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'In late January Rob Hirst from Midnight Oil died. He was a friend to many of us. Great songwriter, awesome drummer and one of lifeβs true gentleman. To honour him we decided to put Midnight Oilβs Dead Heart in our set for a while with Jess Hitchcock taking the lead vocal.' Paul Kelly has put up a live Werribee performance of Dead Heart on his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr0PQRPXw1w #PaulKelly #RobHirst #DeadHeart #MidnightOil
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Fuck! Rob Hirst has died. Midnight Oil was my first musical obsession, and I started playing drums because of him. Got my first kit Xmas 1986, and I could play one pattern. A week later I could play everything on Head Injuries beat for beat. Thanks Rob, you basically taught me how to play.
#midnightoil #robhirst #australianews
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-20/midnight-oil-drummer-rob-hirst-dies/106249816
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Rob Hirst, de drummer en medeoprichter van de Australische band Midnight Oil, is op 70-jarige leeftijd overleden. De band meldt in een statement op Instagram dat de muzikant "vredig is overleden, in het bijzijn van zijn geliefden. Na een strijd van bijna drie jaar heeft Rob nu geen pijn meer."...
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A sad day for Australian music. Rob Hirst, the powerhouse drummer and songwriter for Midnight Oil, has died. His relentless, driving beats were the engine room for some of the most powerful and politically charged rock anthems ever written. A true legend.
#MidnightOil #RobHirst #AustralianMusic
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-20/midnight-oil-drummer-rob-hirst-dies/106249816