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 ...

Rob Hirst performs with Midnight Oil in 1988 at the Tower Theater in Philadelphia. (Bill McCay / Getty Images) Rob Hirst, the drummer and co-founder of the Australian rock band Midnight Oil, has died.

(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 ...

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 ...

Rob Hirst — drummer, songwriter and founding member of the Australian rock band Midnight Oil — has died at age 70 following a bout with pancreatic cancer. Midnight Oil confirmed the news in a social ...

"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 ...

Robert Hirst, co-founder and drummer for Australian rock band Midnight Oil, has died after a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 70. Hirst's band members announced the news to their fans ...

SYDNEY, Australia - Tributes are flowing for Rob Hirst, co-founder, co-songwriter and drummer for Midnight Oil, who died Wednesday (Jan. 20) following a years-long battle with cancer. He was 70. Hirst ...