» Review: Stiff Little Fingers
Following an electric set from Pauline Murray’s original North East punkers Penetration, Stiff Little Fingers kicked off their latest tour with the timely ‘Wasted Life’. Jake Burns confessed to being 52 years old before launching into ‘At The Edge’, which got the predominately male and 40-plus crowd moshing like a bunch of teenagers. ‘Barbed Wire Love’, dedicated to the late Michael Foot, followed a surprising but well executed cover of The Specials’ ‘Doesn’t Make It Alright’. New songs such as ‘Lions Club’ were as well received as the classics and, as they finished with ‘Johnny Was’ and the timeless ‘Alternative Ulster’, everyone left very sweaty and happy.
Concorde 2, 3 March
4/5
Steve Clements






