Tributes pour in to 'a great drummer and an even better man'

The Teardrop Explodes drummer Gary Dwyer has died20:55, 10 Aug 2026A founding member of one of Britain's most pioneering post-punk bands has died. Gary Dwyer was an influential and well-loved figure in Liverpool's alternative music scene during the 1980s, bursting onto the stage with his band, The Teardrop Explodes.‌The sad news of the musician's death was announced by his bandmate David Balfe today, Monday August 10.‌The keyboard player posted on Facebook: "It is with enormous sadness that I must pass on the news that my wonderful friend of nearly fifty years, Gary Dwyer, Teardrop Explodes drummer and very special man, passed away last night. He'd been fighting Leukaemia for nearly two years.‌"We'd stayed in touch and met often over the decades. I saw him last in Liverpool just a few week