Dave Grohl honors Todd Russell after Beaconsfield miner's death
Todd Russell, who survived the 2006 Beaconsfield mine collapse, has died aged 54.
Dave Grohl paid tribute to Russell at the Foo Fighters' Sydney concert last night, telling the crowd how the two trapped miners had requested water and Foo Fighters music while stuck underground 20 years ago.
Grohl said he then wrote an instrumental song for them, "The Ballad Of The Beaconsfield Miners", which appeared on the band's 2007 album. Russell and Brant Webb were trapped together in the collapse and became internationally known after their rescue.
Grohl performed the song solo on acoustic guitar at the Sydney show. Russell died this week days after leaving hospital to be with family.
- 20 years
- Years since collapse
- 54
- Russell's age at death
- Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace
- Album with tribute song
- Beaconsfield, Tasmania
- Collapse location
Why it mattersA remarkable human story of connection between art and survival, showing how music moved two miners trapped underground and how one artist honored that 20 years later.
AustraliaRussell was an Australian icon whose 2006 rescue captivated the nation, and his death marks the end of a chapter in the country's mining history.
