Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl tribute for Beaconsfield mine 'hero' Todd Russell
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl paid tribute to the late Todd Russell, a survivor of the 2006 Beaconsfield mine collapse, during a concert in Sydney. Grohl performed 'The Ballad Of The Beaconsfield Miners,' a song he wrote after learning the trapped miners requested Foo Fighters music while underground.
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Dave Grohl (centre) told the Sydney crowd, "I'm doing this for him tonight", before dedicating a song to Todd Russell. ( Frontier Touring/AAP )
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Russell died this week aged 54 , days after leaving hospital to be with family, and 20 years after becoming internationally famous as a survivor of the Beaconsfield gold mine collapse, along with his colleague Brant Webb.
On stage last night, Grohl told the Sydney crowd of the connection between the miners and his band.
"Back when Todd Russell and Brant Webb were stuck down there in the mine, someone from our record company called and said 'do you know about this mine collapse in Tasmania'?
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