- - Tim Very, Manchester Orchestra drummer, dies at 42

Ryan ColemanFebruary 16, 2026 at 4:05 AM

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Tim Very performs with Manchester Orchestra in 2025

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Tim Very, the drummer for the American indie rock band Manchester Orchestra, has died at the age of 42.

Very's death was announced by his bandmates with a heartfelt post to the official band Instagram on Saturday. Over a triumphant shot of Very from behind raising his fists in victory while seated at his kit, before an audience of roaring fans, the band wrote, "The entire Manchester Orchestra family has been devastated by the sudden passing of our brother, Timothy Very."

They called the drummer "the most beloved human being any of us were lucky enough to know in this life. We've all been dreading sharing this news as we are all still in absolute disbelief." No cause of death has been announced.

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"Tim was instantly likable and interacted with everyone he met with kindness and warmth. His laugh was infectious and he immediately made people feel invited and encouraged," the band continued. "His humor and energy were the very foundation that held together the entire MO universe. Strangers quickly became friends and friends became family."

Since the band's founding in Atlanta in 2004, Manchester Orchestra has called 13 different musicians members. Very belonged to the current recording and touring lineup, alongside founding members Andy Hull (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, and piano) and Robert McDowell (guitar and keyboards), as well as bassist Andy Prince, who joined in 2013.

Hull, McDowell, and Prince paid tribute to Very's "undeniable light," which was "only matched by his dedication and love for the craft that he was clearly put on earth to do. No words can ever do him justice. Please know, if you are someone who loved Tim, he loved you too."

In closing, Manchester Orchestra remembered that "only thing that Tim loved more than creating music was being with his family. You'd be pressed to find a more joyful dad. We love you Tim, thank you for loving us. You are a force of positivity that will be a constant presence in the rest of our days."

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Before taking over for Jeremiah Edmond in Manchester Orchestra in 2011, Very played with the San Diego-based rock band Walking Ashland. He went on to play drums on four albums with Manchester Orchestra: 2011's Simple Math, 2014's Cope, 2017's A Black Mile to the Surface, and 2021's The Million Masks of God, as well as the 2023 EP The Valley of Vision.

Andy Hull, Andy Prince, and Tim Very perform at KROQ's Weenie Roast in 2018

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Very played a critical role in the release of some of the band's most successful singles, including 2017's "The Gold," which featured guest vocalist Phoebe Bridgers, and the following year's single "I Know How to Speak."

In a 2014 interview with New Noise Magazine, Hull gushed over Very and Prince's additions to the band, calling them "both exceptional musicians, and they were both really able to keep up and push and help improve the ideas that were there. They have a really great chemistry together and, you know, it just kind of allowed us to look into a more tight and explosive song selection."

Hull revealed that he'd "known Tim for almost 10 years, since I was 18." Very's father was also drummer, but his horizons expanded beyond music. He launched The Tim Very Podcast in 2019, which ran through 2020 and included interviews with creatives from a variety of fields, from graphic design to food to acting.

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