LOS ANGELES — Dennis Sheehan, longtime tour manager for U2 and 2008 Parnelli Lifetime Achievement award winner, died May 27, reportedly of cardiac arrest. He was 68. Sheehan had been in Los Angeles with U2 for a series of shows kicking off their 2015 “Innocence + Experience” Tour. U2 had opened the first of five shows at the Forum the night before.
Reports noted that an ambulance was called to the Sunset Marquis Hotel at 5:30 a.m. on May 27 but that Sheehan died at the scene. Sheehan had served as U2’s tour manager for more than three decades.
“With profound sadness we confirm that Dennis Sheehan, U2’s longstanding tour manager and dear friend to us all, has passed away overnight,” noted Arthur Fogel, CEO Global Touring, Chairman Global Music Live Nation Global Touring, on U2’s website. “Our heartfelt sympathy is with his wonderful family.”
“We’ve lost a family member,” added U2 frontman Bono. “We’re still taking it in. He wasn’t just a legend in the music business, he was a legend in our band. He is irreplaceable.”
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