Stiff Little Fingers in Philly at Underground Arts 9/3/2025
words/photos: Paul Havelin
After completing their final full coast to coast US tour in 2024, Irish punk legends Stiff Little Fingers have embarked on smaller runs of shows to lessen the impact years of touring. 46 years after their debut album 'Inflammable Material', the band brought their 'Fire in the Heart' tour to Underground Arts in Philadelphia on Wednesday with an energetic set that focused primarily on their first 3 albums. Front man Jake Burns was his enigmatic self, engaging the crowd between songs (including a disgruntled 'fan' claiming they only sing about hating England), and the band was firing on all cylinders. This short run heads to NY and New England through the weekend with a stop at the Seisun Festival in Boston on Saturday, then heads to the West Coast for a handful of California shows in early October
