Rob Hirst, Midnight Oil's founding drummer, dies at 70 after pancreatic cancer battle
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Rob Hirst, co-founder and drummer of Australian rock band Midnight Oil, has died at 70 after a pancreatic cancer diagnosis in 2023. Tributes from bandmates praised his powerful rhythms and his work on hits like Beds Are Burning and The Dead Heart. Midnight Oil formed in Sydney in the 1970s and released 13 studio albums; the band urged donations to pancreatic cancer charities in his memory. Hirst had spoken about life with gratitude in a 2025 interview.
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