Andy Strachan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Andy Strachan
Occupation	Drummer
Date Of Birth	Aug 20, 1974(1974-08-20)
Age	50
Birthplace	Adelaide
Country	Australia
Birth City	South Australia
Horoscope	Leo

Andy Strachan Biography

Andy Strachan is one of the most popular and richest Drummer who was born on August 20, 1974 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Australian musician who is best well-known as the drummer for the groups Pollyanna along with The Living End. As part of The Living End, he recorded albums such as State of Emergency, which was a top-ranked album in the Australian Albums Chart in 2006.

He started playing with The Living End with singer and guitarist He began playing in The Living End with singer and guitarist Chris Cheney in 2002. in 2002.

Andrew Douglas Strachan (born 20 August 1974) is an Australian rock musician. In 1994, after growing up in Adelaide, he relocated to Melbourne where in 2000 he became the drummer of alternative rock group, Pollyanna. In 2002, he joined fellow alternative rockers, The Living End, they have issued four Top 5 albums on the ARIA Charts, Modern Artillery (No 3 in 2003), State of Emergency (No. 1 in 2006), White Noise (No. 2 in 2008) and The Ending Is Just the Beginning Repeating (No. 3 in 2011).

In 1993 Strachan formed Poxsii Barccs with Gary Hopper on lead vocals, Paul Inglis on lead guitar and Toby Martin on bass guitar and backing vocals. In 1994 the group moved to Melbourne. In 1996 he formed the rock trio, Alcotomic, with John Baxter (ex-Holocene) and Denny Brereton. In 1998 Strachan’s former bandmate, Paul Inglis replaced Brereton on bass guitar, in 2001 the band folded after releasing one self-titled EP and two singles. As a member of Alcotomic, Strachan shared songwriting credits with Baxter and Inglis on 13 tracks.

He got married to a woman who was named Jacki.

Andy Strachan Net Worth

Andy Strachan is one of the richest Drummer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Andy Strachan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a part of a 60’s and 50’s cover band known as The Runaways as a teenager.

He was awarded his Jack Award for Australia’s Best Drummer in the year 2006.

Andrew Douglas Strachan was born on 20 August 1974 and grew up in Adelaide. Strachan completed secondary education at Aberfoyle Park High School, then studied Natural Therapies for three years and worked in hospitality doing restaurant work. Strachan had started drumming at the age of 12, receiving tuition from Frets and Stix music shop in Reynella. At age 15, he began in an Adelaide band, The Runaways, playing covers of mostly 1950s and 1960s songs – similar to future The Living End founders Chris Cheney and Scott Owen, whose earlier group, The Runaway Boys was a cover band in Melbourne in 1992.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Andy Strachan Dating?

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He is co-credited with Ash Grunwald on the 2013 album, Gargantua.

Facts & Trivia

Andy Ranked on the list of most popular Drummer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Andy Strachan celebrates birthday on August 20 of every year.

Top Facts about Andy Strachan

1. Andy Strachan is a drummer for Australian rock band The Living End.
2. He joined the band in 2002, replacing original drummer Travis Demsey.
3. Strachan was previously a member of bands Pollyanna and The Pictures.
4. He has also played drums for singer-songwriter Sarah McLeod.
5. Strachan was born on July 20, 1974 in Adelaide, Australia.
6. His musical influences include John Bonham and Stewart Copeland.
7. The Living End have released seven studio albums to date.
8. Strachan has been praised for his energetic live performances.
9. In addition to drums, he can also play guitar and bass guitar.
10. Strachan is married with two children and resides in Melbourne, Australia.

When did Andy Strachan join the Living End?

In 2002 , he joined fellow alternative rockers, The Living End; they have issued four Top 5 albums on the ARIA Charts, Modern Artillery (No 3 in 2003), State of Emergency (No. 1 in 2006), White Noise (No. 2 in 2008) and The Ending Is Just the Beginning Repeating (No. 3 in 2011).

Who is the drummer for The Living End?

Andy Strachan

Why did Travis Demsey leave the living end?

In February 2002, The Living End’s line up changed as Demsey left and was replaced on drums in April by Andy Strachan (ex-Pollyanna). Dempsey wanted to spend more time with his family, and had a dislike of heavy touring ; in August that year he joined Fez Perez, and later joined a punk, folk rock group, The Currency.

Did the Living End break up?

The Living End
Past members| Joey Piripitzi Travis Demsey Adrian Lombardi

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