Millie Manders and The Shutup – have released their new single ‘Age Disgracefully’

MILLIE MANDERS AND THE SHUTUP have released their new single Age Disgracefully ahead of their headline October and November UK tour. The single is a furious blast, to paraphrase one notable critic, of prime Millie goodness, riddled with rage and catchy as hell.

“Ageing, especially in front of the media or an audience, and even more so as a woman, is still largely seen as something we should all disapprove of,” says Millie about Age Disgracefully. “I have spent most of my life tearing myself apart in front of the mirror so I wrote these lyrics in part to try and shake myself, in part to inspire others to be kinder to themselves, and as a whole heap of f**k you to the amount of anti-ageing adverts I am bombarded with on a daily basis.”

The forthcoming tour will see the band consciously playing more intimate venues than they have recently been used to, with support coming via four of the UK’s most impassioned and exciting emerging bands – The Empty Page from Manchester; Bugeye from London; TOAST from Cheltenham; and Tokyo Taboo from London.

OCTOBER

Wed 28 CAMBRIDGE Mash (with The Empty Page)

Thu 29 NEWPORT Le Pub (with The Empty Page)

Fri 30 BIRMINGHAM The Flapper (with The Empty Page)

Sat 31 NORTHAMPTON Black Prince (with The Empty Page)

NOVEMBER

Wed 04 READING Face Bar (with Bugeye)

Thu 05 FROME Tunnels (with Bugeye)

Fri 06 PORTSMOUTH Guildhall (with Bugeye)

Sat 07 HASTINGS White Rock (with Bugeye)

Wed 18 KINGSTON UPON THAMES Fighting Cocks (with TOAST)

Thu 19 TUNBRIDGE WELLS Forum (with TOAST)

Fri 20 SWINDON Victoria Inn (with TOAST)

Sat 21 SALISBURY Winchester Gate (with TOAST)

Wed 25 YORK Fulford Arms (with Tokyo Taboo)

Thu 26 GRIMSBY Yardbirds Rock Club (with Tokyo Taboo)

Fri 27 BOLTON Alma Inn (with Tokyo Taboo)

Sat 28 HEBDEN BRIDGE Trades Club (with Tokyo Taboo)

Tickets available from www.millie-manders.com

Speaking about the tour, Millie says:

“Coming back to grassroots venues with a smaller capacity than we have been playing recently is going to be so wonderfully intense and intimate. We will be bringing our melting pot of party and rage as we Age Disgracefully in a time that is so unforgiving in so many ways.”