Robert “Rob” Hirst, who co-founded and played drums for Australian rock band Midnight Oil and co-wrote many of its songs, has died. He was 70. The group announced his death on social media but did not ...

(WJW) – Rob Hirst, drummer and co-founder of Australian rock band Midnight Oil, has died after battling cancer for years, bandmates announced this week. “After fighting heroically for almost three ...

"The normal thing for a band to do would to be to keep on toward the bright, shining lights – but instead we went completely in another direction." Roadshow Films has revealed an official trailer for ...

SYDNEY, Australia — Rob Hirst, the drummer, songwriter and co-founder of the rock band Midnight Oil, has died at 70 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Hirst died peacefully Tuesday, ...

Rob Hirst, the founding drummer for Australian new wave greats Midnight Oil, has died. Hirst died due to complications from pancreatic cancer. "After fighting heroically for almost three years, Rob is ...

Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst has died, aged 70, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. The legendary performer, who was ...

Rob Hirst’s drum kit has hit the road without him this time. “As we speak,” the power behind Midnight Oil reports with a satisfied if slightly wistful air, “it’s trundling down the Hume Highway on its ...

On October 30, iconic Australian rock band Midnight Oil will release The Makarrata Project, a seven-song mini-album that is the first new music they’ve released in nearly 20 years. Despite that ...