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Then try and stick to it every week (or however often you want to rehearse).
In my current band we rehearse on a Tuesday night. Some weeks we don't but it is always a Tuesday.
However, we're lucky that the place we currently rehearse is always free that night whether we book it or not.
In a previous band, at first we didn't have a regular night mainly because we were trying to rehearse at a busy rehearsal studio that would often get booked up by other bands meaning that we would have to keep re-arranging to fit in with the availability of the room and the people. This got frustrating especially for me as I was the one trying to get the rooms booked and contact the rest of the band - this was before Whatsapp group chats!
Also even if someone can't make the regular slot, still try and meet up and work on something.
That way you can try and keep some of the momentum going and the other members might be more likely to return at the next rehearsal.
If all that fails then you need to find some replacements that are more reliable.
To be fair, I've got agreement earlier in the week that were having a return practise on Wednesday next week, booked it and told the group chat. Problem is, the drummer hasn't looked at the group chat for 3/4 days (currently) despite being on line and posting cat videos etc.
If that drummer plays in more than one band, the other bands are being given priority over yours. It is almost as if the drummer is hoping to be notified of other projects so as to excuse himself from attending yours.
It is possible that your drummer has issues with authority figures. It is possible that he thinks he can get away with his behaviour because he has the rest of the band over a barrel.
OPTION 1
Remind your current drummer that all band members are expendable. A metaphorical boot up the arse might get him to show greater commitment.
OPTION 2
Discretely seek a replacement drummer. If/when you find one, stop notifying the current drummer of rehearsal and gig times. For a bit of fun, see how long it takes him to notice and/or complain that he is being left out of the loop.
Some venues apply a scattershot technique to finding a replacement band at short notice and I need answers about availability fast so we get in first, while all the old codgers in other bands are still writing letters to each other.
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Original bassist left, and the replacement lived so far away he never got to practice on time and we ended up not rehearsing on the same evening each week anymore. He would be the one to suggest to cancel a practice if he couldn't make it as for some reason we couldn't rehearse a member down.
We had a FB chat thread to communicate but our drummer (funnily enough) was the one who was on it the least. That meant one of us had to call/text him to remind him of practices and stuff like that.
You need to obviously find a balance between being busy and prompt replies, and you need the right people to be available on a consistent basis otherwise its never going to work. I left this band about 18 months ago and they haven't done much since.
Have you spoken to him/her about this and ask if he/she can improve the situation? If it continues then personally I'd have to let him him/her go because you can't run a band like that imo. My motto is the band will only go as fast as the slowest band member. It's true Sometimes I think of just going out with backing tracks so I don't have deal with like that