Rob Hirst, Midnight Oil drummer and founding member, dies aged 70

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Musician who drove much of the band’s ferocious sound and co-wrote many of its biggest hits was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2023

Rob Hirst, the drummer and founding member of Australian rock band Midnight Oil, has died aged 70.

Hirst was diagnosed with stage three pancreatic cancer in 2023. The band confirmed his death on Tuesday afternoon.

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