Jim Moginie steeled himself to forge ahead with a tour this month to share his new record, because that is what his lifelong brother in music Rob Hirst would have wanted.

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 ...

Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst has died at the age of 70 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. The sad news was announced on Tuesday, less than a year after Hirst first revealed he was was diagnosed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rob Hirst speaks onstage after winning song of the year during the 2021 APRA Music Awards in Sydney on April 28, 2021. Rob Hirst, ...

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, ...

Drummer Rob Hirst, who co-founded the Australian rock group Midnight Oil and co-wrote some of the band’s biggest hits, has died. He was 70. “After fighting heroically for almost three years, Rob is ...

Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst has passed away at the age of 70. The musician, a founding member of the Australian rock band, has passed away almost three years after being diagnosed with stage three ...

MIDNIGHT oil drummer and songwriter Rob Hirst has died aged 70. His death follows a two year battle with pancreatic cancer, which was first diagnosed in 2022. The musician was a founding member of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst performs during a The Great Circle 2017 World Tour stop in Darwin, Australia on Oct. 4, 2017. Hirst ...

Midnight Oil's Rob Hirst has died three years after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was 70. The Australian rock band announced his death in an Instagram statement on Tuesday, Jan. 20, ...