Video: U2 Pays Tribute to Tour Manager Dennis Sheehan at L.A. Concert
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Bono and co. remember the band's longtime manager, who passed away earlier that day, and recall the fond memories of his last birthday.

AceShowbiz - U2 dedicated their show on Wednesday night, May 27 at The Forum in Los Angeles to their tour manager Dennis Sheehan. The band is mourning the loss of their longtime manager who passed away early Wednesday morning due to suspected cardiac arrest.

"What a privilege to share the stage with these brothers of mine and to share this evening with you who have given us everything," Bono said. "U2 is kind of family. It's a brotherhood, although there's a lot of sisters in it too, now that I think about it. But the extended family is very, very important to us. We look after each other, and it takes a lot to put on a show like tonight."

"Last night we lost a member of our family. Dennis Sheehan was his name. He was U2's tour manager for 33 years," the frontman continued. "And he loved, as we all do, the city of Los Angeles. He called the Sunset Marquis his 'home away from home.' He came to this city as a young man in the '70s, working for Led Zeppelin."

"He always thought maybe U2 could be the next Led Zeppelin, which of course is impossible," Bono added. "We turned up at his birthday dressed as Led Zeppelin. Adam [Clayton] was quite something because he had kind of a professorial Jon Paul Jones look. The biggest problem was I couldn't quite fill Robert Plant's pants."

He went on, "So we dedicate this song ... in fact we dedicate the night ... in fact we dedicate our whole tour to the very vivid memory of Dennis Sheehan."

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