Gibbins died from a brain aneurysm in his sleep at his Florida home on 4 October 2005 at the age of 56. Speaking of his bandmate, Molland said "I spoke to Mike on Monday afternoon. He was in good spirits and we were looking forward to seeing each other at the 'Bangladesh' re-release event on Oct. 17. Mike and I had a falling out some time ago but we had been very much in touch with each other over the last five or six months, I'm happy to say, and we were starting to talk about the future. When we talked it was usually about the Badfinger business both past and future. He was still angry that Peter had committed suicide rather than sticking it out. Mike was a great friend to us all, a great rock drummer, father and husband. Courageous and honest in all things, he will be sorely missed by all who knew him."