[2]