Rock band U2 are dealing with some tragic news today, as their longtime tour manager Dennis Sheehan has been found dead in a Los Angeles hotel room. He was in his late 60s, and had tour managed the group for more than 30 years.
TMZ was the first to report the news. Sheehan’s cause of death has not been made public.
Consequence of Sound notes that Sheehan also worked for several other high-profile bands and artists, including Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, and Patti Smith.
Here’s word from TMZ:
U2’s longtime tour manager died early Wednesday morning in Los Angeles … just as the band kicked off a week-long string of concerts in the city.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Dennis Sheehan was found unconscious in his room at the Sunset Marquis Hotel. We’re told paramedics were called to Sheehan’s hotel room around 5:30 AM for a reported cardiac arrest. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
Sheehan — who was in his late 60s — has been U2’s tour manager for more than 30 years.
His death came just hours after the curtain went down on U2’s first of 5 concerts at the Forum in L.A.
U2 just kicked off a five-night residency at the Forum in Los Angeles. The Innocence + Experience tour comes to Boston for four nights this summer, July 10, 11, 14, and 15 at the TD Garden.
Below is a brief interview with Sheehan, via CoS.