‘We tell the truth!’ Meet the NaNaz, the over-50s punks raging about pensions, recycling bins and menopause
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- NaNaz formed last year as a six‑piece punk band of women in their 50s and 60s in South Wales.
- Anne‑Marie Bollen (60) joined after seeing a “Nana Punk” workshop advert at the Cab in Newport.
- Jude Price launched the Nana Punk workshops, a community outreach project for women over 50 after experiencing stroke‑related isolation.
- NaNaz released their debut single “60 Lies,” supporting the Waspi women’s pension inequality campaign.
- NaNaz became the only band featured both on guitar.com’s homepage and in an Age Cymru poster campaign.
Why it matters: Older women gain a high‑profile platform to confront pension inequality, recycling woes and menopause, while the punk scene expands its demographic reach, bringing senior voices into mainstream cultural conversation.
