On 16 October 2013, the band launched a project on Pledgemusic to raise funds for the album to be released in March 2014. The project reached its funding goal within 5 hours. Recording was completed in January 2014 and the album, titled No Going Back was released through PledgeMusic on…
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On 9 March 2007, Burns announced that Stiff Little Fingers would record a new album, to be released later that year. A new song, “Liars Club”, was added to their set lists that year. The track was named after a bar Burns drove past while listening to a press report…
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On 25 May 2006, SLF announced Ian McCallum would not be able to join the band on its Spring US tour due to health reasons. John Haggerty of Pegboy and Naked Raygun fame would fill in on guitar. McCallum has since rejoined the band and has toured with them ever…
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On 23 January 2006, it was announced that original bass guitarist Ali McMordie was to rejoin the band for the duration of their upcoming March tour. The tour was a success, with many fans writing into SLF’s message board saying how much they enjoyed it, and how fired up the…
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On 18 January 2006, Foxton left the band.
The trio of Burns, Foxton and Grantley recorded 1997’s Tinderbox album, with help from Ian McCallum who joined as a full-time member for 1999’s Hope Street . This same line-up recorded 2003’s Guitar and Drum .
In 1994, they released Get a Life in the UK, releasing it in the US in 1996. By the end of 1996 Taylor left due to family commitments. Burns called in Steve Grantley who had played drums for Jake Burns and the Big Wheel in the late 1980s.
In 1993, Henry Cluney was asked to leave the band, and the trio of Jake Burns, Bruce Foxton and Dolphin Taylor continued for the next four years, joined on live shows by either Dave Sharp or Ian McCallum .
Ali McMordie decided he could not commit the time to tour full-time or record and so left, being replaced by Bruce Foxton in time to record 1991’s Flags and Emblems . In Britain, the single from this album, “Beirut Moon”, was withdrawn from sale on the first day of release,…
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In 1987 the band reformed. Despite some critics who had said “Nobody would be interested in coming to see you” the band had a successful tour including Germany with shows selling out night after night. The band changed their plan of it just being a temporary re-union and decided it…
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