He co-wrote some of Midnight Oil’s biggest songs, including the group’s 1987 signature hit, “Beds are Burning.” ...

After fighting heroically for almost three years, Rob is now free of pain," reads a statement from Midnight Oil.

Robert “Rob” Hirst, who co-founded and played drums for Australian rock band Midnight Oil and co-wrote many of its songs, has ...

Australian rockers Midnight Oil announced Tuesday that drummer and co-founder Rob Hirst is dead at 70. “After fighting heroically for almost three years, Rob is now free of pain – ‘a glimmer of tiny ...

Rob Hirst’s skill was so formidable that at one point, Midnight Oil’s stage crew had to nail his drum kit to the floor to ...

Robert Hirst, a founding member of Australian rock band Midnight Oil, has passed away, the band announced on social media on Tuesday, January 20. He was 70. “We are shattered and grieving the loss of ...

Hirst, the co-founder of the Oils, had been battling cancer for several years, but he kept his energy and wit to the end, ...

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