Stiff Little Fingers return to iconic CHSq festival next summer
The local legends are back! 🤘
Stiff Little Fingers are proud to announce the line-up for their seventh annual hometown festival, Putting the Fast in Belfast 7.
This year, they’ll be joined on Saturday, August 16th by their friends and very special guests Public Image Ltd, Sham 69, Cherym, and DJ Terri Hooley.
Jake Burns, Stiff Little Fingers’ lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist, said, "Once again, we're heading home in August to "put the fast in Belfast" and, as always, we're looking forward to it immensely.
This year, we're joined by a true legend in John Lydon, whose band, Public Image Limited, has always been ahead of any curve there was. Plus, Sham 69, a band who needs no introduction from me, as well as one who might: Cherym, a fantastic young local band who has a set of incredible songs chock full of choruses with meaningful lyrics.
All in all, this is another great bill that we're delighted to be part of. See you up there!"
Stiff Little Fingers, the legendary punk band formed in 1977 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is still burning bright today. Their debut album, Inflammable Material, is considered one of the greatest punk albums of all time.
Along with The Clash, The Stranglers, Sex Pistols, and The Damned, they were at the forefront of the punk rock movement and are still recording and touring today. Now, Stiff Little Fingers are working on the next chapter of their music. “Hate Has No Home Here,” their latest track, was inspired by the title of a grassroots campaign that promotes just and inclusive communities and stands against hate speech and bigotry.
How to get tickets for Stiff Little Fingers at CHSq 2025:
Tickets on sale Friday November 8th at 9am via www.ticketmaster.ie
Check out the other CHSq 2025 headliners announced:
Billy Gillies
Following his two sold out CHSq 2024 shows last August, Trance superstar Billy Gillies returns for another headline show at Custom House Square on Friday August 29th 2025, with support from EADZO.
Billy Gillies is the latest superstar trance artist to emerge from Northern Ireland.
David Gray
David Gray is pleased to announce a headline show at Custom House Square, Belfast as part of his Past & Present World Tour.
David Gray's story is unlike any other. He spent almost a decade striving to make a breakthrough, and when it happened it did so in the biggest way imaginable as White Ladder became one of the best-selling British albums of recent decades and established him as an arena-filling artist.
Nile Rodgers & Chic
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, multiple Grammy Award winning songwriter, composer, producer, arranger, and guitarist, Nile Rodgers is pleased to announce a return to Belfast with a headline show this summer.
Midland
Double Grammy® nominees Midland are pleased to announce a headline Belfast show at Custom House Square on Friday 5th September 2025.
Midland have sought to reintroduce the Western plains, Laurel Canyon-cum-Bakersfield and Lone Star juke joints to Country music since coming together at a friend's wedding over common influences and the need for a return to this sort of post-Urban Cowboy Country.
Chase & Status
One of the most successful British bands of the last decade Chase & Status have announced a headline show in Belfast!
Celebrating over 17 years in the game, Chase and Status are a leading talent in the UK Electronic scene.
They were the first UK Electronic act to headline the 02 arena, have had over 2 Billion streams, 2.6 million album sales, sold millions of tickets worldwide, are Brit Nominated for Best Group, have headlined Glastonbury on the Other Stage, headlined Reading & Leeds and have collaborated with the likes of Dizzee Rascal, Kano, Snoop Dogg, Rihanna, Rita Ora, Major Lazer, Nile Rogers, Slaves and many more.
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