U2’s long-time tour manager, Dennis Sheehan has died suddenly in Los Angeles.
According to TMZ, the 68-year-old was pronounced dead in his hotel in West Hollywood after suffering a suspected heart attack yesterday morning.
“We’ve lost a family member, we’re still taking it in,” Bono said in a statement.
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“He wasn’t just a legend in the music business, he was a legend in our band. He is irreplaceable.”
This is just one in a series of devastating blows to hit the Irish rockers as they mourned the loss of Larry Mullen Jr’s father before the opening night of their iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE tour in Vancouver.
In February of this year, the band lost their long time spiritual mentor Pastor Jack Heaslip also.
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Dennis had worked for U2 for more than 30 years and had also worked with other rock legends including Led Zeppelin and Iggy Pop.
The band are currently in Los Angeles to play five scheduled concerts.
