Former SUPERTRAMP frontman ROGER HODGSON has slammed the band's decision to reunite for a 40th anniversary tour without him.
Rick Davies, who founded the progressive rock band with Hodgson, has announced plans for a 2010 tour, and Hodgson, who quit the group in 1983, is furious he was never invited to take part.
The singer, who is currently midway through a solo tour, has released as statement, dubbing the move "misleading and disrespectful".
It reads, "We’ve been told that they are billing the tour as the 40th Anniversary tour of the band and we just find this very surprising, misleading and disrespectful of Roger since he is the only other member that was a part of Supertramp when he and Rick founded the band together 40 years ago.
"It would seem that you would want to invite the other co-founder and the bass player of the classic line up for the 40th anniversary of the band. So, we’re really hoping it doesn’t create any confusion in the marketplace or mislead anyone."
Hodgson adds that he offered to join Davies onstage during gaps in his own tour schedule, but that he was snubbed.
The statement continues, "Roger thought he could join Supertramp for a few special concerts when he doesn’t have any scheduled shows... but (Davies' agent) told us adamantly that would 'never happen'."
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