John Doyle (born 6 May 1959[1] in Manchester, England)[2] is an English drummer, who was a member of new wave bands like Magazine and The Armoury Show.

While at William Hulme's Grammar School, with friends on the stage staff formed a band.

[4] In the last gig with Idiot Rouge, at Manchester Polytechnic, guitarist John McGeoch, who was attending, asked Doyle if he wanted to audition for his band, Magazine.

He played percussion on one track on Barry Adamson's debut album Moss Side Story (1988).

In 2009, he reunited with Magazine for a number of UK and European concerts, radio and TV performances.