{
  "id": 19432315,
  "title": "Foo Fighters' Grohl tribute for Beaconsfield mine 'hero'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/foo-fighters-grohl-tribute-for-beaconsfield-mine-hero",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T02:35:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-11/foo-fighters-grohl-tribute-for-todd-russell/107372582"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dave Grohl, lead singer of the Foo Fighters, paid tribute to Todd Russell, a Beaconsfield miner who tragically died at the age of 54. Russell had survived the infamous 2006 mine collapse alongside his colleague Brant Webb, an event that occurred 20 years before Grohl's tribute. During the Foo Fighters' Sydney concert, Grohl recounted how a record company representative had reached out to him after the incident, requesting to send Russell and Webb a note of encouragement and tickets to see the band once they were rescued. Grohl, moved by the miners' situation, promised them beers once they emerged from the mine. He later composed the song \"The Ballad Of The Beaconsfield Miners\" for the band's 2007 album \"Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace.\" At the Sydney concert, Grohl performed the song solo on acoustic guitar, dedicating it to Russell. Russell had recently announced on social media that he was leaving the hospital to spend his final days at home, but he passed away a few days later. The Beaconsfield community honored Russell's decades of service as a firefighter.",
  "summary": "Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl has paid tribute to Beaconsfield miner Todd Russell at the band's Sydney concert.",
  "key_points": [
    "Dave Grohl pays tribute to Todd Russell, Beaconsfield miner.",
    "Russell survived 2006 mine collapse, died at 54.",
    "Grohl dedicated song to Russell at Sydney concert."
  ],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Foo Fighters' tribute to Todd Russell",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/foo-fighters-tribute-to-todd-russell-19415625",
        "published": "2026-11-10T23:53:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Foo Fighters' tribute to Todd Russell",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/foo-fighters-tribute-to-todd-russell",
        "published": "2026-11-10T23:53:47.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}