Rob Hirst, the Australian rock drummer best known for cofounding the band Midnight Oil, has died following a battle with cancer. He was 70. Hirst's bandmates revealed the musician's death in an ...

Rob Hirst, the drummer and co-founder of the Australian rock band Midnight Oil, has died. He was 70. The band confirmed Hirst's death from pancreatic cancer in statements posted to social media.

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, ...

Midnight Oil have announced the death of drummer Rob Hirst. The musician – full name Robert George Hirst – was a founding member of the Australian rock band, which was formed in Sydney in 1972. From ...

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