associated_acts years_active birth_place label name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
mansun , into the bleach , the jokers , world upside , down , green smoke hokum band , indio 's dream the wandering quatrains , jonti , seraphim 1996 -- present chester , england parlophone andie rathbone non_vocal_instrumentalist 08 september 1969 drums , percussion alternative rock rock , indie rock , britpop , progressive andie rathbone
 andrew rathbone musician
andie rathbone

andrew `` andie '' rathbone -lrb- born 8 september 1969 in chester -rrb- is an english drummer and former member of the rock band mansun .
rathbone grew up in blacon , chester and played in various local bands including `` the wandering quatrains '' and `` jonti '' .
having studied at tech music school in fulham , london , he attracted the interest of mansun with his playing and flamboyant look .
rathbone initially turned the band down due to commitments with `` the wandering quatrains '' and because he thought they played `` britpop shite '' .
also working as an audi car salesman at the time , he later had a change of heart after the band 's bass player stove king played him a demo of their new song `` wide open space '' .
rathbone joined mansun shortly before their debut album `` attack of the grey lantern '' was finished .
he was the third and final drummer in the band , brought in after the band had `` internal conflict '' with the previous members .
rathbone 's initiation into the band was n't without mishap ; arriving for his first live gig with the band , flicking through a copy of the `` nme '' for details , rathbone found he had got the wrong train and instead of the correct destination of brighton , he had in fact arrived at bristol temple meads .
shortly after , his first proper gig with the band was a televised appearance on channel 4 show tfi friday , where the band performed `` stripper vicar '' .
the band released three studio album before splitting in 2003 whilst recording their fourth .
material from those session was released in 2004 as part of the `` kleptomania '' boxset .
following the breakup of mansun , rathbone formed `` seraphim '' with jonti thackray with whom he had been in bands with prior to mansun , and has since played with several artists including blondie tribute band `` into the bleach '' , `` the jokers '' and `` world upside down '' .
in 2013 , he performed with folk band `` green smoke hokum band '' with accordion busker russell mabbutt and soul-funk band `` indio 's dream '' playing the percussive cajón instrument .
in 2008 rathbone launched rhythm rehab , a short lived mobile drum teaching service covering cheshire , shropshire and north wales .
