Nick Banks

Nicholas David Banks (born 28 July 1965) is an English drummer, a member of the British band Pulp.^[1] He lives in Sheffield with his wife Sarah and two children. He is the nephew of Gordon Banks, goalkeeper of the 1966 FIFA World Cup-winning England squad.^[2]

Banks performing with Pulp in 2011

Nick started playing drums aged 14 and was inspired by Paul Cook from the Sex Pistols and Blondie's Clem Burke.^[3]

He saw many of Pulp's early performances in Sheffield and eventually joined the group in 1986^[3] because "they were [his] favourite band".^[4]

Banks also played drums in a Sheffield-based band called Pollinates.^[5]

Since 2007 he has been managing Banks Pottery, a family-owned business which was previously run by his mother. He plays regularly in Sheffield's Everly Pregnant Brothers and BigShambles and remains a member of Pulp.^[6]

In 2023, Banks published a memoir entitled So It Started There, recounting his time in Pulp.^[7][8]