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Roger Hodgson

Daddy (the first name of the band)

  • Rick Davies - Keyboards
  • Roger Hodgson - Bass guitar
  • Richard Palmer - Guitar
  • Keith Baker - Drums (left January 1970)

November ?-December ?, 1969 P. N. Club, Munich, GER (A five week residency, except monday's, 5 sets a night, 7 on Saturdays)

December ?-?, 1969 Etonnoir Club, Geneva, SUI (a week residency)

  • Rick Davies - Keyboards, Piano, Harmonica, Vocals
  • Roger Hodgson - Piano, Guitar, Bass, Vocals
  • Richard Palmer - Guitar, Vocals
  • Robert Millar - Drums, Percussion (joined February 1970)
  • Dave Winthrop - flute, saxophone (joined July 1970)

June 5, 1970 Lyceum Theatre, London, ENG (London debut supporting Procol Harum, Argent & Hard Meat)

June 13, 1970 Boat Club, Nottingham, ENG

June 28, 1970 Boat Club, Nottingham, ENG

June 30, 1970 UK Radio "Peel Session" performing "It's A Long Road", "I Try Again" & "Birds Of Prey". Broadcast July 18th)

July 5, 1970 Farx, Southhall, ENG (with Black Widow)

July 14, 1970 Marquee, London, ENG (supporting The Keef Hartley Band)

July 24, 1970 Marquee, London, ENG (supporting The Groundhogs)

August 1, 1970 Roundhouse, Dagenham, ENG (supporting Derek & The Dominoes)

August 2, 1970 Greyhound, Croydon, ENG (supporting Yes)

August 16, 1970 Roundhouse, London, ENG (with Writing On The Wall, Trader Horn, Stoics, Wishbone Ash, Heads Hands and Feet)

August 21, 1970 Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle, ENG (supporting Mott the Hopple, with Quintessence)

August 23, 1970 Wake Arms, Epping, ENG

August 27, 1970 East Afton Farm, Godshill, IOW ( Isle of Wight Festival 1970 , with Gary Farr, Andy Roberts Everyone, Howl, Black Widow, Groundhogs, Terry Reid, Gilberto Gil)

August 31, 1970 Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, ENG

September 6, 1970 Boat Club, Nottingham, ENG

September 13, 1970 Lyceum, London, ENG (supporting Pretty Things, with Trapeze & Howl)

September 17, 1970 Greyhound, Croydon, ENG

October 9, 1970 Darwin College, Canterbury, ENG (supporting Blodwyn Pig)

October 11, 1970 "BBC In Concert" supporting Caravan, introduced by John Peel. Broadcast date.

October 12, 1970 Nite Cat, Clacton, ENG

October 15, 1970 Kent University, Canterbury, ENG

October 23, 1970 Star Hotel, Croydon, ENG

October 24, 1970 Grugahalle, Essen, GER ( Drittes Essener Pop & Blues Festival )

October 29, 1970 Clouds, Derby, ENG

November 7, 1970 Leeds University, Leeds, ENG

November 20, 1970 Liverpool Polytechnic, Liverpool, ENG

November 25, 1970 Lafayette Club, Wolverhampton, ENG

November 27, 1970 Westfield Collge, London, ENG (supporting Mott the Hoople, with Cochise)

November 28, 1970 London School of Economics, London, ENG

November 29, 1970 Horn Hotel, Braintree, ENG

November 30, 1970 King's Head Blues Club, Romford, ENG

December 4, 1970 Bumpers Club, London, ENG

December 5, 1970 Liverpool University, Liverpool, ENG

December 10, 1970 Hypnotique, York, ENG

December 11, 1970 Cannock Chase Technical College, Cannock, ENG

December 12, 1970 Technical & Arts College, Wakefield, ENG

December 15, 1970 Zoom Club, Frankfurt, GER (Richard Palmer quits after the gig)

December 23, 1970 Tooting Castle, London, ENG (supporting Barclay James Harvest & The Faces)

  • Frank Farrell - Bass, Piano, Accordion, Backing Vocals (joined April 1971)
  • Kevin Currie - Drums, Percussion (joined February 1971)
  • Dave Winthrop - Flute, Saxophone

January ?, 1971 Rowing Club, Fana, NOR

January ?, 1971 Youth Club, Kalandse, NOR

January ?, 1971 Lysefjorden, Os, NOR (supported by 2nd Power Unit. 2nd Power Unit's Jan Fossmark drank so much before their gig that he blacked out, and couldn't be revived, so Roger filled in for him)

January 1971 Robert Millar suffers a nervous breakdown and quits after this disastrous tour of Norway.

January 16, 1971 Manchester University, Manchester, ENG

January 22, 1971 North London Polytechnic, London, ENG (supporting Stray, with Gnome Sweet Gnome)

January 26, 1971 Lyceum, London, ENG

January 29, 1971 Parr Hall, Warrington, ENG (with Colosseum)

January 29, 1971 CF Mott College, Liverpool, ENG (with Colosseum)

February 16, 1971 Marquee, London, ENG

February 28, 1971 Roxburgh Hall, Stowe, ENG (supporting Genesis)

March 16, 1971 Swansea University, Swansea, WAL

March 18, 1971 Manchester University, Manchester, ENG (supporting Gentle Giant)

April 30, 1971 Van Dike Club, Plymouth, ENG

July 2, 1971 Temple Club, London, ENG (supported by Bram Stoker)

July 3, 1971 Starlight Rooms, Boston, ENG (supporting T-Rex)

July 11, 1971 Classic Cinema, Taunton, ENG

July 15, 1971 Town Hall, Oxford, ENG

July 24, 1971 Town Hall, Wimbledon, ENG (supporting Mungo Jerry)

August 18, 1971 De Valance Pavilion, Tenby, WAL (supporting Stackridge)

August 20, 1971 Central Hall, Chatham, ENG (supported by Barry Reynolds, Sarasvati & Timothy)

August 21, 1971 Starlight Rooms Gliderdrome, Boston, ENG (supporting Tir Na Nog)

August 28, 1971 Temple Club, London, ENG (supported by On)

September 14, 1971 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (supporting Ten Years After, with Keith Christmas)

September 15, 1971 Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, ENG (Cancelled, supporting Ten Years After, with Keith Christmas)

September 16, 1971 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG (supporting Ten Years After, with Keith Christmas)

September 18-19, 1971 Coliseum, London, ENG (supporting Ten Years After, with Keith Christmas)

September 20, 1971 Guildhall, Southampton, ENG (supporting Ten Years After, with Keith Christmas)

September 22, 1971 De Montfort Hall, Leicester, ENG (supporting Ten Years After, with Keith Christmas)

September 26, 1971 Free Trade Hall, Manchester, ENG (supporting Ten Years After, with Keith Christmas)

September 27, 1971 St. George's Hall, Bradford, ENG (supporting Ten Years After, with Keith Christmas)

September 28, 1971 City Hall, Sheffiel, ENG (supporting Ten Years After, with Keith Christmas)

October 4, 1971 Town Hall, Birmingham, ENG (supporting Ten Years After, with Keith Christmas)

October 9, 1971 Borough Road College, Isleworth, ENG (supporting Gentle Giant)

October 20, 1971 Town Hall, Birmingham, ENG

October 23, 1971 Reading University, Reading, ENG

October 24, 1971 Marquee, London, ENG

October 26, 1971 Leeds University, Leeds, ENG

October 28, 1971 Warwick University, Coventry, ENG

October 29 1971 Temple Club, London, ENG

October 30, 1971 Winter Gardens, Malvern, ENG (supporting Pink Fairies, with Sidewinder)

November 6, 1971 Philippa Fawcett College, London, ENG

November 11, 1971 Hammersmith Town Hall, London, ENG (supporting Gong, with Lady Jane and Charon)

November 12, 1971 Alan Pullinger Centre Southgate, London, ENG

November 12, 1971 Sirius Southgate, London, ENG

November 13, 1971 Chelsea College of Science and Technology, London, ENG

November 19, 1971 Manchester Polytechnic, Manchester, ENG

November 20, 1971 Bristol Polytechnic, Bristol, ENG

November 21, 1971 Black Prince Hotel Bexley, London, ENG (with Tir Na Nog)

November 22, 1971 Waltham Forest Technical College, London, ENG

November 22, 1971 Woodville Halls Theatre, Gravesend, ENG

November 25 1971 Oughton's Restaurant, Dumfries, SCOT

November 26, 1971 Bobby Jones, Ayr, SCOT

November 27, 1971 Dundee University Student Union, Dundee, SCOT

November 28, 1971 Kinema Ballroom Dunfermline, SCOT (supported by The Change)

December 3, 1971 Salford University, Manchester, ENG (supporting Chicken Shack & Heaven, with Graphite)

December 10, 1971 Technical College and School of Art, Harrow, ENG

December 18, 1971 Leys Club, Letchworth, ENG (supported by Banzai & Fruupp)

January 5, 1972 Oldfield Tavern, Greenford, ENG

January 14, 1972 Sheffield University, Sheffield, ENG (supporting Ten Years After)

January 14, 1972 Horn Hotel, Braintree, ENG

January 28, 1972 Salford University, Manchester, ENG (supporting Ten Years After)

January 29, 1972 Leicester University, Leicester, ENG (supporting Ten Years After)

February 4, 1972 76 Club, Burton-upon-Trent, ENG

February 12, 1972 Strathclyde University, Glasgow, SCOT

February 25, 1972 Loughborough University, Loughborough, ENG

March 4, 1972 Bradford University, Bradford, England, UK (supporting Slade)

March 17, 1972 Pavilion, Weymouth, ENG

March 24, 1972 Ahoy, Rotterdam, NED (supporting Ten Years After)

March 25, 1972 Forest National, Brussels, BEL (supporting Ten Years After)

April 3, 1972 Festhalle, Bern, SUI (supporting Ten Years After)

May 8, 1972 Civic Centre, Gravesend, ENG

May 12, 1972 76 Club, Burton-upon-Trent, ENG

June 23, 1972 Falcon, London, ENG

July 1, 1972 City Hall, St. Albans, ENG

July 2, 1972 South Parade Pier, Southsea, ENG (supporting Edgar Broughton Band, with Aubrey Small)

July 7, 1972 Hastings Pier Ballroom, Hastings, ENG (supporting U.F.O., with Listen, Squirrel & Xerox)

July 11, 1972 Marquee, London, ENG

July 25, 1972 Hornchurch Grammar School, Hornchurch, ENG

August 1, 1972 Fulham Greyhound, London, ENG

August 5, 1972 Jemelle, BEL (Festival De Jemelle 1972)

August 22, 1972 UK Radio "Peel Session" performing "Pony Express", "School", "Everyone Is Listening" & "I Can See". Broadcast September 12th)

September 19, 1972 Henry's Blues House, Birmingham, ENG

October 12, 1972 Cavern Club, Liverpool, ENG

October 14, 1972 University of London Union, London, ENG (supporting Status Quo, with Wild Turkey)

October 29, 1972 New Windmill Hall, Upminster, ENG

November 5, 1972 Top Rank Suite, Birmingham, ENG

November 8, 1972 Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, ENG (supported by Roxy Music & Sunrise)

November 20, 1972 UK Radio "Peel Session" performing "Summer Romance", "Rudy", "Pony Express" & "Dreamer". Broadcast November 23rd)

November 23, 1972 Ealing Technical College, London, ENG

December 1, 1972 Rowe Hall, Workington, ENG

December 8, 1972 Brunel University Student's Hall, Uxbridge, ENG (with UFO)

December 13, 1972 Cardiff High School, Cardiff, WAL

December 20 1972 North Lindsey College of Technology, Scunthorpe, ENG

December 21, 1972 Fulham Greyhound, London, ENG

Fall 1972 Tour of Scandinavia

February 1973 Frank Ferrell leaves the band.

February 4, 1973 The Torrington, London, ENG

February 21, 1973

Revolution Club, Birmingham, ENG

February 25, 1973 Corn Exchange, Maidstone, ENG

March 1, 1973 Leeds University Union, Leeds, ENG

March 22, 1973 UK Radio "Peel Session" performing "Dreamer", "Black Cat", "Hey Laura" & "Bloody Well Right". Broadcast the same day)

April 7, 1973 Revolution, Copenhagen, DEN

May 4, 1973 Royal Veterinarian College, London, ENG

June 2, 1973 Stoneground, Manchester, ENG

June 25, 1973 UK Radio "Peel Session" performing "Chicken Man", "Down In Mexico" & "Just A Normal Day". Broadcast July 5th. "Land Ho" was also recorded and broadcast March 2, 1974 on "Rock On")

  • Dougie Thompson - Bass (joined June 1973, although he had played some gigs before as a temporary stand-in)
  • Bob Siebenberg - Drums, Percussion (joined August 1973)
  • John Anthony Helliwell - saxophones, clarinet, vocals (joined September 1973)

March 31, 1974 Westcliff, ENG

April 21, 1974 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG (supporting Ten Years After) ?

May 23, 1974 UK Radio "Peel Session" performing "If Everyone Was Listening", "School" & "Bloody Well Right". Broadcast June 6th)

June 22, 1974 Dunelm House, Durham, ENG

June 23, 1974 Racecourse, Durham, ENG (Durham Dome Festival 1974)

Supertramp Crime Of The Century Tour 1974-1975

September 15, 1974 Stoke, ENG

September 17, 1974 London, ENG

September 22, 1974 Kings Road Theatre, London, ENG

October 18, 1974 Swansea University, Swansea, WAL

October 19, 1974 Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, ENG

October 21, 1974 Guildhall, Plymouth, ENG (Virgin crisis concert)

October 22, 1974 Town Hall, Torquay, ENG

October 23, 1974 Civic Hall, Guildford, ENG

October 24, 1974 Collegiate Theatte, London, ENG

October 25, 1974 Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham, ENG

October 26, 1974 Manchester University, Manchester, ENG (supporting Soft Machine)

October 27, 1974 London, ENG ?

October 31, 1974 Saint Andrews University, Saint Andrews, SCOT

November 1, 1974 Aberdeen University, Aberdeen, SCOT

November 2, 1974 Dundee University Student Union, Dundee, SCOT

November 3, 1974 City Hall, Glasgow, SCOT

November 5, 1974 Bradford University, Bradford, ENG

November 6, 1974 Manchester University, Manchester, ENG ?

November 8, 1974 Lampeter University, Lampeter, WAL

November 9, 1974 Bangor University, Bangor, WAL

November 12, 1974 Queen's Theatre, Stoke, ENG

November 15, 1974 North Staffordshire Polytechnic, Stoke, ENG

November 22, 1974 University Of Sussex, Brighton, ENG

December 1, 1974 Guildhall, Preston, ENG

December 2, 1974 Town Hall, Birmingham, ENG

December 9, 1974 Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, ENG (supported by Chris De Burgh)

December 12, 1974 Victoria Rooms, Bristol, ENG (supported by Chris De Burgh)

December 15, 1974 Victoria Palace Theatre, London, ENG (supported by Chris De Burgh)

Supertramp UK Tour 1975 (supported by Gallagher & Lyle & Chris De Burgh)

January 23, 1975 City Hall, Sheffield, ENG (supported by Gallagher & Lyle & Chris De Burgh)

January 24, 1975 Town Hall, Leeds, ENG (supported by Gallagher & Lyle & Chris De Burgh)

January 26, 1975 Town Hall, Birmingham, ENG (supported by Gallagher & Lyle & Chris De Burgh)

January 27, 1975 De Montfort Hall, Leicester, ENG (supported by Gallagher & Lyle & Chris De Burgh)

January 29, 1975 Free Trade Hall, Manchester, ENG (supported by Gallagher & Lyle & Chris De Burgh)

January 30, 1975 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG (supported by Gallagher & Lyle & Chris De Burgh)

February 1, 1975 Usher Hall, Edinburgh, SCOT (supported by Chris De Burgh)

February 2, 1975 City Hall, Glasgow, SCOT (supported by Chris De Burgh)

February 6, 1975 New Theater, Oxford, ENG (supported by Gallagher & Lyle & Chris De Burgh)

February 7, 1975 Dome, Brighton, ENG (supported by Gallagher & Lyle & Chris De Burgh)

February 8, 1975 Civic Hall, Guildford, ENG (supported by Gallagher & Lyle & Chris De Burgh)

February 9, 1975 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (supported by Gallagher & Lyle & Chris De Burgh)

February 10, 1975 Guildhall, Plymouth, ENG

February 11, 1975 Torquay, ENG

February 19, 1975 Tivoli, Copenhagen, DEN

February 26, 1975 Le Bataclan, Paris, FRA

March 3, 1975 Koninklijk Theater Carré, Amsterdam, NED

March 9, 1975 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG

April 4, 1975 Uptown Theatre, Milwaukee, WI

April 6, 1975 Centre Sportif de l'Université, Montreal, QC

April 7, 1975 Centre Municipal Des Congres, Quebec City, QC

April 9, 1975 Ottawa Technical High School, Auditorium, Ottawa, ON

April 11, 1975 Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY

April 12, 1975 Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA

April 13, 1975 Georgetown University Gaston Hall, Washington, DC

April 14, 1975 Erlanger Theatre, Philadelphia, PA

April 15, 1975 Ford Auditorium, Detroit, MI

April 17, 1975 Massey Hall, Toronto, ON

April 18, 1975 Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY

April 19, 1975 Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH

April 20, 1975 Riviera Ballroom, Chicago, IL (supported by Chris De Burgh)

April 21, 1975 Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO

April 22, 1975 Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS

April 24-26, 1975 Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA

May 25, 1975 Indianapolis, IN

June 20, 1975 Burbank, CA (US TV "Midnight Special")

July 15, 1975 Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, AB

July 31, 1975 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, BC

August 1, 1975 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA

August 2, 1975 Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR

August 3, 1975 Convention Center, Spokane, WA

August 4, 1975 Sportsplex, Lethbridge, AB

August 5, 1975 Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, AB

August 8, 1975 Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA

August 9, 1975 Warnors Theatre, Fresno, CA

August 11, 1975 Texas Hall, Arlington, TX

August 12, 1975 Music Hall, Houston, TX

August 13, 1975 Warehouse, New Orleans, LA

August 16, 1975 Civic Centre, Ottawa, ON

August 17, 1975 Place Des Nations, Montreal, QC

August 23, 1975 Little John's Farm, Reading, ENG (Reading Festival 1975)

September 4, 1975 Circus Krone, Munich, GER (The Big Rock Show 1975, supporting Status Quo, with Thin Lizzy, Randy Pie & Snafu)

Supertramp Crisis? What Crisis? Tour 1975

Supertramp & Joan Armatrading UK Tour 1975 (supported by The Movies)

November 13, 1975 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG

November 14, 1975 Lancaster University, Lancaster, ENG

November 15, 1975 University of Leeds Refectory, Leeds, ENG

November 16, 1975 Fairfield Hall, Croydon, ENG

November 17, 1975 Dome, Brighton, ENG

November 19, 1975 Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, ENG

November 20, 1975 Guildhall, Portmouth, ENG

November 22, 1975 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG

November 23, 1975 Usher Hall, Edinburgh, SCOT

November 24, 1975 Apollo, Glasgow, SCOT

November 25, 1975 Caird Hall, Dundee, SCOT

November 28, 1975 Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, WAL

November 29, 1975 Odeon, Birmingham, ENG

November 30, 1975 Palace Theatre, Manchester, ENG

December 1, 1975 De Montfort Hall, Leicester, ENG

December 2, 1975 Victoria Hall, Hanley, ENG

December 4, 1975 City Hall, Sheffield, ENG

December 5, 1975 Coventry Theatre, Coventry, ENG

December 6-7, 1975 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG

December 9, 1975 ABC, Hull, ENG

December 11, 1975 Guildhall, Preston, ENG

December 12, 1975 Empire, Liverpool, ENG

December 13, 1975 Gaumont, Ipswich, ENG

December 14, 1975 ABC, Great Yarmouth, ENG

December 16, 1975 ABC, Plymouth, ENG

December 17, 1975 Festival Hall, Torbay, ENG

December 18, 1975 Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, WAL (supported by Joan Armatrading & The Movies)

December 19, 1975 Gaumont, Southampton, ENG

December 20, 1975 Kursaal, Southend-on-Sea, ENG

January 3, 1976 Sporthalle, Basel, SuI

January 5, 1976 Luxembourg, LUX

January 8, 1976 Zaal Germinal, Hasselt, BEL

January 9, 1976 Ontmoetingscentrum, Harelbeke, BEL

January 10, 1976 Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, BEL

January 11, 1976 Heerlen, NED

January 12, 1976 Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, NED

January 13, 1976 Groningen, NED

January 15, 1976 Musensaal im Rosengarten, Mannheim, GER

January 17, 1976 RAI Congress Hall, Amsterdam, NED

January 19, 1976 Hochschule Der Kunste, Berlin, GER

January 21, 1976 Theater An Der Brienner Strasse, Munich, GER

January 23, 1976 Hamburg, GER

January 24, 1976 Hannover, GER

January 27, 1976 Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, DEN (first concert performance of "Soapbox Opera")

January 29, 1976 Olympen, Lund, SWE

January 31, 1976 Oslo, NOR

February 1, 1976 Konserthuset, Stockholm, SWE

February 5, 1976 Royal Albert Hall, London, ENG

February 20, 1976 Allentown Fairgrounds Agricultural Hall, Allentown, PA

February 21-22, 1976 Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY

February 24, 1976 London Arena, London, ON

February 25, 1976 Place Theatre, Hamilton, ON

February 26, 1976 Forum, Montreal, QC

February 27, 1976 Centre Municipal Des Congres, Quebec City, QC

February 29, 1976 Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, NB

March 1, 1976 Forum, Halifax, NS

March 4, 1976 Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, VT

March 5, 1976 Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA

March 6, 1976 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA

March 7, 1976 Public Auditorium, Cleveland, OH

March 9, 1976 Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI

March 10, 1976 Rivoli Theatre, Indianapolis, IN

March 11, 1976 Ambassador Theatre, St. Louis, MO

March 12, 1976 Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL

March 13-14, 1976 Oriental Theatte, Milwaukee, WI

March 16, 1976 Pantages Playhouse Theatre, Winnipeg, MB

March 19, 1976 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA

March 20, 1976 Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR

March 21, 1976 Spokane Coliseum, Spokane, WA

March 23, 1976 Saskatchewan Centre Of The Arts, Regina, SK

March 24, 1976 Centennial Auditorium, Saskatoon, SK

March 25, 1976 Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton, AB

March 26, 1976 Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, AB

March 28, 1976 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, BC

March 31-April 1, 1976 Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, USA

April 2-3, 1976 Warnors Theatre, Fresno, CA

April 9, 1976 Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, CA

April 10, 1976 Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR

April 11, 1976 Convention Center, Spokane, WA

April 14, 1976 Regis College Fieldhouse, Denver, CO

April 16, 1976 Ambassador Theatre, St. Louis, MO

April 17, 1976 Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS

April 19, 1976 Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL

April 20, 1976 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON

April 21, 1976 Civic Centre, Ottawa, ON

April 23, 1976 Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY

April 25, 1976 Warner Theatre, Washington, DC

April 28, 1976 War Memorial, Trenton, NJ

April 29, 1976 Virginia Beach, VA

April 30, 1976 Los Angeles, CA

May 28, 1976 Nakano Sunplaza, Tokyo, JPN

May 29, 1976 NHK 101 Studio, Tokyo, JPN

June 4, 1976 Apollo Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, AUS

June 6-7, 1976 Festival Hall, Melbourne, AUS

June 9, 1976 Sydney, AUS

June 10, 1976 Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, AUS

June 11, 1976 Sydney, AUS

June 12, 1976 Civic Theatre, Newcastle, AUS

June 14-15, 1976 Brisbane, AUS

June 18, 1976 Sydney, AUS

June 22, 1976 Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, NZ

February 5, 1977 Royal Albert Hall, London, ENG

Supertramp Quietest Moments Tour 1977

April 6, 1977 Exhibition Stadium, Regina, SK

April 7, 1977 Centennial Auditorium, Saskatoon, SK

April 8-9, 1977 Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, MB

April 11, 1977 Sportsplex, Lethbridge, AB

April 12, 1977 Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AB (cancelled due to Roger being ill)

April 15, 1977 Spokane Coliseum, Spokane, WA (Supported by Procol Harum)

April 16, 1977 WSU Performing Arts Coliseum, Pullman, WA (Supported by Procol Harum)

April 17, 1977 Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR (Supported by Procol Harum)

April 20, 1977 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA (Supported by Procol Harum)

April 22, 1977 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC (Supported by Procol Harum)

April 23, 1977 Memorial Arena, Victoria, BC (Supported by Procol Harum)

April 27, 1977 Memorial Civic Auditorium, Stockton, CA

April 28, 1977 Forum, Inglewood, CA

April 30, 1977 Paramount Theatre, Oakland, CA

May 2, 1977 Aladdin Theater, Las Vegas, NV

May 3, 1977 Civic Theatre, San Diego, CA

May 5-6, 1977 Selland Arena, Fresno, CA

May 7, 1977 Bakersfield, CA

May 9, 1977 Regis College Fieldhouse, Denver, CO

May 11, 1977 Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS

May 12, 1977 Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO

May 13, 1977 Uptown Theater, Chicago, IL

May 15, 1977 Ford Auditorium, Detroit, MI

May 19-20, 1977 Milwaukee Arena, Milwaukee, WI

May 21, 1977 Civic Center, St. Paul, MN

May 22, 1977 Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI

May 23, 1977 Indianapolis, IN ?

May 24, 1977 Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena, Ashwaubenon, USA

May 25, 1977 Circle Theater, Indianapolis, IN

May 28, 1977 Memorial Auditorium, Louisville, KY

June 1-2, 1977 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON

June 4, 1977 Convention & Civic Center, Niagara Falls, NY

June 5, 1977 Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY

June 6, 1977 Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, VT

June 10, 1977 Akron, OH

June 11, 1977 Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY

June 12, 1977 Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA

June 15, 1977 Dome, Virginia Beach, VA

June 16, 1977 Lisner Auditorium, Washington, DC

June 17, 1977 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA

June 18, 1977 Palladium, New York City, NY

June 19, 1977 Allentown Fairgrounds, Allentown, PA

June 21, 1977 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY

June 24, 1977 Forum, Halifax, NS

June 25, 1977 Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, NB

June 27, 1977 Colisee de Quebec, Quebec City, QC

June 28-29, 1977 Forum, Montreal, QC

July 2-3, 1977 Civic Centre, Ottawa, ON

July 5, 1977 Grant Hall, Kingston, ON

July 7, 1977 Community Arena, Sudbury, ON

July 8, 1977 London Gardens, London, ON

July 9-10, 1977 Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener, ON

July 14, 1977 Stampede Corral, Calgary, AB

July 15, 1977 Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AB

July 23, 1977 Convention Center, Dallas, TX

July 24, 1977 Music Hall, Houston, TX

July 25, 1977 Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX

July 28-29, 1977 Gusman Cultural Center, Miami, FL

July 30, 1977 Curtis Hixon Convention Hall, Tampa, FL

July 31, 1977 Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL

August 2, 1977 Ellis Memorial Auditorium, Memphis, TN

August 3, 1977 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center, Birmingham, AL

August 5, 1977 Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA

August 6, 1977 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC

August 7, 1977 Williamsburg, VA

August 28, 1977 Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen, DEN

August 30, 1977 Stockholm, SWE

September 1, 1977 Ekeberghallen, Oslo, NOR

September 2, 1977 Gothenburg, SWE

September 3, 1977 Olympen, Lund, SWE

September 7, 1977 Congress Centrum CCH, Hamburg, GER

September 8, 1977 Niedersachsenhalle, Hannover, GER

September 10, 1977 Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshaven, GER

September 11, 1977 Sporthalle, Cologne, GER

September 13, 1977 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, GER

September 15, 1977 Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, GER

September 16, 1977 Rhein-Main Halle, Wiesbaden, GER

September 18, 1977 Messehalle, Sindelfingen, GER

September 21, 1977 Olympiahalle, Munich, GER

September 23, 1977 Pavilion Des Sports De Champel, Geneva, SUI

September 24, 1977 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, SuI

September 26, 1977 Palau Dels Esports, Barcelona, SPA

September 28, 1977 Marseille, FRA

September 29, 1977 Palais D'Hiver, Lyon, FRA

September 30, 1977 Pavillon De Paris, Paris, FRA

October 3-4, 1977 Ahoy, Rotterdam, NED

October 5, 1977 Palais Des Grottes, Cambrai, FRA

October 7-8, 1977 Forest National, Brussels, BEL

October 10-11, 1977 Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam, NED

October 15-16, 1977 Odeon, Birmingham, ENG

October 17, 1977 Empire Theatre, Liverpool, ENG

October 19-20, 1977 Belle Vue Kings Hall, Manchester, ENG

October 21, 1977 Coventry Theatre, Coventry, ENG

October 24, 1977 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG

October 25, 1977 Usher Hall, Edinburgh, SCOT

October 26-27, 1977 Apollo, Glasgow, SCOT

October 30, 1977 De Montfort Hall, Leicester, ENG

November 1-2, 1977 Empire Pool, Wembley, ENG

November 4, 1977 Brighton Centre, Brighton, ENG

November 5-6, 1977 New Forest, ENG

November 7, 1977 Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, ENG

November 10, 1977 Queen Mary College, London, ENG

Supertramp Breakfast In America Tour 1979

March 16, 1979 University Of Colorado Balch Fieldhouse, Boulder, CO

March 18-19, 1979 Checkerdome, St. Louis, MO

March 20, 1979 Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO

March 22-23, 1979 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, WI

March 24, 1979 Civic Center, St. Paul, MN

March 25, 1979 Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI

March 27, 1979 Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena, Ashwaubenon, WI

March 28, 1979 International Amphitheater, Chicago, IL

April 3-4, 1979 Forum, Inglewood, CA

April 5, 1979 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA

April 8, 1979 Convention Center, Tucson, AZ

April 9, 1979 Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ

April 11, 1979 Sports Arena, San Diego , CA

April 12-13, 1979 Selland Arena, Fresno, CA

April 15, 1979 Spokane Coliseum, Spokane, WA

April 16, 1979 Adam Field House, Missoula, MT

April 18, 1979 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA

April 19, 1979 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR

April 20, 1979 WSU Performing Arts Coliseum, Pullman, WA

April 22, 1979 Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, OR

April 30, 1979 Assembly Center, Tulsa, OK

May 1, 1979 Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK

May 2, 1979 Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX

May 4, 1979 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, TX

May 5, 1979 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX

May 9, 1979 Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN

May 11-12, 1979 Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami, FL

May 13, 1979 Bayfront Center, St. Petersburg, FL

May 14, 1979 Civic Center, Lakeland, FL

May 15, 1979 Omni, Atlanta, GA

May 16, 1979 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC

May 17, 1979 Capitol Center, Largo, MD ?

May 18, 1979 Rutgers Athletic Center, Piscataway, NY

May 20, 1979 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI

May 21, 1979 Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY

May 23-24, 1979 Music Hall, Boston, MA

May 25, 1979 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA

May 26, 1979 Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY

May 27, 1979 RPI Fieldhouse, Troy, NY

May 29, 1979 Utica, NY ?

May 30, 1979 Civic Center, Springfield, MA

May 31, 1979 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY

June 2, 1979 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, OH

June 3, 1979 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN

June 4, 1979 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA

June 5, 1979 Capitol Center, Landover, MD

June 6, 1979 Columbus, OH ?

June 7, 1979 Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY ?

June 8, 1979 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH

June 9, 1979 Birmingham, AL ?

June 10, 1979 Richmond Colisem, Richmond, VA

June 11, 1979 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA

June 14, 1979 Met Center, Bloomington, MN

June 16-18, 1979 Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI

July 9-11, 1979 Convention Centre, Winnipeg, MB

July 14, 1979 Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener, ON

July 16, 1979 Little Stadium, London, ON

July 19-21, 1979 CNE Exhibition Stadium, Toronto, ON

July 24-25, 1979 Parc Jarry, Montreal, QC

July 28, 1979 Lansdowne Park Grandstand, Ottawa, ON

July 30, 1979 Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, NB

July 31, 1979 Forum Halifax, NS

August 5, 1979 McMahon Stadium, Calgary, AB

August 7-8, 1979 Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AB

August 11, 1979 Empire Stadium, Vancouver, BC

September 30, 1979 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany

October 1, 1979 Eisstadion, Mannheim, Germany

October 3-5, 1979 Olympiahalle, Munich, GER

October 7-8, 1979 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, GER

October 10, 1979 Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, AUT

October 12-13, 1979 Sporthalle, Cologne, GER

October 15-17, 1979 Ahoy, Rotterdam, NED

October 19, 1979 Sportpaleis, Antwerp, BEL

October 21-22, 1979 Stadthalle, Bremen, GER

October 25, 1979 Drammenshallen, Drammen, NOR

October 26-27, 1979 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, SWE

October 30-November 2, 1979 Wembley Arena, London, ENG

November 4-5, 1979 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, GER

November 8-10, 1979 Palau Dels Esports, Barcelona, SPA

November 12-13, 1979 Pabellon de la Ciudad Deportiva del Real Madrid, Madrid, SPA

November 15-16, 1979 Pavilhão do Grupo Dramático e Sportivo de Cascais, Lisbon, POR

November 19, 1979 Parc Des Expositions, Bordeaux, FRA

November 20, 1979 Parc Des Expositions, Avignon, FRA

November 21, 1979 Strasbourg, FRA ?

November 22, 1979 Palais Des Sports, Lyon, FRA

November 23, 1979 Dijon, FRA

November 25, 1979 Nice, FRA

November 27, 1979 Palais Des Sports, Nantes, FRA

November 29-December 2, 1979 Pavillon de Paris, Paris, FRA

December 4-5, 1979 Sporthalle, Boblingen, GER

December 7, 1979 Festhalle, Frankfurt, GER

December 8-9, 1979 Hallenstadion, Zurich, SUI

Supertramp Famous Last Tour 1983

ADDITIONAL LIVE MUSICIANS:

  • Fred Mandel - Keyboards, Guitar, Backing Vocals
  • Scott Page - Saxophones, Flute, Guitar, Backing Vocals

June 1-2, 1983 Johanneshov Isstadion, Stockholm, SWE

June 5, 1983 Gentofte Stadion, Gentofte, DEN

June 8, 1983 Olympisch Stadium, Amsterdam, NED

June 10, 1983 Festival Park, Werchter, BEL

June 12, 1983 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, GER

June 14, 1983 Praterstadion, Vienna, AUT

June 17, 1983 Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne, GER

June 19, 1983 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, GER

June 21, 1983 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, GER

June 23, 1983 Waldbühne, Berlin, GER

June 24, 1983 Nantes, FRA ?

June 26, 1983 Parc de Sceaux, Paris, FRA

June 29-July 2, 1983 Earls Court, London, ENG

July 3, 1983 Hippodrome de Parilly, Lyon, FRA

July 5, 1983 Mini Estadi, Barcelona, SPA

July 7, 1983 Campo del Gas, Madrid, SPA

July 10, 1983 Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe, GER

July 12, 1983 Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, FRA

July 14, 1983 Stade du Moustoir, Lorient, FRA

July 16, 1983 St. Jakob's Stadion, Basel, SUI

July 19, 1983 Parc des sports d'Aguiléra, Biarritz, FRA

July 21, 1983 Stade de L'Ouest, Nice, FRA

July 23-24, 1983 Reitstadion Riem, Munich, GER

August 5, 1983 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA

August 6, 1983 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA

August 8, 1983 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY

August 9, 1983 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ

August 10, 1983 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA

August 11, 1983 Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY

August 13, 1983 Colisée de Québec, Quebec City, QC

August 15, 1983 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD

August 17, 1983 Centrum Worcester, MA

August 18-20, 1983 Forum, Montreal, QC

August 22, 1983 Lansdowne Park Grandstand, Ottawa, ON

August 24-25, 1983 CNE Grandstand, Toronto, ON

August 26, 1983 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, WI

August 27, 1983 Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI

August 28, 1983 Met Center, Bloomington, MN

August 31, 1983 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR

September 1-2, 1983 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA

September 3, 1983 BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, BC (supported by Bryan Adams & Payolas)

September 5, 1983 Stampede Corral, Calgary, AB

September 6, 1983 Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AB

September 9, 1983 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL

September 10, 1983 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI

September 12, 1983 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH

September 13, 1983 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN

September 14, 1983 St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, MO

September 16, 1983 Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK

September 17, 1983 Summit, Houston, TX

September 18, 1983 Frank Ervin Center, Austin, TX

September 21, 1983 Sports Arena, San Diego, CA

September 22-24, 1983 Forum, Los Angeles, CA

September 25, 1983 Irvine Meadows, Irvine, CA

Departure of Roger Hodgson after this tour.

Supertramp Brother On The Road Tour 1985

  • Mark Hart - Keyboards, Guitar, Co-Lead & Backing Vocals
  • Marty Walsh - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
  • Carl Verheyen - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
  • Scott Page - Saxophones, Flute, Backing Vocals
  • Brad Cole - Saxophones

September 23-25, 1985 Memorial Stadium, St. John's, NL

September 27, 1985 Metro Centre, Halifax, NS

September 28, 1985 Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, NB

September 29, 1985 UNB Aitken Centre, Fredrickton, NB

October 2, 1985 Indiana University Assembly Hall, Bloomington, IN (supported by The Motels)

October 4, 1985 Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI

October 5, 1985 Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY

October 6, 1985 Center For The Arts, Lake Placid, NY

October 7, 1985 Centrum, Worcester, MA

October 9, 1985 RPI Fieldhouse, Troy, NY

October 11, 1985 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA

October 12, 1985 Fairfax, VA ?

October 13, 1985 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA

October 14, 1985 Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT

October 16, 1985 Radio City Music Hall, New York City, NY

October 18, 1985 Cambridge, MA

October 19, 1985 Civic Centre, Ottawa, ON

October 21, 1985 Colisée de Québec, Quebec City, QC

October 22, 1985 Forum Montreal, QC

October 24, 1985 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON

October 25, 1985 Civic Center, Hartford, CT

October 26, 1985 Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener, ON

October 27, 1985 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI

October 29, 1985 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL

October 30, 1985 Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI

November 1, 1985 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, WI

November 2, 1985 Met Center, Bloomington, MN

November 4, 1985 Kiel Auditorium, San Louis, MO

November 5, 1985 Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO

November 6, 1985 Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK

November 8, 1985 Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX

November 9, 1985 Summit, Houston, TX

November 10, 1985 Convention Center, Dallas, TX

November 12, 1985 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL

November 15, 1985 Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, AB

November 17, 1985 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC

November 18, 1985 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA

November 20-22, 1985 Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA

November 23, 1985 Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa, CA

Supertramp Brother On The Road European Tour 1986

January 13, 1986 Parc Des Expositions, Caen, FRA

January 14-18, 1986 Palais Omnisports de Bercy, Paris, FRA

January 20-21, 1986 Palais Des Sports, Toulouse, FRA

January 22, 1986 Patinoire De Meriadeck, Bordeaux, FRA

January 23, 1986 Parc Des Expositions, Nantes, FRA

January 25, 1986 Velodromo De Anoeta, San Sebastian, SPA

January 27, 1986 Pabellon De La Casilla, Bilbao, SPA

January 28, 1986 Palacio De Deportes De La Comunidad, Madrid, SPA

January 30, 1986 Palacio De Municipal, Barcelona, SPA

January 31, 1986 Palais Des Sports, Avignon, FRA

February 1, 1986 Palais De Beaulieu, Lausanne, SUI

February 3, 1986 Parc Des Expositions, Nice, FRA

February 4, 1986 Maison Des Sports, Clermont Ferrand, FRA

February 5, 1986 Les Arenes, Poitiers, FRA

February 6, 1986 Espace Foire, Lille, FRA

February 8, 1986 Hall Rhenus, Strasbourg, FRA

February 9, 1986 Parc Des Expositions, Metz, FRA

February 10, 1986 Palais Des Congres, Dijon, FRA

February 11, 1986 Palais Des Sports, Lyon, FRA

February 13, 1986 Ahoy, Rotterdam, NED

February 14, 1986 Festhalle, Frankfurt, GER

February 15, 1986 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, GER

February 16, 1986 Stadthalle, Bremen, GER

February 18, 1986 Forest National, Brussels, BEL

February 19, 1986 Saarlandhalle, Saarbrucken, GER

February 21, 1986 Nibelungenhalle, Passau, GER

February 22, 1986 Carl-Diem-Halle, Wurzburg, GER

February 23, 1986 Messehalle 8, Friedrichshafen, GER

February 25, 1986 Philipshalle, Dussseldorf, GER

February 26, 1986 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, GER

February 28, 1986 Hallenstadion, Zurich, SUI

March 1, 1986 Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, GER

March 2, 1986 Messehalle, Nuremberg, GER

March 4, 1986 Olympiahalle, Munich, GER

March 6, 1986 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, GER

March 8 & 10, 1986 Royal Albert Hall, London, ENG (The 8th was a command performance in aid of the Prince's Trust, in the presence of Prince Charles & Princess Diana)

March 11, 1986 NEC, Birmingham, ENG

March 13, 1986 Nice, FRA

March 14-15, 1986 Festhalle, Bern, SUI

March 17, 1986 Valbyhallen, Copenhagen, DEN

March 19, 1986 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, GER

Supertramp World Migration Tour 1988

  • Mark Hart - Keyboards, Guitars, Lead & Backing Vocals
  • Brad Cole - Saxophones, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
  • Steve Reid - Percussion

January 9, 1988 Praça da Apoteose, Rio de Janeiro, BRA (Hollywood Rock)

January 16, 1988 Estádio do Morumbi, Sao Paulo, BRA (Hollywood Rock)

February 1, 1988 Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AB

February 2, 1988 Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, AB

February 4, 1988 Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, MB

February 6, 1988 Holiday Star Music Theater, Merrillville, IN

February 9, 1988 Civic Centre, Ottawa, ON

February 10, 1988 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON

February 11, 1988 Forum, Montreal, QC

February 13, 1988 Metro Centre, Halifax, NS

February 14, 1988 Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, NB

February 16-17, 1988 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA

February 22-23, 1988 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, FRA

February 29, 1988 Sporthalle, Cologne, GER

March 1, 1988 Festhalle, Frankfurt, GER

March 2, 1988 Olympiahalle, Munich, GER

March 4, 1988 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, GER

March 6, 1988 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, GER

March 8, 1988 Ahoy, Rotterdam, NED

March 10, 1988 Forest National, Brussels, BEL

March 12, 1988 Palais Des Sports, Tours, FRA

March 14, 1988 Palais Des Sports, Grenoble, FRA

March 15, 1988 Maison Des Sports, Clermont Ferrand, FRA

March 16, 1988 Palais Des Sports, Lyon, FRA

March 18, 1988 Velódromo de Anoeta, San Sebastian, SPA

March 19, 1988 Palais Des Sports, Toulouse, FRA

March 20, 1988 Zénith Sud, Montpellier, FRA

March 22, 1988 Palau Dels Esports, Barcelona, SPA

March 23, 1988 Pavelló Font de Sant Lluís, Valencia, SPA

March 24, 1988 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, SPA

March 28, 1988 Palais Des Sports, Bordeaux, FRA

March 29, 1988 Palais Des Sports, Dijon, FRA

March 30, 1988 Lille, FRA

April 2, 1988 Festhalle Durlach, Karlsruhe, GER

April 4, 1988 Palasport, Bolzano, ITY

April 5, 1988 Sporthalle, Linz, AUT

April 6, 1988 Olympiahalle, Innsbruck, AUT

April 8, 1988 Théâtre de Beaulieu, Lausanne, SUI

April 8, 1988 Palaruffini, Turin, ITY

April 11, 1988 Palazzo Dello Sport, Rome, ITY

April 12, 1988 Palazzetto dello Sport Mario Argento, Naples, ITY

April 14, 1988 Palatrussardi, Milan, ITY

April 16, 1988 Hallenstadion, Zurich, SUI

April 18-19, 1988 Royal Albert Hall, London, ENG

Dougie Thomson departs after this tour

Supertramp It's About Time Tour 1997

  • Cliff Hugo - Bass
  • Lee Thornburg - Trumpet, Trombone, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
  • Jesse Siebenberg - Percussion, Backing Vocals

April 28, 1997 Annex, Stockholm, SWE

April 29, 1997 Falkoner Theatre, Copenhagen, DEN

May 1-2, 1997 Ahoy, Rotterdam, NED

May 3, 1997 Forest National, Brussels, BEL

May 5-6, 1997 Palais Omnisports, Paris, FRA

May 8, 1997 Stade Couvert, Lievin, FRA

May 9, 1997 Galaxia, Metz, FRA

May 10, 1997 Hall Rhenus, Strasbourg, FRA

May 12, 1997 Geneva Arena, Geneva, SUI

May 13, 1997 Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, FRA

May 14, 1997 Zenith Omega, Toulon, FRA

May 16, 1997 Nurburgring, GER (Rock In The Ring)

May 17, 1997 Nuremberg, GER (Rock In The Park)

May 18, 1997 Eisschnelaufbahn, Dresden, GER

May 20, 1997 Sporthalle, Hamburg, GER

May 21, 1997 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, GER

May 22, 1997 Sport Hall, Prague, CZR

May 24, 1997 Spodek Sporthall, Katowice, POL

May 25, 1997 Sports Hall, Budapest, HUN

May 26, 1997 Music Hall, Vienna, AUT

May 28, 1997 Imst, AUT (Open Air Tent)

May 29, 1997 Palasport, Bolzano, ITY

May 31, 1997 Palaeur, Rome, ITY

June 2, 1997 Forum, Milan, ITY

June 3, 1997 Hallenstadion, Zurich, SUI

June 5, 1997 Palais Des Sportes, Toulouse, FRA

June 6, 1997 Le Dome, Marseille, FRA

June 7, 1997 Arenes, Nimes, FRA

June 9, 1997 Le Zenith, Pau, FRA

June 10, 1997 Patinoire, Bordeaux, FRA

June 11, 1997 Maison des Sport, Clermont Ferrand, FRA

June 13, 1997 Amphitheatre, Angers, FRA

June 14, 1997 Pace de Penfeld, Brest, FRA

June 16, 1997 Academy, Birmingham, ENG

June 18-19, 1997 Royal Albert Hall,London, ENG

June 23, 1997 Coliseum, La Coruna, SPA

June 24, 1997 Praca de Touros, Lisbon, POR

June 26, 1997 Palau St. Jordi, Barcelona, SPA

June 27, 1997 Plaza de Toros, Murcia, SPA

June 28, 1997 Plaza de Toros, Málaga, SPA

June 30, 1997 Principe Felipe, Zaragoza, SPA

July 1, 1997 Jardines De Los Viveros, Valencia, SPA

July 2, 1997 Sport Palace, Madrid, SPA

July 4-6, 1997 Sporting Club, Monte Carlo, MON

July 7, 1997 Montreux, SUI (Montreux Jazz Festival 1997)

July 15, 1997 P.N.C. Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ

July 18, 1997 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA

July 19, 1997 Jones Beach Ampitheatre, Wantagh, NY

July 20, 1997 Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Buffalo, NY

July 22, 1997 Coliseum de Quebec, Quebec City, QC

July 23, 1997 Molson Centre, Montreal, QC

July 25, 1997 Corel Centre, Ottawa, ON

July 26, 1997 Molson Ampitheatre, Toronto, ON

July 28, 1997 Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, IL

July 29, 1997 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI

July 30, 1997 Marcus Ampitheatre, Milwaukee, WI

July 31, 1997 Riverport Ampitheatre, St. Louis, MO

August 2, 1997 St. Paul, MN

August 3, 1997 Winnipeg, MB

August 4, 1997 Saskatchewan Place, Saskatoon, SK

August 5, 1997 Edmonton Coliseum, Edmonton, AB

August 6, 1997 Saddledome, Calgary, AB

August 8, 1997 General Motors Place, Vancouver, BC

August 9, 1997 The Gorge, Ellensburg, WA

August 11, 1997 Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA

August 14-15, 1997 Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

September 17-21, 1997 Royal Albert Hall, London, ENG

September 23, 1997 Newcastle, ENG

September 24, 1997 S.E.C.C., Glasgow, SCOT

September 26, 1997 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, ENG

September 27, 1997 Nynex Arena, Manchester, ENG

September 28, 1997 The Point, Dublin, IRE

September 30, 1997 Zenith, Orleans, FRA

October 1-2, 1997 Ahoy, Rotterdam, NED

October 4, 1997 Zenith, Caen, FRA

October 5, 1997 Bercy, Paris, FRA

October 6, 1997 Palais Des Sports, Grenoble, FRA

October 8, 1997 Le Liberte, Rennes, FRA

October 9, 1997 Hall Expo, La Rochelle, FRA

October 11, 1997 Forest National, Brussels, BEL

October 12, 1997 Olympic Hall, Munich, GER

October 13, 1997 Festhalle, Frankfurt, GER

October 15, 1997 Stadhalle, Bremen, GER

October 16, 1997 Seidenstickerhalle, Bielefeld, GER

October 17, 1997 Sporthalle, Cologne, GER

October 19, 1997 Osteehalle, Kiel, GER

October 20, 1997 Stadhalle, Rostock, GER

October 22, 1997 Parc Expo, Mulhouse, FRA

October 23, 1997 Hallenstadion, Zurich, SUI

October 24, 1997 Geneva Arena, Geneva, SUI

October 25, 1997 Le Dome, Marseilles, FRA

October 27, 1997 Antares, Le Mans, FRA

October 28, 1997 Zenith, Lille, FRA

October 29, 1997 Zenith, Nancy, FRA

October 30, 1997 Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, GER

Supertramp One More For The Road Tour 2002

  • Jesse Siebenberg - Percussion, Keyboards, Guitars, Backing & Lead Vocals

April 18, 2002 Bullring, Benidorm, SPA

April 20-21, 2002 Pavilhao Atlantico, Lisbon, POR

April 23, 2002 Coliseo, La Coruma, SPA

April 25, 2002 Sports Palace, Malaga, SPA

April 26, 2002 Sports Palace, Granada, SPA

April 27, 2002 Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid, SPA

April 28, 2002 Palace St. Jordi, Barcelona, SPA

April 30, 2002 Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria, SPA

May 2, 2002 Patinoire Meriadeck, Bordeaux, FRA

May 3, 2002 Zenith, Pau, FRA

May 4, 2002 Dome, Marseille, FRA

May 6-7, 2002 Bercy, Paris, FRA

May 8, 2002 Zenith, Rouen, FRA

May 10, 2002 Galaxia, Metz, FRA

May 11, 2002 Sports Palais, Antwerp, BEL

May 12-13, 2002 Ahoy, Rotterdam, NED

May 15, 2002 Zenith Arena, Lille, FRA

May 16, 2002 Zenith, Caen, FRA

May 18, 2002 Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, FRA

May 19, 2002 Nikita, Nice, FRA

May 20, 2002 Zenith Omega, Toulon, FRA

May 22, 2002 Hallenstadion, Zurich, SUI

May 23, 2002 Geneva Arena, Geneva, SUU

May 24, 2002 Arenes, Nimes, FRA

May 26, 2002 Halle Rhenus, Strasbourg, FRA

May 27, 2002 Ice Ring, Luxembourg City, LUX

May 30, 2002 Arena, Oberhausen, GER

May 31, 2002 Museumsufer, Bonn, GER

June 1, 2002 VW Hall, Braunschweig, GER

June 2, 2002 Preussag Arena, Hannover, GER

June 4, 2002 Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, GER

June 5, 2002 Olympialle, Munich, GER

June 6, 2002 Seebuhne, Bregenz, AUT

June 7, 2002 Eisstadion, Mannheim, GER

June 9, 2002 Schlobhof, Bad Mergentheim, GER

June 10, 2002 Kulturpalast, Dresden, GER

June 11, 2002 Waldhbune, Berlin, GER

June 13, 2002 Messehalle, Erfurt, GER

June 14, 2002 Schlobplatz, Fulda, GER

June 15, 2002 Jahrunderthalle, Frankfurt, GER

June 16, 2002 Donahulle, Regensburg, GER

June 18, 2002 Gasometer, Vienna, AUT

June 21, 2002 Made In Bo, Bologna, ITY

June 22, 2002 Valle Giulia, Rome, ITY

June 24, 2002 Idropark, Milan, ITY

June 25, 2002 Campo Fiera, Treviso, ITY

June 26, 2002 Palastampa, Turin, ITY

June 28, 2002 Kisstadion, Budapest, HUN

June 29, 2002 Altes Suline, Bad Reichenhalle, GER

July 5-6, 2002 Sporting Club, Monte Carlo, MON

July 8, 2002 Festiv'Etes, St. Dizier, FRA

July 9, 2002 Theatre de Verdure, Aix Le Bains, FRA

July 12-13, 2002 Stadtpark, Hamburg, GER

July 14, 2002 Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, GER

July 16, 2002 Armadillo, Glasgow, SCOT

July 17, 2002 Playhouse, Edinburgh, SCOT

July 19, 2002 Kings Dock, Liverpool, ENG

July 20, 2002 De Montfort Hall, Leicester, ENG

July 21, 2002 Hyde Park, London, ENG

July 23, 2002 Landesmuseum, Zurich, SUI

July 24, 2002 Paleo, Nyon, SUI

August 20, 2002 Mile One Stadium, St. John's, NF

August 22, 2002 Metro Centre, Halifax, NS

August 23, 2002 Harbour Station, Saint John, NB

August 24, 2002 Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, NB

August 26, 2002 L'Agora, Quebec City, QC

August 27, 2002 WordPerfect Theatre at the Corel Centre, Kanata, ON

August 29, 2002 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON

August 30, 2002 Darien Lake, Buffalo, NY

August 31, 2002 Ball Diamond, Walkerton, ON

September 4, 2002 Molson Centre, Montreal, QC

September 5, 2002 Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY

September 7, 2002 Sudbury Arena, Sudbury, ON

September 8, 2002 Fort Williams Gardens, Thunder Bay, ON

September 9, 2002 Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, MB

September 10, 2002 Agridome, Regina, SK

September 12, 2002 Skyreach Center, Edmonton, AB

September 13, 2002 Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary, AB

September 16, 2002 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC

September 17-18, 2002 Skyreach Place, Kelowna, BC

September 20, 2002 Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA

Supertramp 70-10 Tour 2010-2011

  • Rick Davies - lead singer & keyboards
  • John Anthony Helliwell - saxophones & woodwinds
  • Bob Siebenberg - drums
  • Jesse Siebenberg - lead vocals, guitars & percussion
  • Cliff Hugo - bass
  • Carl Verheyen - guitars
  • Lee Thornburg - horns
  • Cassie Miller - backing vocals
  • Gabe Dixon - lead & backing vocals, keyboards

September 2, 2010 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, GER

September 4, 2010 Warsteiner Hockeypark, Mönchengladbach, GER

September 5, 2010 Freiburg, GER (Ganser Open Air)

September 7, 2010 Arena, Verona, ITY

September 8, 2010 Stadshalle, Vienna, AUT

September 11, 2010 Coruna, SPA

September 12, 2010 Atlantico, Lisbon, POR

September 14, 2010 Palacio Cristal, Porto, POR

September 15, 2010 Palacio Deportes, Madrid, SPA

September 17, 2010 Bilbao Exhibition Centre, Barakaldo Bilbao, SPA

September 18, 2010 Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, SPA

September 20, 2010 Olympiahalle Munich, GER

September 22, 2010 Nuremburg Arena, Nuremburg, GER

September 23, 2010 Sap Arena, Mannheim, GER

September 24, 2010 Messehalle, Erfurt, GER

September 26, 2010 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, GER

September 27, 2010 O2 Arena, Berlin, GER

September 29, 2010 TUI Arena, Hanover, GER

September 30, 2010 Leipzig Arena, Leipzig, GER

October 1, 2010 Festhalle, Frankfurt, GER

October 3, 2010 Lanxess Arena, Cologne, GER

October 4, 2010 Gelredome, Arnhem, NED

October 6, 2010 02 Arena, London, ENG

October 8, 2010 02, Dublin, IRE

October 10, 2010 Sportpaleis, Merksem, BEL

October 12, 2010 Zenith, Nantes, FRA

October 14, 2010 Zenith d’Auvergne, Clermont Ferrand, FRA

October 15, 2010 Geneva Arena, Geneva, SUI

October 16, 2010 Halle Tony Garnier Lyon, FRA

October 18, 2010 Bercy Arena, Paris, FRA

October 20, 2010 Le Zenith, Toulouse, FRA

October 21, 2010 Zenith Omega, Toulon, FRA

October 23, 2010 Torino Palavela, Turin, ITY

October 24, 2010 Scheeyerhalle, Stuttgart, GER

October 25, 2010 Hallenstadion, Zürich, SUI

October 27, 2010 Zenith, Lille, FRA

October 28, 2010 Bercy Arena, Paris, FRA

May 31, 2011 Save On Memorial Centre, Victoria, BC

June, 2, 2011 Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC

June 3, 2011 Prospera Place, Kelowna BC

June, 4, 2011 Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, AB

June 5, 2011 Rexall Place, Edmonton, AB

June 7, 2011 Credit Union Center, Saskatoon, SK

June 8, 2011 MTS Centre Winnipeg, MB

June 11, 2011 John Labatt Centre, London, ON

June 12, 2011 Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON

June 14, 2011 Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, ON

June 15, 2011 Agora, Quebec City, QC

June 16, 2011 Bell Centre Montreal, QC

July 7, 2011 Zénith, Rouen, FRA

July 8, 2011 Zénith, Strasbourg, FRA

July 10, 2011 Les Arènes, Nimes, FRA (Le Festival de Nimes)

July 13-14, 2011 Sporting Club, Monte Carlo, MON

July 15, 2011 Carcassonne, FRA (Festival de Carcassonne)

July 16, 2011 Carhaix-Plouguer, FRA (Festival Vieilles Charrues 2011)

Supertramp Forever Tour 2015

November 3, 2015 Gondomar Pavilion, Oporto, POR (cancelled due Rick Davies undergoing cancer treatment)

November 4, 2015 Meo Arena, Lisbon, POR (cancelled)

November 6, 2015 Barclaycard Center, Madrid, SPA (cancelled)

November 7, 2015 Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, SPA (cancelled)

November 9, 2015 Mediolanum Forum, Milan, ITY (cancelled)

November 11, 2015 Geneva Arena Geneva, SUI (cancelled)

November 13, 2015 Le Dome, Marseille, FRA (cancelled)

November 14, 2015 Zenith, Montpellier, FRA (cancelled)

November 16, 2015 Zenith, Nantes, FRA (cancelled)

November 18, 2015 Zenith, Toulouse, FRA (cancelled)

November 19, 2015 Patinoire Meriadeck, Bordeaux, FRA (cancelled)

November 22, 2015 Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, FRA (cancelled)

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Supertramp interview: Are Rick and Roger ever going to reunite?

Supertramp saxophonist John Helliwell on reunion possibilities, surviving punk, the Paris live album and more

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The last time Prog saw John Anthony Helliwell, back in 2010, he was on stage at the O2 Arena, leading the current version of Supertramp through a show packed full of the group’s many, many hits. 

Today we’re having breakfast. Not in America, but at least in an American diner (located, however, in London’s Covent Garden), while being treated to crystal clear HD renditions of a selection of material from Supertramp’s long-awaited Live In Paris ’79 – a belated film companion to the band’s 1980 live album.

“Where you there?” he asks of the O2 gig. “I think it makes for an interesting comparison – to see us play live now, twice as old, and then see something like this. I think it compares very well.”

So too does the jacket Helliwell’s proudly displaying. It’s the very same one he’s wearing in the film, 30-odd years before. We may be three decades-plus down the line, but the trim saxophonist has worn the years very well. As indeed have the celebrated songs we’re hearing and Helliwell’s own still-amusing song introductions – “Being in Paris always makes me feel very logical” – and pun-laden lead intro Breakast In America itself.

What’s it like for you to find yourself watching the you from 1979? “It brings back happy memories. There was a good power there between the five of us in the group at that time. We really seemed to gel well, and I think this film shows it.”

Then – as now, it seems – you were very much the MC or showman of the band, holding everything together and playing up to the audience. “Well, it is a role that was handed to me, simply because the others didn’t want to do it [laughs]. When we did our first major tour with Crime Of The Century , back in 1974, we thought that the music was very serious. What we used to do back then was open with what was side one of Crime… , do some other numbers, and then end with the second side of Crime… . We felt we should talk to the audience, but no one else wanted to do it, so it fell to me. Slight comic relief maybe, not too serious, and we just carried on like that.”

The Paris show captured in the film was on the back of the enormous success of Breakfast In America , when the band were arguably at their commercial peak. What do you remember about that time? “ Breakfast In America had just come out, and was an enormous success. That was a really long tour as well. We started in March and actually finished about four gigs after Paris in December.”

Was it strange to find yourselves in the position you were in at the time, playing the biggest shows of your career and yet, with the advent of punk, effectively being written off as ‘past it’ – despite only being in your 30s? “Well, here in the UK we were, but not anywhere else. You’ve just got to accept it. In general, the British music press were very supportive when we were in the ascendancy, from 1974 onwards. But when we moved to California, it changed. Maybe they never forgave us for moving to the States. And then our popularity increased, and maybe it’s the old thing of knocking them off their perch. Now we find it difficult to play in the States, but in Europe we’re still really big. We’ve had a smaller, loyal following here in the UK, and we still play here.”

The 2010 O2 show was impressively packed. “Yes, but it was the only UK show we played. I don’t know why, I’m just the saxophone player, I’m not privy to the management decisions, etc… But that was quite heartening, that crowd. Although we do know we’re not right up there any more.”

I suppose it goes with the territory though – the longer a career goes on, the work rate slows down a bit, and touring becomes more laborious… " I actually have to say that I really enjoy touring. But as I said, it’s up to Rick [Davies] when we tour, because he’s in charge. Back in the 70s it was a nice democratic organisation. But it’s not any more. It’s an oligarchy [laughs].”

What was life like on the road back then? “We semi-shunned publicity. We didn’t blow into town in limousines and things. There’d be occasions when we’d fly in to town, and we’d place the road crew in the limos and we’d go in hire cars. At other times after soundcheck, we could wander out into the crowd and they wouldn’t know who we were, especially in North America. That was nice really, because we were in it for the music, not the personalities.”

What exactly is the state of play with Supertramp now? “It’s Rick’s band, because he owns the name and he’s the one writer left since Roger departed. We still make albums, although they’re not as popular as Breakfast In America – but they do okay, and we’re pleased with what we’ve done. And we still sound good on stage. So we work when Rick wants to. We might be doing some gigs in 2013, and of course Europe is our biggest place to play.”

The one question we’d get lynched by ’Tramp fans if we didn’t ask, although I’m sure you’ve heard it too many times: any chance of a reunion with Roger? “That question keeps rearing its head. Rick and Roger met up and tried to get something together, prior to us touring in 2010. But negotiations failed, so Roger wasn’t around on that. My opinion on it all is: it’s possible, but doubtful, that they would get together on a tour like that. But it would be nice to have a reunion of just the five of us; that would be very nice. I’m up for it. All the time, I’ve been up for it. But it’s not just them, it’s managements and other things as well.”

This feature originally appeared in Prog 31.

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Supertramp’s Roger Hodgson Starts First U.S. Band Tour in 30 Years

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By 1979, Supertramp was one of the biggest rock bands in the world, with Breakfast In America spending 15 weeks at Number One on the U.S. album charts. Four years later, Roger Hodgson left the band he helped make famous. Now, after 29 years, a smiling Hodgson is kicking off his first U.S. band tour since ’83 at Pechanga Casino & Resort in Temecula, California.

Yes, it’s a world away from the stardom he would totally turn his back on when he left music in ’87 to concentrate on being a parent. But to the adoring fans who rise to their feet as Hodgson and his four-piece backing band take the stage just after 8:00 with the FM radio staple “Take The Long Way Home,” it might as well be 1979 all over again.

“You the man, Roger,” one very boisterous fan yells out throughout the whole two-hour show as Hodgson mixes Supertramp classics like “Dreamer,” “It’s Raining Again,” “School,” “Give A Little Bit” and the title cut to Breakfast In America with less familiar tracks such as “Hide In The Shell,” “Lovers In The Wind,” “Child Of Vision,” “Along Came Mary” and the closing “Fool’s Overture.”

It’s a career-spanning set, one that – most importantly – Hodgson clearly thoroughly enjoys and can do on his terms. That, to him, is the most important thing, he tells us. And in a wide-ranging backstage interview after the show, Hodgson also spoke with Rolling Stone about the possibility of new studio material, how the Beatles changed his life, his decision to leave Supertramp in 1983 and why, after Supertramp’s Rick Davies rebuffed Hodgson’s last attempt to join the band for a few shows, the time for a reunion has passed.  

It’s mind boggling this is your first U.S. band tour in 30 years.

Yeah, the last eight years I’ve been everywhere else but America really, except for Pechanga. I did a solo show here three years ago, came back and did two band shows last year and then two again this year. But the whole thing for me has been connecting the dots. Everyone pretty much knows my voice, they know my songs, but they don’t know my name. And I didn’t think about that when I left Supertramp. Supertramp was a kind of faceless band. Supertramp was my baby in a way and I was quite happy to be invisible in it because I put 14 years of my life in there and that’s what I believed in, never thought I’d leave it. It was a surprise for me in a way when suddenly my heart was telling me that it’s over and I need to stop and take care of my family and learn how to be a father.

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It’s interesting you say that because I only recently noticed the lyrics to “Take The Long Way Home” and it does seem like in the song there is a disconnect between being on stage and the family life.

Unlike most of my songs, that one wasn’t autobiographical. [Laughs.] That one was kind of a two-level song. And when I said it’s hard going home to the wife because she treats you like part of the furniture, that wasn’t my reality then anyway. I actually wrote it just as I was getting together with my future wife, so family hadn’t really hit me then – it came later, it became truer. But it was kind of a play on words that suddenly took on a depth, too, about reaching later in life and having regrets that you didn’t do what you wanted to do.

I had a chance to interview Jackson Browne, who also started writing in his teens and one thing he said that always struck me was how many of his songs turned out to be prophetic. Did you find that to be the case for you as well?

I think without knowing it, I had a degree of wisdom anyway in my late teens. There was a lot of confusion too, but I “Give A Little Bit” came from that era. It was the Sixties, so love and peace were definitely what was in the public consciousness, if you like. So that was maybe my contribution to that, but I also believed that and I still believe that and the song really has stood the test of time. It’s basically saying you don’t need to give a lot, give a little bit and show that you care. And if there’s ever a time we need to do that, it’s now. But there are other songs, like “The Logical Song.” I had a lot of questions going on. I don’t know if I can say it was wisdom, it was more the songs were true to who I was back then and I think that was why they kind of stand up. Maybe I’ve learned a bit more now and I’m a bit older and wiser, but the songs still feel very relevant, most of them. And that’s pretty amazing, considering how young I was at the time.

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When you introduced “The Logical Song” tonight, you mentioned it had struck a chord with people. When you think of the music scene in 1979, which was when disco dominated, a song that asked, “Won’t you please just tell me who I am” had no business being on the radio.

It’s a good song. I/we never really paid attention to what was happening in the world of music. I know different fashions came and went, but we just did our own thing and the critics and media didn’t really know what to do with us, some liked us, most kind of discarded us because we weren’t what was in vogue. But yeah, there was a huge disco thing happening when Breakfast In America came out and yet somehow we broke through it and found a place on radio. And the great thing is these songs are still played today, which is pretty amazing.

Leaving Supertramp was obviously the right decision for you at the time, you see that now from how at ease you are. But would you have done anything different in terms of building the name recognition for Roger Hodgson?

Back then I was Roger Hodgson with a lot of insecurities and unsure of myself, but I did have a passion for music, so it worked for me having a name, Supertramp, other than my name to just plow every ounce of my energy, passion and excitement into. I grew up on the Beatles and the Beatles profoundly changed my life, so, for me, they were the role models. I wanted Supertramp to affect other people like the Beatles affected me. I couldn’t get behind Roger Hodgson being that name, I didn’t have the kind of ego that wanted to be a solo artist back then. So I put all my passion into [Supertramp] and it was only really when I realized it was over and my heart was telling me I had to do something else and it was time to take a break from the music industry and learn how to be a parent that it dawned on me suddenly, I didn’t have a name to continue a career. I was giving that name to Rick Davies. It was probably the most foolish business move I’ve ever done (laughs), but business was never my forte. My blessing and curse was I was an artist first, I just had to follow my heart. So with Supertramp, two things were happening. It was very hard for me to function, even as an artist, towards the end, it was falling apart. It was frustrating because I wanted to continue putting out excellent music for people and I didn’t feel like I could do it anymore through Supertramp. So that was happening at the same time two little babies were looking at me and I was saying, “Oh my god, I’ve got to stop and learn how to be a parent.” That was what my heart was telling me and I don’t have any regrets today because I learned a lot from that, I stepped back from the music industry, I got a lot of things in perspective in my personal life and I’m coming back now a lot older, a lot wiser, and I feel with a lot more to give. And ironically with a lot of the same songs that haven’t aged. It’s funny, I sing these songs on stage, this is the first time I’ve sung them really for three months, and it’s like, “Wow, these songs are great.”

When did you discover that you were secure enough to step out from the faceless band and be Roger Hodgson, artist?

It took a long while. Really I’m Roger Hodgson now not because I have a huge desire to have a huge career and be a huge name. I like being just under the radar, famous enough to do shows like this, have an intimate connection with an audience, play my songs and connect with people in a real kind of pure way. I don’t want to do dive into the whole star machine. When you come and see the show, it’s a man and his music.

Will we hear new studio music at any point?

Yeah, I would like to because I’ve got some really good songs burning a hole in my pocket for many years. I’ve always got a huge backlog, so I’ve got songs from even 19, 20 years onwards and I’m still writing today. I can’t say when that’ll happen. Right now I’m feeling like the connection I’m making in concert is more important, so that’s kind of taking the priority.

You’ve been steadfast for many years about not doing a reunion with Supertramp. One of the reasons I’m a solo artist really is because I can control what happens between me and the audience. To me, it’s a very magical, chemical, energetic connection that happens on stage every night I can control. And I can’t control that in a band situation; it becomes something else. And I think Supertramp, for me, was a very good combination of musicians in the golden years. And Rick and I, that was a very interesting yin and yang polarity that really made for an interesting dynamic and often does. But that was at least 30 years ago now. Rick and I did talk, but it’s hard to reinvent what people want to see, it wouldn’t be real. It would be more imaginary, but I’m aware that there’s a real desire for a lot of fans around the world to want to see it happen. The last thing that happened was I did put out an offer when Rick went out as Supertramp to maybe join him for a few shows. And there was a negative answer, I got rebuffed, so I think that was the last opportunity really. And to tell you the truth, I’m more interested in just being true to myself and giving people something I can stand behind and be sincere about. I’d have to compromise that if it was a whole Supertramp hoopla thing. As magic as that might be, I can understand why other bands don’t do that.

As a fan, I admire the conviction because I’ve seen awful shows of bands who didn’t want to be on stage together and it was clear. Are there other artists who’ve been examples of how to hold that ground in the face of demand and money?

Anyone to me who is a true artist, you can tell. Peter Gabriel, to me, is an artist and there are others, there are a lot of great artists. It’s hard not to compromise. Sometimes you piss away a career if you don’t compromise, but at least you can sleep good at night as an artist. And, to me, with the music industry going more and more into star making and fashion, it’s been trivialized. I grew up on the Beatles and there was a lot of depth to them, they were the most progressive band ever. They broke the doors down and it feels like there aren’t that many artists doing that now. I’m certainly not breaking the doors down, but I’m trying to give something that’s real and genuine. This is my music and if I can make you feel wonderful for two hours and go home with a smile on your face, then come and see the show.

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The crime of the century? Why a 1979 Halifax Supertramp concert was cancelled

'this was just devastating. you know, my heroes were supposed to be coming,' fan rick tarkka says.

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Rick Tarkka was at his home in Lawrencetown, N.S., on the morning of July 31, 1979, when he heard some crushing news on the radio.

The dial was tuned to Halifax station C100 and it was revealed that rock group Supertramp's sold-out show scheduled for that evening at Halifax Metro Centre was cancelled due to threats against the band.

"This was just devastating," said Tarkka, who was 15 at the time. "You know, my heroes were supposed to be coming."

The cancellation even managed to attract the attention of The New York Daily News.

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At the time, Supertramp was one of the hottest bands on the planet.

Their  Breakfast in America  album had come out just months before and they toured across North America and Europe in support of it. Tracks from that album such as  The Logical Song ,  Goodbye Stranger  and  Breakfast in America  became classic rock staples.

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Too young to work, Tarkka had spent the summer looking forward to the show, counting down the days until it happened. His dad had bought two tickets and Tarkka was going to attend the show with a friend.

"We didn't have the internet in those days, so you would just speculate on, 'What's the show going to be like? Oh, I heard rumours that they play this, are they going to play that?'" he said.

Tarkka wasn't the only person disappointed.

Paul Taylor of New Glasgow, N.S., was supposed to work at the show as a roadie. Then 17, he left home at 6 a.m. and arrived in Halifax around 8 a.m.

When he showed up at the arena to report for work, he was told the concert had been cancelled.

"I said, 'Gee, I just came from New Glasgow to work for the show,'" said Taylor, who later spent part of his career in the music business as a lighting designer and director.

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He recalls seeing a distraught concert promoter in the background. "Ten-thousand ticket sales just went out the door," said Taylor.

Annapolis Valley resident Phil Vogler planned to drive to Halifax for the show, but heard the news before departing.

"I can't use the words I want to use, but I was mad," said Vogler. "I was disappointed."

At the time, rumours swirled about the reason for the cancellation. Vogler remembers hearing there was a threat from the IRA, while Tarkka remembers it being described as a bomb threat.

"Not that people don't have conspiracy theories now, but there was people who were making all kinds of stuff up there thinking, 'The album broke bigger than they thought, I think they're probably going to be playing in Philadelphia,'" said Tarkka.

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Rock and roll mystery: Here's why Supertramp didn't play in Halifax in 1979

Why the concert was cancelled.

The truth is someone called A&M Records in Toronto, which was Supertramp's record company in Canada, and made death threats.

Group manager David Margeson told the Canadian Press that "a guy from Halifax" called in a threat, saying things like "we'll blow you away" and "the only true artists are dead."

"It was the first time we've ever run into threats," said Margeson. "It freaked us out somewhat."

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The decision to cancel the show was made by the band members on the day of the show, saxophonist John Helliwell told CBC News in an email.

"We took a vote when we were in Moncton N.B., and the consensus was to cancel, due to the dramatic nature of the threats, which were only made known to the musicians on that day," he said.

For fans who missed the Halifax show, the band put out a live album in 1980 that was recorded on the Breakfast in America tour.

Supertramp returned to play a show in Halifax in 1985. By then, Roger Hodgson, who sang on hits such as  Dreamer ,  Breakfast in America  and Give a Little Bit , had departed the band.

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How hit album ‘Breakfast In America’ proved Supertramp’s undoing

Having emerged thanks to funding from a dutch millionaire, the british group recorded classics that are still radio regulars today, but fell apart at their zenith amid clashes between their two lead members.

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In the annals of rock history , Supertramp tend to be relegated to secondary status. They were enormously successful, selling millions of records and playing before packed-out crowds at huge venues, even during the years when they released fewer albums. However, they’re rarely in the conversation when it comes to listing the very best; the music media certainly doesn’t afford them the same importance as contemporaries such as Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, and Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Supertramp are viewed as the ultimate guilty pleasure, a band people enjoy privately without admitting as much publicly. This appears somewhat unfair. Their 1979 album Breakfast In America was their greatest success, a collection of optimistic, stylish songs crafted amid an atmosphere of internal tension — one that descended into downright discord during the group’s subsequent, triumphant tour. “That tour had a damaging effect on relationships within the band, both as musicians and as people,” Dougie Thomson, the bassist in Supertramp’s classic line-up, says. “By the end of the tour, we’d only be together for the two hours that we were on stage.”

If you turn the radio to one of the hundreds of classic rock stations out there today, half an hour won’t go by before one of Supertramp’s songs comes on. It could be Give A Little Bit , The Logical Song , School , Dreamer , It’s Raining Again or any one of a number of others. “I don’t remember a single day in my life when I haven’t listened to Supertramp,” says Abel Fuentes, one of the major experts on the British band. Fuentes has written a comprehensive history of the group, Tramp’s Footprints , a 750-page tome featuring interviews with around 90 people. Everyone connected to Supertramp has their say in the book. “Many critics and musicians praised the three progressive albums they put out in the mid-1970s [ Crime of the Century , Crisis? What Crisis? and Even in the Quietest Moments ], but after their overwhelming success with Breakfast in America , the same people accused them of becoming a pop band that was only interested in commercial gain,” Fuentes says. “What’s more, the fact that they moved to the United States and were a group that kept such a low profile, avoiding the scandals that the period’s rock stars regularly became embroiled in, also led the media to completely forget about them in their home country.”

Supertramp receive the gold disc for 'Breakfast in America' in Paris on November 28, 1979.

Supertramp defy all the rock clichés. With no single, identifiable front man, they were anti-stars who didn’t fit the roguish profile of other groups. This was the 70s, when bands-behaving-badly became the norm. “We weren’t pop stars with bad habits who sought the spotlight,” says Bob Siebenberg, Supertramp’s drummer. “The journalists that followed us were after scandals, but we always disappointed them. They could only write about our music.” Going right back to the very start, the group’s story is a distinctive one. That we’re talking about them today is thanks to the money put up by a Dutch patron called Stanley August Miesegaes, a multimillionaire who fell in love with Rick Davies’ music and financed the group during the most difficult time — its beginnings. Sam, as he was known, turned off the tap in 1972, after the band had released two albums, 1970′s Supertramp and 1971′s Indelibly Stamped , which proved their least significant records. The group hit rock bottom when Sam dropped them. Neither of their discs had sold many copies, and now their patron had left, taking his checkbook with him. They were done for, it seemed.

However, it was a low ebb that spurred them on to show what they were made of. The band’s two driving forces, Davies and Roger Hodgson, focused on composition, and began to work magic. The release of the 1974 album Crime Of The Century — a disc many believe is their best — proved the turning point. “It had tracks that were simple and sophisticated at the same time,” Fuentes says. “In the face of the extravagant sounds that dominated the period, it was a breath of fresh air. What’s more, its production was so crystal clear that, five decades later, the record is still often used to test out all kinds of sound systems.”

The cover of the 1979 album 'Breakfast in America.'

Neither Davies nor Hodgson were anxious to take the lead in concerts: they would each perform at one end of the stage, leaving the humorous John Helliwell, the man responsible for the band’s characteristic saxophone sounds, to act as master of ceremonies. Internally, however, Davies and Hodgson were not on the same page. “They are two completely different people, polar opposites,” Thomson says. Davies is pragmatic, a realist, cynical, working class and a carnivore; Hodgson is spiritual, an idealist, romantic, middle-class and a vegetarian. Although the pair would sign their songs jointly as part of a Lennon/McCartney -style agreement, each composed on his own. Davies’ songs carried a clear rhythm and blues influence; Hodgson’s were more poppy and commercial, and were notable for his high-pitched tone of voice. Both sang and played the keyboard (Hodgson was also a guitarist).

And then came Breakfast In America , Supertramp’s seismically successful album. In 1979, no other disc could be heard more frequently; only The Wall , by Pink Floyd, and Off The Wall , by Michael Jackson, equaled the record in popularity. Some critics, however, took aim at the album as too commercial. “We had decided to record songs that were simple and could have a commercial impact,” Davies says in Tramp’s Footprints . “The pop side of things had always been a part of Supertramp, but perhaps it had been overlooked because of the comparisons that experts made between us and groups like Genesis and Pink Floyd . Sometimes we joked that if we needed to be more commercial, we wouldn’t find that very hard.” All the optimism with which the album filled its listeners was in stark contrast to the bad atmosphere that pervaded the studio during recording.

John Helliwell in October 1979, during Supertramp’s 'Breakfast in America' tour.

Davies opposed the inclusion of Hodgson’s song Lord Is It Mine , citing its “spiritual character.” He lost the battle. Hodgson had radicalized his way of life: conversations with him were dominated by talk of the soul, yoga, and communes. He began to get on the rest of the group’s nerves. The reasons for the break-up of Supertramp’s classic line-up were “Roger’s spiritualism and egocentricity,” Helliwell tells this newspaper, adding, “Roger did not appreciate the contributions of Bob, Dougie and me.” Davies wrote Casual Conversations as a criticism of Hodgson: “It talks about Roger and me unsuccessfully trying to communicate with each other — we had a lot of comings-together.” Hodgson responded with Child of Vision . “I wrote that song as a criticism of the materialistic way of life in America, but in truth it was directed at Rick,” he says in Fuentes’ book. “We were completely different. It was becoming difficult to work together.” The Breakfast In America album tour was a huge success, but when the fans left the arenas, the fault lines within the group were becoming more and more pronounced.

While the rest of the band travelled by air, Hodgson took to a caravan, accompanied by his partner. Davies even banned anyone from smoking weed in his presence, in a clear attack on Hodgson. In Tramp’s Footprints , Hodgson says “something died in the group” after the Breakfast In America tour: “I had the impression that Supertramp was disintegrating. In those concerts, I felt like an actor performing the same part night after night. We had become slaves to a huge production.”

The group released a live album (the wildly successful Paris in 1980), followed that up with a studio disc, 1982′s Famous Last Words , and went on tour after that. However, Hodgson had already told his fellow band members of his intention to leave. He did so in 1983. For many, that was the moment Supertramp ended, even though the group, led by Davies, continued performing and recording albums. They didn’t attract the same success as the band’s earlier work. When Hodgson departed, a verbal agreement was reached: he would allow the group to carry on using the name Supertramp, as long as they didn’t play any of his songs. That meant doing away with some of their most popular tracks: the likes of School , Breakfast In America , The Logical Song and Give a Little Bit . Hodgson would perform them on his own, and Supertramp would focus on Davies’ work. The pact held for a few years, until Davies grew tired of fans calling for the group to play Hodgson’s songs during concerts.

Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson

Describing his reaction to hearing Supertramp play his songs as a member of the crowd, Hodgson has said: “I was devastated — I felt sick. Even my son Andrew, who was with me, started to cry. I couldn’t understand how Rick could use all these songs of mine when he had so many good songs.” Over the years, there have been as many as three attempts to bring the band’s classic line-up back together again, but they have always been scuppered by age-old frictions. Fuentes points the finger at the group’s “deplorable” management. “Rick Davies’ wife took over in 1983,” he says. “At no point has she ever tried to keep the band’s name alive. While other legendary groups from the 70s have brought out all types of old recordings despite being inactive, that kind of material is conspicuous by its absence when it comes to Supertramp.”

In 2005, Thomson, Siebenberg and Helliwell took Davies to court in a bid to force him to share control over the rights to the band’s catalogue from their heyday, 1974 to 1983. They won. Despite clashing with them in the courtroom, Davies then unexpectedly got together with Siebenberg and Helliwell years later, and they went on tour as Supertramp. Hodgson, meanwhile, carried on recording discs and touring without his former band-mates. Asked by this newspaper whether he believes Supertramp’s classic line-up will ever reform, Thomson says he doesn’t think it’s likely. “The first 10 years were really great, but I think too many negative things happened after that which would have made it very difficult to go back,” he explains. “Better to stay with the memories of the good times.”

Today, Supertramp’s two most prominent members are in retirement as major live performers. Hodgson, 73, canceled a planned 2020 tour because of the pandemic and hasn’t been seen on stage since. After recovering from a cancer diagnosis in 2015, Davies, 78, performs two or three times a year in a bar in Long Island, New York, where he lives. He plays old-style blues and the odd Supertramp song. Now, though, he avoids any tracks written by Hodgson, the frenemy with whom he started a band that has never stopped having an audience.

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I've known and followed Supertramp from the first album, clearly everything changed after songwriter Roger Hodgson left the band in 1983. The dynamics of the band completely changed; Supertramp in their prime had 5 members... now 10 members this year. Not the Supertramp I saw in the 70s, there just isn't the same chemistry and it is difficult and uncomfortable sitting through other musicians performing Roger's songs just to hear a handful of Rick's songs. Then seeing Roger at the Royal Albert Hall in 2013 re-ignited the feelings and immersive aural experience I once had seeing Tramp in '75 & '79. Roger was a tour de force, nailed the harmonies and a set filled with both classic faves and deep track highlights, it had more depth and authenticity of the Supertramp I once knew. Didn't hesitate to book when I discovered Roger's returning to Albert Hall, I know from the start it will be a more fulfilling show and wouldn't chance another disappointment seeing "Supertramp".

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Supertramp, the iconic London rock group who achieved great success in the 70's and 80's are still touring to their legions of devoted fans globally. Packed into the spanning O2 Arena, the audience is a combination of those original fans who are well into their 70s along with those who simply enjoy the band's legacy and style.

As the bombastic guitar riffs begin and the flared lighting illuminates the entire arena the crowd roar in excitement. The veteran rockers launch themselves onto the stage like a band half their age, the singalongs to 'Breakfast in America' and 'Gone Hollywood' are deafening as Roger Hodgson evokes even louder cheers from the baying crowds.

The band were such an important influence on progressive rock and so many of their albums have affected modern music. Therefore the choice in setlist is questionable, yet all the hits are there and the audience cheer for 'Goodbye Stranger' and 'It's Raining Again'. The band leaves their fans with sore throats, tired legs and happy hearts.

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I saw both Supertramp and the band's co-founder, Roger Hodgson, on their respective tours in 2010. I can honestly say there is no comparison and I have made it a point to see Roger live several times since. While Rick has some great songs of his own, there is nothing better than seeing Roger singing the songs he wrote - Give a Little Bit, Breakfast in America, The Logical Song, Take the Long Way Home, Dreamer, Fool's Overture, It's Raining Again, School, and so many more. His voice is so unique that absolutely no one else can do his songs justice. It is Roger Hodgson who truly gives me the essence and spirit of Supertramp. I can't wait to see him again this year on his Breakfast in America World Tour.

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Supertramp was an English rock band that released nine studio albums and a live double-LP on A&M between 1970 and 1987. Their radio evergreens include “School,” “Give a Little Bit,” “The Logical Song,” “Goodbye Stranger,” and “Take the Long Way Home.” Their sound ranges from rock, folk, and R&B to cabaret and orchestral pop.

They were formed in late 1969 by the songwriting team of singer–multi-instrumentalist Roger Hodgson and singer–keyboardist Rick Davies, who served as the two mainstays of the band until Hodgson’s departure in 1983. On their self-titled debut , the pair shared writing duties with musician–wordsmith Richard Palmer-James, who later penned lyrics for Emergency and King Crimson .

Supertramp’s first two albums witnessed the transfer of several members, but the lineup stabilized to a classic five-piece with the 1974 release Crime of the Century . The album elevated the band to global prominence, as sustained through the ensuing releases Crisis? What Crisis? (1975), Even in the Quietest Moments… (1977), and Breakfast in America (1979).

After their 1982 release …Famous Last Words… and the hits “My Kind of Lady” and “It’s Raining Again,” Hodgson left for a solo career. Supertramp continued as an augmented four-piece with the 1985 album Brother Where You Bound , noted for the dance-crossover hit “Cannonball” and the doomsday epic title track, released with an accompanying mini-film.

Supertramp disbanded after 1987’s Free as a Bird but reunited for the discs Some Things Never Change (1997) and Slow Motion (2002).

Members: Rick Davies (vocals, keyboards, harmonica, melodica), Roger Hodgson (vocals, bass, keyboards, guitar, flageolet, violoncello, 1970-83), Richard Palmer-James (guitar, balalaika, vocals, 1970-71), Robert Millar (drums, percussion, harmonica, 1970-71), Dave Winthrop (saxophone, flute, vocals, 1970-73), Kevin Currie (drums, percussion, 1971-73), Frank Farrell (bass, piano, accordion, vocals, 1971-72), Dougie Thomson (bass, 1972-88), Bob Siebenberg [aka Bob C. Benberg] (drums, percussion, 1973-88, 1996-2002, 2010-present), John A. Helliwell (saxophone, clarinet, keyboards, melodica, vocals, 1973-88, 1996-2002, 2010-present), Mark Hart (vocals, keyboards, guitar, 1985-88, 1996-2002), Carl Verheyen (guitar, 1985-86)

Supertramp was assembled in late 1969 by Swindon-born keyboardist–singer Rick Davies. The venture was undertaken at the behest of benefactor Stanley “Sam” August Miesegaes, a Dutch millionaire who funded Davies’ prior band, psych-rockers The Joint . Through a classified in Melody Maker , Davies found bassist–singer Roger Hodgson , guitarist Richard Palmer, and percussionist Keith Baker. Hodgson had just cut a single as Argosy with a then little-known Elton John .

The new band initially called itself Daddy. After a few months, Baker was replaced by drummer Robert Millar. (Baker briefly joined Uriah Heep for their 1971 second album Salisbury .) Several months of band rehearsals preceded a live stint at Munich’s P. N. Club, where they were filmed performing a 10-minute version of “All Along the Watchtower.”

To avoid confusion with rustic-rockers Daddy Longlegs, the band changed its name to Supertramp, inspired by The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp by Welsh poet W. H. Davies. In the spring of 1970, they signed to the newly opened UK branch of A&M Records.

On June 5, 1970, Supertramp made their London premier at the Lyceum Theatre supporting Procol Harum , Argent , and Hard Meat . On the 30th, they did their first of six sessions for BBC Radio One DJ John Peel, playing variations of three titles (“It’s a Long Road,” “I Try Again,” “Birds of Prey”) from their upcoming album.

1970: Supertramp

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Hodgson sings everything apart from two co-leads apiece with Davies (“Nothing to Show,” “Shadow Song”) and Palmer (“Maybe I’m a Beggar,” “Try Again”). He plays flageolet on the last three and bass on the whole album. Palmer plays the balalaika, a triangular Russian stringed instrument, on “Words Unspoken.”

Supertramp was self-produced at Morgan Sound Studios in North London during June 1970 with engineer Robert Black, who also worked on albums that year by Edwards Hand , Jethro Tull , Keef Hartley Band , Red Dirt , Stone the Crows , and T2 .

On the initial UK pressing of Supertramp , the LP labels bear the title And I’m Not Like Other . A&M issued the album concurrently in Italy, Oceania, and Canada. After their global breakthrough, Supertramp appeared in Germany (1976), Spain, Portugal, and the US (1977).

Artist Bob Hook designed the cover, which shows a flower with human facial features. Two years later, Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel adopted a similar visual (a flower mask) for live performances of the song “Willow Farm,” the fifth part of their 22-minute suite “Supper’s Ready” on Foxtrot .

“Nothing to Show” appears on the 1971 German Ariola comp Think – Pop Progress ’71 , a two-record set with tracks by Gary Wright , Humble Pie , J imi Hendrix , Man , The Move , Paul Brett’s Sage , Procol Harum , Status Quo , Strawbs , and Titus Groan . “Words Unspoken” and “I Am Not Like Other Birds of Prey” are heard in the 1971 UK documentary film Extremes with music by Arc and Roy Budd.

Live Dates, Festivals

After the completion of Supertramp , reedist Dave Winthrop joined on flute, saxophone, and backing vocals. He came from The Mooche, which covered the Bubble Puppy psych-rock anthem “Hot Smoke and Sasafrass” on a 1969 Pye single, backed with the original “Seen Through a Light” by organist Brian Tatum (later of glitter-popsters Mud).

During July–August 1970, Supertramp promoted their album throughout Greater London on bills with Black Widow (7/5/70: Farx, Southhall), Keef Hartley Band (7/14/70: Marquee), Groundhogs (7/24/70: Marquee), Derek & The Dominoes (8/1/70: Roundhouse), and Yes (8/2/70: Greyhound, Croydon). A larger bill took place at the Roundhouse on August 16 with Heads Hands and Feet , Trader Horn , Writing On the Wall , Wishbone Ash , and Frankie Miller ‘s band Howl.

After a northern stop with Mott the Hoople and Quintessence (8/21/70/: Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle), Supertramp played the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival, a five-day event with sets by Cactus , Chicago , The Doors , Donovan , Emerson Lake & Palmer , Fairfield Parlour , Family , Free , Hawkwind , Heaven , Joni Mitchell , Lighthouse , Mighty Baby , Miles Davis , Moody Blues , Pentangle , Pink Fairies , Shawn Phillips , Sly & the Family Stone , Taste , Voices of East Harlem , and The Who . Supertramp played on the second day (Thursday the 27th) along with Gary Farr , Gracious , and Terry Reid .

During the final third of 1970, Supertramp played notable gigs with The Pretty Things and Trapeze (9/13/70: Lyceum), Blodwyn Pig (10/9/70: Darwin College, Canterbury), Cochise (11/27/70: Westfield College, London), Barclay James Harvest and Faces (12/23/70: Tooting Castle), plus a BBC In Concert set supporting Caravan (10/11/70).

In October, Supertramp played the Drittes Essener Pop & Blues Festival at Grugahalle in Essen, Germany. The four-day event featured Brinsley Schwarz , Chicken Shack , East of Eden , Fotheringay , Ginger Baker’s Air Force , Gun , Jack Bruce , John McLaughlin , Larry Young , May Blitz , Tony Williams Lifetime , and the German acts Embryo , Guru Guru , Witthuser & Westrup , Wolfgang Dauner Group, and Xhol . Supertramp played on day three (the 24th) along with Savoy Brown and headliners the Moody Blues.

1971: New Lineup

Palmer quit Supertramp in mid-December 1970. (One of Palmer’s newer co-writes with Davies, “Goldrush,” became the opening number of Supertramp’s 1971–72 setlist but remained unrecorded until 2002.) In 1973, Palmer surfaced as the guitarist and lyricist for German brass-rockers Emergency . He also replaced Pete Sinfield as the lyricist for King Crimson on their 1973/74 albums Larks’ Tongues in Aspic , Starless and Bible Black , and Red .

Supertramp initially replaced Palmer with guitarist Davy O’List, last heard on The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack , the 1968 debut album by The Nice . He lasted only one gig but later surfaced in Jet , a 1975 one-off formed by backing players of Ron and Russell Mael, aka Sparks .

In January 1971, Supertramp embarked on an ill-fated tour of Norway, after which Millar suffered a nervous breakdown and left the band. Davies and Hodgson employed a new rhythm section: bassist Frank Farrell — who also played piano and accordion — and drummer Kevin Currie.

Farrell hailed from Brummie psych-rockers Breakthru’, which recorded an album’s worth of material yet only managed one release, the 1968 Mercury single “Ice-Cream Tree” (b/w “ Julius Caesar ”). Currie came from psychsters Orange Bicycle , which issued multiple 1967–70 singles, including the French No. 1 “Hyacinth Threads.”

Notable winter–spring 1971 shows include dates with Stray (1/22/71: North London Polytechnic), Colosseum (1/29/71: CF Mott College, Liverpool), Genesis ( 2/28/71: Roxburgh Hall, Stowe ), and Gentle Giant (3/18/71: Manchester University). Supertramp recorded their second album during May–June 1971 at Olympic Studios, London.

Indelibly Stamped

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In contrast to Supertramp , most of the vocals are sung by Davies, who imparts his rock and blues roots on numbers like “Your Poppa Don’t Mind.” Hodgson sings lead on three cuts, including the ballad “Rosie Had Everything Planned,” a Farrell co-write. Winthrop sings lead on the side two opener “Potter.”

Supertramp self-produced Indelibly Stamped with engineer Bob Hall, a tech hand on 1970–72 recordings by Brinsley Schwarz, Eddie Hardin , Rod McKuen, and Roger Ruskin Spear . Select cuts feature Davies on the Wurlitzer electric piano, Supertramp’s signature instrument on later albums. One example, “Forever,” presages the sound of their next five albums.

Hodgson plays bass for the last time on “Rosie,” which features Farrell on piano and accordion. It’s the only track in Supertramp’s catalogue with no Davies writing involvement.

Hook designed the gatefold cover, which features a topless torso closeup of a heavily tattooed female, later identified as ink-art model Marion Hollier. The back cover shows a zoomed-in shot of a tattoo depicting twin tigers. A b&w lineup shot of the hirsute quintet appears on the inner-gates.

A&M lifted “Forever” as Supertramp’s first single in the US (b/w “Your Poppa Don’t Mind”). In Argentina, Indelibly Stamped appeared under the Spanish title Estampado Indeleble with translated song names.

Summer 1971–1972: Live Events, Peel Sessions

Supertramp supported Indelibly Stamped with summer 1971 double-bills with Bram Stoker (7/2/71: Temple Club, London), T. Rex (7/3/71: Starlight Rooms, Boston, England), Stackridge (8/18/71: De Valance Pavilion, Tenby, Wales), and Tír na nÓg (8/21/71: Starlight Rooms).

That September, Supertramp embarked on a 10-date UK tour with Ten Years After and folkster Keith Christmas . It commenced at Bristol’s Colston Hall (9/14/71) and wrapped at Birmingham’s Town Hall (10/4/71). On October 9, they played Borough Road College in Isleworth with Gentle Giant, who were then plugging their second album Acquiring the Taste .

Late ’71 dates included shows with Gong (11/11/71: Hammersmith Town Hall, London) and Graphite (12/3/71: Salford University, Manchester). On December 18, Supertramp played Leys Club, Letchworth, with two newcomers: Belgian jazz-rockers Banzai and Irish symphonic-rockers Fruupp .

During the first three months of 1972, Supertramp played six dates with Ten Years After, including Continental stops in Bern (Festhalle), Brussels (Forest National), and Rotterdam (Ahoy). On March 4, 1972, they played Bradford University with rising stars Slade . With no new album in the pipeline, Supertramp played mid-year shows with Aubrey Small and the Edgar Broughton Band (7/2/72: South Parade Pier, Southsea) and UFO (7/7/72: Hastings Pier Ballroom).

Farrell departed for Fields , a Rare Bird spinoff that issued the 1971 album Fields on CBS. He played on their intended second album, which remained vaulted for 43 years. Its contents finally appeared in 2015 on the Esoteric Recordings disc Contrasts Urban Roar to Country Peace . Farrell then partnered with Leo Sayer on the singer’s 1975 third album Another Year , co-writing all the songs including “Only Dreaming,” “Another Year,” and the hit “Moonlighting.”

On August 22, 1972, Supertramp performed their second Peel Session (broadcast 9/12/72), which featured four new numbers: “Pony Express,” “School,” “Everyone Is Listening,” and “I Can See.” A number of fall shows followed, including dates with Wild Turkey (10/14/72: University of London Union) and Roxy Music (11/8/72: Liverpool Stadium).

Miesegaes withdrew his financial support in October 1972. Undaunted, Supertramp taped their third Peel Session (broadcast 11/23/72), performing “Pony” and three new numbers: “Summer Romance,” “Rudy,” and “Dreamer.” With their expanding repertoire of new songs, they dropped all the Supertramp numbers from their setlist apart from “Home Again” and “Surely.”

1973: Classic Lineup Forms

On March 22, 1973, Supertramp was back at the BBC for their fourth Peel Session, performing “Dreamer,” “Black Cat,” “Hey Laura,” and “Bloody Well Right.”

By mid-1973, Currie and Winthrop cleared from the lineup. Currie drummed on John Cale ‘s 1977 EP Animal Justice and joined comedy sax-rockers Burlesque in time for their eponymous second album of ’77.

Winthrop joined Stan Webb’s Chicken Shack for the 1978 albums The Creeper and That’s the Way We Are . He then joined mod revivalists Secret Affair and played sax on their 1979 album Glory Boys . During 1981/82, Winthrop played on albums by Ruts DC , Lili Drop , and ex- Doctors of Madness frontman Richard Strange.

Meanwhile, Davies and Hodgson formed the rhythm section behind four songs (“You and Me,” “ Reality In Arrears ,” “ Ode To an Angel,” “You’re Not Listening” ) on the 1973 Chrysalis release You & Me , the singular solo album by Ten Years After keyboardist Chick Churchill. The four songs feature Davies on drums, his childhood instrument that he abandoned as a teenager.

In June 1973, Supertramp hired Scottish bassist Dougie Thomson, a late-period member of the Alan Bown Set . That month, they recorded a fifth Peel Session, performing “Chicken Man,” “Down In Mexico,” “Just a Normal Day,” and “Land Ho.”

In August, Supertramp welcomed American drummer Bob Siebenberg, a native of Glendale, Calif. He first recorded with garage rockers The Ilford Subway, which issued the 1967 single “The 3rd Prophecy” (b/w “A New Song”) on small-press Equinox. That band also featured his brother-in-law, guitarist Scott Gorham, a future member of Thin Lizzy . After arriving in the UK, Siebenberg joined pub-rockers Bees Make Honey, which made the 1973 EMI album Music Every Night . He also played on Private Parts , the 1972 debut album by Jamaican-born singer–actor Peter Straker .

Supertramp completed its classic five-piece lineup with reedist John Anthony Helliwell, Thomson’s erstwhile Bown colleague. Helliwell played with the Alan Bown Set from its early days, appearing on the 1968/69 albums Outward Bown (with singer Jess Roden ) and The Alan Bown! (with Robert Palmer ).

The Supertramp lineup of Davies, Hodgson, Helliwell, Siebenberg, and Thomson would hold for ten years and make five studio albums.

1974: Crime of the Century

By early 1974, Supertramp amassed 42 demos of new originals, of which they selected eight for their upcoming third album and several more for the followup. Despite the Davies–Hodgson credit on all numbers, the two mostly wrote separately by this point.

Sessions for Supertramp’s third album — the first of the classic five-piece — took place between February and June 1974 at three London studios: Trident, Ramport, and Scorpio Sound. They titled the album Crime of the Century after the closing track, which the band felt was the album’s strongest piece. Supertramp co-produced their new material with studio veteran Ken Scott.

A preview from these sessions, not part of the upcoming album, was the March 1974 single “Land Ho” (b/w “Summer Romance”). The back-sleeve promo blurb describes the a-side as a “rousing, stomping number” with “shades of the Beach Boys here, with some polished, precision harmonies.” It was issued on A&M in the UK and Portugal, where it soon became a rarity. (Hodgson would rerecord “Land Ho” for his 1987 second solo album Hai Hai .)

On May 23, Supertramp did their sixth and final Peel Session (broadcast 6/6/74), performing “If Everyone Was Listening,” “School,” and “Bloody Well Right.”

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Hodgson plays guitar, piano and the Wurlitzer and Fender Rhodes electric pianos. He used the Wurlitzer years beforehand at age 19 (Argosy era) when he composed “Dreamer,” a song he waited three years to introduce to Supertramp’s live set. Davies also plays piano and Wurlitzer, plus harmonica and all remaining keyboards. This and the next album feature string arrangements by Richard Hewson ( Clifford T. Ward , Jigsaw , Lesley Duncan , Renaissance ).

Scott worked on Crime of the Century after producing Esperanto , Jonathan Kelly , and the 1971/72 David Bowie albums Hunky Dory and The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars . His prior credits as an engineer include albums by America , The Beatles ( The Beatles ), Dada , Elton John , Lindisfarne ( Fog On the Tyne ), Mahavishnu Orchestra ( Birds of Fire ), Third Ear Band , and Van Der Graaf Generator ( Pawn Hearts ). Also in 1974, he produced jazz-rock albums by Billy Cobham , Stanley Clarke , and the Jerry Goodman — Jan Hammer release Like Children . The assistant engineer, John Jansen, worked on a string of posthumous Hendrix titles.

Photographer and sleeve designer Paul Wakefield earned his first credit on Crime of the Century . The cover shows disembodied hands clutching at prison bars, adrift in outer space. The back shows the five members disrobed, standing under a constellation holding top hats and trench coats. On the inner-sleeve, their discarded wardrobes are seen clustered and afloat. Wakefield conceived the imagery by combining the album’s title with a line from the song “Asylum”: “when they haunt me and taunt me in my cage.”

Crime of the Century charted in multiple territories, including top 10 placements in the UK (No. 4), Germany (No. 5), and Canada (No. 4). “School” and “Bloody Well Right” became staples of FM radio in the US, where the album reached No. 38 and eventually went Gold. “Dreamer” reached No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart. Supertramp dedicate the album “To Sam” (aka Stanley August Miesegaes). On this and the subsequent five albums, Siebenberg is credited as “Bob C. Benberg.”

Supertramp promoted Crime of the Century with a string of October–November shows throughout England, Scotland, and Wales, including a 10/26/74 date at Manchester University with Soft Machine . They rounded out their 1974 live engagements with three December shows in Bournemouth, Bristol, and the Victoria Palace, London, with support from Irish singer–songwriter Chris De Burgh .

1975: US Debut, Reading Festival

Supertramp commenced six weeks of UK live dates on January 23, 1975, at Sheffield’s City Hall with De Burgh and the Scottish folk-pop duo Gallagher & Lyle (ex- McGuinness Flint ). On April 4, Supertramp made their US live debut at Milwaukee’s Uptown Theatre. Thirty North American dates followed, including an April 20 show with De Burgh at Chicago’s Riviera Ballroom. On June 20, they performed “Bloody Well Right” and “Hide In Your Shell” at NBC Studios, Burbank, for a segment on The Midnight Special .

During the summer of 1975, Supertramp recorded their fourth album with sessions split between London (Ramport, Scorpio) and Los Angeles (A&M Studios).

In August, Supertramp played the 15th National Jazz, Blues & Rock Festival at Little John’s Farm in Reading, England. The three-day event featured sets by Babe Ruth , Climax Blues Band , Dr. Feelgood , Heavy Metal Kids , Joan Armatrading , Judas Priest , Kokomo , and Robin Trower . Supertramp appeared on day two (Saturday the 23rd) along with the Kursaal Flyers , Snafu , String Driven Thing , and Zzebra .

On September 4, Supertramp appeared as the second-billed act (under Status Quo) at the Big Rock Show at the Circus Krone in Munich.

On November 13, Supertramp commenced a winter UK tour in support of their upcoming album. The 30-date tour commenced at Colston Hall and wrapped on December 20 at the Kursaal, Southend-on-Sea. Armatrading performed as the opening act with her backing band The Movies , a spinoff of symphonic-rockers Public Foot the Roman .

Crisis? What Crisis?

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Hodgson contributed six songs, including the sitar-paced warmup “Easy Does It” and the acoustic strumalong “Sister Moonshine.” He plays Wurlitzer and marimba on “Lady,” the side two opener that builds from a staccato, arpeggiated verse to a flamboyant bridge and swelling, exuberant “ooh-la-la-la-la” refrain. Concerns arise in “The Meaning,” where Hodgson insists that “you’d better get light in your head” and “you’d better get peace in your bed,” meaning peace and clarity of mind and conscience.

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Supertramp co-produced Crisis? with Scott, who also worked on 1975 albums by Stanley Clarke ( Journey to Love ) and the Mahavishnu Orchestra ( Visions of the Emerald Beyond ). Jansen engineered the album with Ed Thacker ( Gino Vannelli , Happy the Man , Hummingbird , The Tubes ) and Will Reid-Dick ( Bandit , Curved Air , Pavlov’s Dog , Roger Daltrey ).

Wakefield arranged the Crisis? cover photography based on a sketch by Davies, who lifted the album’s title from a line in the 1973 political thriller The Day of the Jackal . The grey, industrial imagery was photographed at a Welsh mining valley.

A&M issued “Lady” as a single, backed with the non-album “You Started Laughing When I Held You In My Arms.” Crisis? What Crisis? reached the top 20 in multiple markets, hitting its highest peak in New Zealand (No. 6).

1976: Crisis? World Tour

On January 3, 1976, Supertramp kicked off an 18-date European tour at the Sporthalle in Basel, Switzerland. During the soundcheck before their January 27 show at Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Hodgson conceived a new song, “Even in the Quietest Moments.”

On February 20, they launched a 45-date North American tour at the Allentown Fairgrounds Agricultural Hall in Allentown, Penn. The tour included two-night stands at the Oriental Theatre in Milwaukee (3/13–14), the Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica (3/31–4/1), Warnors Theatre in Fresno (4/2–3), and repeat appearances at the Paramount Theatre in Portland, Oregon (3/20, 4/10).

Supertramp made their sole appearance on Japanese soil with May 28–29 shows in Tokyo. During June, they did an eight-date tour of Australia, followed by a 6/22/76 show at Western Springs Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand.

Supertramp took a four-month break to compose new material. Work on their fifth album commenced in November 1976 with sessions held in two locations: Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles (their new base of operation) and the Caribou Ranch, a Nederland, Colorado, facility owned by music mogul James William Guercio, producer and manager of the band Chicago.

1977: Even in the Quietest Moments…

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Davies wrote “Lover Boy,” inspired by ads in men’s magazines about pickup artistry. It shifts through cabaret-piano verses and swelling bridges to a lengthy, chanted middle and outro, which gradually shifts rhythmic gears to a grand fadeout.

Side one also features the Hodgson-penned title track: a slow, frosty acoustic number that recalls Led Zeppelin in their folksier moments. Davies recorded the side-closing ballad “Downstream” unaccompanied in one take with just his voice and piano.

Hodgson’s “Babaji” opens side two with quiet, plaintive verses that break to a stately, cabaret-tinged chorus. Davies’ “From Now On” evolves from an endless set of verses — framed by a circular piano motif — to a harmonized, layering, stratospheric chorus. This and “Lover Boy” recall the “Hey Jude” pattern of the elongated number that grows from piano–voice simplicity to full-scale lavishness.

The album’s closing epic, “Fool’s Overture” (10:52), starts with a sound collage of Churchill excerpts, Big Ben bells, and a flageolet quotation of “Venus” from The Planets suite by English modernist composer Gustav Holst. The verses consist of two metaphor-steeped stanzas of piano and voice, followed by a bridge that ushers a swelling pipe organ theme, approximated in lines like “So you found your solution, what will be your last contribution?” Hodgson pieced the song together over a five-year period.

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Concurrently, Henderson worked with mixing engineer and veteran Beatles soundman Geoff Emerick on Dizrythmia , the 1977 third album by Kiwi art-rockers Split Enz . That album shares sonic traits with Quietest Moments , particularly during the instrumental passages on “Without a Doubt” and “Charlie.”

Photographer Bob Seidemann captured the album’s cover image: a snow-covered grand piano situated on the Eldora Mountain Resort near the Caribou Ranch. Seidemann, infamous for the 1969 UK cover to Blind Faith , also captured visuals for 1977 albums by Sparks, Heart , and the Dixie Dregs ( Free Fall ).

A&M lifted “Give a Little Bit” as a single (b/w “Downstream”). It reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. Months later, “Babaji” (b/w “From Now On”) followed as a second single. “Fool’s Overture” and “Even in the Quietest Moments” became popular deep cuts on US FM radio.

Even in the Quietest Moments… reached the top five in multiple territories (No. 1 in Canada and the Netherlands) and became Supertramp’s first top 20 entry on the Billboard 200 (No. 16) and the CashBox Top 100 (No. 19).

Quietest Moments Tour

Supertramp promoted Even in the Quietest Moments… with a North American tour, launched on April 6, 1977, at Exhibition Center in Regina, Saskatchewan. The tour spanned four months and more than 70 shows, including six West Coast dates with Procol Harum, who disbanded after the tour.

On June 1–2, Supertramp did a two-night stand at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, where Helliwell entered Sound Studios to contribute saxophone and clarinet to Bad Reputation , the 1977 eighth studio album by Thin Lizzy. On August 28, Supertramp launched a 30-date European tour with support from French-Canadian symphonic folksters Harmonium .

Supertramp rounded out their 1977 activities with seventeen October–November dates throughout England and Scotland. Their 11/10/77 show at Queen Mary College would be their final live event for sixteen months.

In light of their increased profile and commercial success, Supertramp sensed major breakthrough potential in their next release. They worked painstakingly on their sixth album, which started with two sets of demos and materialized during seven months of recording sessions, which spanned May–December 1978 in Studio B of the Village Recorder in Los Angeles.

1979: Breakfast in America

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Hodgson contributed four other songs, including the album’s title track, a music hall impression of American foibles from the eyes of a British lad: a culture shock animated in verses like the following:

Could we have kippers for breakfast Mummy dear, Mummy dear They got to have ’em in Texas ‘Cos everyone’s a millionaire

Hodgson’s ballad “Lord Is It Mine” evolves from plaintive piano and tender voice to a crisp, acoustic, flaring chorus.

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Hodgson’s “Take the Long Way Home” opens side two with sunrise harmonica over a tight, cabaret piano pattern. Its verses of self-reflection swell to an open-cadence bridge as the narrator veers between regret and content. It reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. This song, like “Breakfast in America” and “The Logical Song,” is rooted in C minor, an unusual key center for charting pop songs.

Davies’ “Goodbye Stranger” follows a freewheeling drifter as he bids ado to a recent fling. He explores his vocal range on this number, starting in characteristic baritone and rising to an animated falsetto in the double-tracked, call-and-response chorus. The song’s revved-up lengthy outro features wailing guitar leads by Hodgson. It reached No. 6 on the Canada Top Singles chart and No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Davies also wrote “Oh Darling,” the climax of side one, plus two numbers on side two: “Casual Conversations,” an after-hours lament bedded in milky Wurlitzer; and “Just Another Nervous Wreck,” a confessional ballad with a rising power chorus.

Supertramp co-produced Breakfast in America with the album’s engineer, Henderson, who also worked on 1978–80 titles by Lion , Wings , and Frank Zappa . The assistant engineer, Lenise Bent, counted Steely Dan ‘s 1977 album Aja among his prior credits. He also worked on 1979/80 albums by Jean Luc-Ponty ( A Taste for Passion ), Shandi , and Blondie . Co-assistant Jeff Harris later worked with Kittyhawk and Animotion .

Breakfast in America features cover imagery conceived by A&M art director Mike Doud with photography by Aaron Rapoport . It depicts an airplane-window view of the Manhattan skyline with Lady Liberty (foreground) represented by a waitress, portrayed by American comedic actress Kate Murtagh. In keeping with the “breakfast” theme, the NYC skyscrapers are recreated with food packaging materials. Rapoport ‘s cover photography is also seen on 1979 albums by Gamma , Sea Level , Styx , and Walter Egan .

Breakfast in America reached No. 1 in ten nations, including the US, Canada, Australia, and multiple European territories. It held the top spot for six weeks in the US, where the album went quadruple Platinum, signifying sales of four million copies. It peaked at No. 2 in Japan and No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart. As of 2020, its global sales figures exceed 20 million copies.

Breakfast Tour, Paris

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On July 9, Supertramp launched an 11-date Canadian leg of the Breakfast tour, which started with a three-night stand at the Convention Centre in Winnipeg and wrapped on August 11 at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver.

During their three-night engagement at the CNE Exhibition Stadium in Toronto (7/19–21/79), Helliwell popped in to nearby Manta Sound Studios, where he played saxophone on “ Rebound,” the opening track on Rendezvous , the fourth album by French–Canadian folk-rockers CANO . He, Siebenberg, and Thomson also play on two tracks (“On the Game,” “When You Come Back to England”) on the French Polydor release The Old Pals Act by musician–composer Peter Bennett. That album features seven tracks indebted to Supertramp, including the 10-minute epic “Evermore.”

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Multiple dates on their 1979 tour were taped with their Mobile 1 Remote Studio, including the Nov. 29 Pavillon show, which Supertramp deemed the best-recorded concert of the tour. Its contents comprise Paris , a 94-minute live double-album released in September 1980 on A&M.

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The live version of “Dreamer” reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Supertramp went on a two-year hiatus between their 1979 tour and sessions for their next studio album, which commenced in November 1981. Meanwhile, Dougie’s younger brother Ali Thomson (b. 1959) signed to A&M as a solo artist and made the 1980/81 albums Take a Little Rhythm and Deception Is an Art . Ali’s “Take a Little Rhythm” reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1980.

1982: …Famous Last Words…

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Hodgson’s other numbers range from the urgent, rattling opener “Crazy” to the smooth sailing “C’est le Bon,” a crisp, quiet stumalong with airy harmonies. He closes side one with “Know Who You Are,” a desolate, minor key ballad comprised of voice and picked acoustic guitar (double-tracked) with mild strings arranged by Hewson.

The unaccompanied nature of “Know Who You Are” reveals a creative gulf with Davies, who created the album’s other hit, “My Kind of Lady,” a ’50s-style piano boogie ballad in the vein of Fats Domino. Davies explores his full vocal range in the song, from his normal baritone to the high-pitched falsetto heard earlier on “Poor Boy” and “Goodbye Stranger.” Hodgson is absent from the recording and the doo-wop segments in the video, where the remaining band croon in vintage fashion behind a clean-shaven Davies. His penchant for classic R&B is further exemplified with “Put On Your Old Brown Shoes.”

Davies also composed “Bonnie,” a sequence of earnest minor-key passages that resolve with a grandiose instrumental finale in heavenly C major. The album’s last two songs, “Waiting So Long” (Davies) and “Don’t Leave Me Now” (Hodgson), recall the slow piano-buildup epics of the Quietest Moments era.

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Davies intended to use a 10-minute epic, “Brother Where You Bound,” as the album’s centerpiece. This was vetoed by Hodgson, whose differences with Davies came to a head during sessions for the album, which ran through the summer of 1982. The title …Famous Last Words… is a reference to Roger’s growing desire to part ways with the band.

The title inspired the album’s cover, conceived by Doud and designer Norman Moore with photography by Tom Gibson and Jules Bates. It shows a tightrope walker balanced over endless depths, alarmed as a hand reaches out with pair of scissors, seconds away from cutting the rope. The inner-sleeve shows multiples of each member doing imitation balancing acts on neon beams. Moore’s numerous visual credits include albums by Boxer ( Absolutely ), Cafe Jacques ( Round the Back ), Sherbet ( Highway 1 ), and The Police ( Synchronicity ).

1983: Famous Last Tour, Hodgson Quits

Eight months after …Famous Last Words… hit shelves, Supertramp launched a transatlantic tour with two auxiliary players: musicians and backing vocalists Fred Mandel (keyboards, guitar) and Scott Page (saxophones, flute, guitar). Mandel was a longtime backing player of Alice Cooper with additional credits on albums by Domenic Troiano, Lisa Dal Bello , and (most recently) Queen guitarist Brian May. Page — son of jazz bandleader Bill Page — had sideman credits dating back to the 1972 UNI Records release by the Mothers of Invention spinoff Geronimo Black .

The 23-stop European leg commenced with June 1–2 shows at the Johanneshov Isstadion in Stockholm and included a four-night stand (6/29–7/2/83) at London’s Earls Court. They launched the 31-stop North American leg on August 5 at Philadelphia’s 19.4k-capacity Spectrum arena. Their date at Vancouver’s BC Place Stadium (9/3/83) featured Canadian rockers Bryan Adams and The Payola$ as opening acts.

The tour wrapped in California on September 25 at Irving Meadows. This would be Hodgson’s final show with Supertramp, who left the band to focus on family life and record independently. He’d already recorded material for his debut solo album, tentatively titled Sleeping With the Enemy .

Upon his exit from Supertramp, Hodgson recut some of the existing tracks for In the Eye of the Storm , released in September 1984 on A&M. As with the two closing numbers on Last Words , the music draws stylistic elements from the Quietest Moments era (grand, spacious, piano-driven epics). An edit of the opening number, “Had a Dream (Sleeping with the Enemy),” became an FM rock hit with a medium-rotation MTV clip.

Meanwhile, Davies expanded his unused epic from the Last Words sessions into a 16-minute opus for the next Supertramp album.

1985: Brother Where You Bound

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“Still In Love” further mines the R&B territory of Davies’ Last Words numbers. It sports a boogie shuffle similar to “My Kind of Lady” and a swelling sax break reminiscent of the Stax school. “No Between” is a slow, spacious piano–vocal ballad in the classic mid-’70s Supertramp mold.

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Side two is largely consumed by the titular “Brother Where You Bound” (16: 30 ), rehearsed but withheld during the Last Words sessions. During the intervening three years, it grew from an initial 10-minute piece to its final multi-movement form . It opens with 100 seconds of news soundbites and excerpts from George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four , followed by a double-tracked 3/4 piano pattern. Terse lines about impending warfare precede the full-band onslaught at 3:30. A guttural Davies warns the listener that they must flee their encroached-upon land.

After the random, free-form middle (sounds of a sparse, ravaged landscape), a syncopated, staccato guitar figure sets in motions (10:26), played by David Gilmour of Pink Floyd . Further tradeoffs ensue between glory strings, canon fire and random noise before the song-proper resumes at 13:30 for a reiteration of the warning lines “You better move, you better hide. They’re gettin’ in, they’re gettin’ inside.” The song swells to a fadeout with tight sax amid Gilmour’s wailing leads.

Dutch director Rene Daalder made a short film for “Brother Where You Bound” starring actor Chris Mulkey as the soldier of fortune who spearheads the evacuation. The plot invokes Cold War themes reminiscent of the 1984 action–drama Red Dawn , which follows a group of survivors in their flight from an advancing red menace.

The album ends on “Ever Open Door,” a slow, earnest declaration performed by Davies alone with piano, voice, and mild synth strings.

Brother Where You Bound was co-produced by Supertramp and David Kershenbaum, who worked previously with Graham Parker , the Tarney/Spencer Band , and produced multiple albums by Joe Jackson , including the 1982–84 releases Night and Day and Body and Soul . Siebenberg’s brother-in-law, guitarist Scott Gorham, plays the smoldering rhythm lines on the title track. Moore designed the cover art: a minimalist silhouette of the Darwinian ape-to-man concept.

Discography:

  • Supertramp (1970)
  • Indelibly Stamped (1971)
  • Crime of the Century (1974)
  • Crisis? What Crisis? (1975)
  • Even in the Quietest Moments… (1977)
  • Breakfast in America (1979)
  • Paris (2LP live, 1980)
  • …Famous Last Words… (1982)
  • Brother Where You Bound (1985)
  • Free as a Bird (1987)
  • Some Things Never Change (1997)
  • Slow Motion (2002)
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Artist’s Remorse: Why Supertramp Was Disappointed with ‘…Famous Last Words…’

O ver the course of the 1970s, Supertramp quietly built a reputation as one of the decade’s premier progressive rock bands. But there was nothing quiet about the response to their 1979 release, Breakfast in America . The quadruple-Platinum album ranked fifth on the year-end Billboard 200 chart and landed three singles in the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100.

Any conceivable follow-up to Breakfast in America was bound to be a disappointment. By their pre-1979 standards, …Famous Last Words… would have been considered a huge commercial success, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and receiving Gold certification. “It’s Raining Again” became Supertramp’s third-highest charting single, making it to No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the eyes of critics and the band itself, though, their 1982 album was a major comedown from their previous efforts.

It would be easy to assume that success spoiled Supertramp, and that the outsized success of Breakfast in America was responsible for the band losing its way on …Famous Last Words… . Yet the roots of Supertramp’s dissatisfaction with the album go back to the band’s early years, and the difficulties the members faced may have occurred even if Breakfast in America hadn’t been such an enormous hit.

“I Never Really Felt Like a Band”

There had always been a tension between Supertramp’s co-frontmen and songwriters Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies. Hodgson wrote and sang the band’s poppier songs, while Davies’ compositions typically had a harder edge. Though Davies wrote half of Breakfast in America’ s 10 tracks, the album’s lighter feel played to Hodgson’s strengths. That was reflected in three of the album’s four most-popular songs (“The Logical Song,” “Take the Long Way Home,” and the title track) being written by Hodgson.

In the aftermath of Breakfast of America , Supertramp was at a crossroads. Should they make another album in the style of their smash hit? Return to the proggier vibe of Crime of the Century or Even in the Quietest Moments ? Or go in a different direction altogether? Not surprisingly, Hodgson wanted to continue writing pop hits, but Davies and the other band members wanted to play longer, edgier songs. In the process of trying to find a compromise, …Famous Last Words… was neither as infectious as Breakfast in America nor as inventive as Supertramp’s earlier work. No one in the band was happy with the final result.

It wasn’t just creative differences that bogged Supertramp down during the making of …Famous Last Words… . Hodgson increasingly felt that he wanted to work with other musicians, and he officially left Supertramp at the conclusion of the tour for …Famous Last Words… . In a 1983 interview, Hodgson said, “I never really felt like a band. They always felt like a band, but I felt like a solo artist in a band.”

Falling Short of What Could Have Been

In an interview with The Arizona Republic 33 years later, Hodgson attributed the inferior quality of …Famous Last Words… to the members of Supertramp not being on the same page. He said, “It fell so far short of what we could have achieved if we had been more unified.” But given that Hodgson felt like “a solo artist in a band,” that unity would have probably been impossible for Supertramp to achieve.

In a 2015 interview with Straight , drummer Bob Siebenberg conceded the compromise between Hodgson’s and Davies’ visions for …Famous Last Words… “wasn’t really what we wanted to do.” Supertramp didn’t have much trouble leaving songs from the album behind once Hodgson departed for his solo career. For the most part, the band had left songs from …Famous Last Words… off their concert setlists over the 29 years that spanned Hodgson’s exit and the band’s final live appearances in 2012. Some of those exclusions stem from the band refraining from playing Hodgson’s compositions for some of their tours. One exception is Davies’ “Put On Your Old Brown Shoes,” which is Supertramp’s 18th-most played song in concerts, according to setlist.fm .

After …Famous Last Words…

In an interview for Rolling Stone , Hodgson acknowledged that, of the compositions that he and Davies brought to the …Famous Last Words… sessions, “the best songs fell to the wayside.” One of those was Davies’ “Brother Where You Bound,” a 10-minute piece with multiple movements that didn’t fit well with the songs that were chosen for the album. An even longer version of the song found its way onto the first Supertramp album without Hodgson. That album, also called Brother Where You Bound , went to No. 21 on the Billboard 200. It was the last Supertramp album to reach the upper half of that chart.

Davies made good on his intention to write longer and more adventurous songs on Brother Where You Bound and subsequent albums. While he didn’t get the type of album he wanted with …Famous Last Words… , listeners can get a sense of the direction he and Supertramp wanted to take on that album’s “Waiting So Long.” What Supertramp probably didn’t plan was to have a pair of Top 10 dance hits in the latter half of the ‘80s. “Cannonball” hit No. 9 on Billboard ’s Dance Club Songs chart in 1985, while “I’m Beggin’ You” topped the chart in 1988.

Hodgson would release his first solo album In the Eye of the Storm in 1984, and it included two Top 40 tracks—“Had a Dream (Sleeping with the Enemy)” (No. 11) and “In Jeopardy” (No. 30) on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart. He would go on to release two more solo albums, Hai Hai (1987) and Open the Door (2000).

While Supertramp would probably just as soon forget they ever made … Famous Last Words …, at least a couple of tracks have had some legs. “It’s Raining Again” and “My Kind of Lady” are among the band’s 10 most-popular songs on Spotify. A few of the deeper cuts, including “Waiting So Long” and “C’est Le Bon,” are worth remembering, too. The classic lineup didn’t go out on the top of their game, but we can still be grateful they made this one last album, even if they’re not.

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The band’s early days, struggles and shifting personnel

Pianist and vocalist Rick Davies formed what would be the classic rock group Supertramp in 1969. Previously, he had played on another group The Joint, whose financial backer was a Dutch millionaire Stanley August Miesegaes. Miesegaes eventually had grown so disappointed with The Joint whom he eventually dropped. However, he still believed in Davies’ talent. Miesegaes offered Davies financial support if the latter would form a new band.

In response, Davies recruited new musicians: Richard Palmer (guitars), Robert Millar (drums/percussion) and Roger Hodgson (vocals/bass). Initially naming the band Daddy, the band then changed it to Supertramp to avoid confusion with the other groups sporting similar names.

Supertramp signed with A&M records in 1970 and released their self-titled debut album later that year. The album didn’t do well enough, and later Supertramp experienced lineup changes. Hodgson shifted from playing bass to guitar as Palmer and Millar left the group. New members Frank Farrell (bass), Kevin Currie (drums/percussion) and Dave Winthrop (flute/sax) joined the fold.

The newly revamped Supertramp issued their sophomore effort Indelibly Stamped in 1971. It sold even less than their first album. As a result, Miesegaes cut off his financial support for the band in 1972.

Another fresh start

Except Hodgson and Davies, all of the members quit one by one. They were on the brink of collapsing until the two men decided to give Supertramp another fresh start. After some search, Hodgson and Davies brought along Dougie Thomson (bass), Bob Siebenberg (drums/percussion) and John Helliwell (saxophone/various woodwind instruments). The lineup for the new Supertramp was now complete, and this same personnel would remain intact for about a decade.

The new Supertramp released their third album Crime of the Century . As they say, third time’s the charm — Crime of the Century became the band’s breakthrough recording. It went to #4 on both UK and Canadian charts, and #38 on the US album chart. The singles “Dreamer” (#13 UK) and “Bloody Well Right” (#35 US) etched onto the charts for the first time. It went gold in the US and UK while in Canada the album received a diamond certification.

Supertramp released a follow-up, Crisis? What Crisis? in 1975. It peaked at #20 on the UK album chart, and #44 on the Billboard 200, on top of the glowing reviews from critics — despite its singles failing on the charts.

In 1977, Supertramp released Even in the Quietest Moments which fared definitely better than its immediate predecessor. The single “Give a Little Bit” went to #15 on the Billboard Top 20 and #29 on the UK singles chart. In the end, Even In the Quietest Moments went gold in the US and silver in the UK. It performed even better in Canada where the album went platinum. By then Supertramp was earning a reputation as one of the best live acts during the 70s music scene.

A worldwide hit album with Breakfast In America

However, it was their next album Breakfast in America that Supertramp achieved superstar status. Released in 1979, it topped the American album charts as well as several countries; it went to #3 on the UK charts as well. It spawned two US Top 10 hits, “The Logical Song” (at #6) and “Take The Long Way Home” (at #10). The album also yielded another hit with “Goodbye Stranger” (at #15). “The Logical Song” may be their most identifiable song especially among the oldies music fans.

To consolidate the success of Breakfast in America, Supertramp released a live album Paris in 1980. It went to the Top 10 of both US and UK album charts, and the single “Dreamer” peaked at #15.

In 1982, Supertramp released their seventh studio album …Famous Last Words…, and it seemed telling about the group’s future. Not coincidentally, it would be Supertramp’s final album with the classic lineup. Davis and Hodgson’s relationship had grown more cold and been filled with disputes due to their musical and artistic differences. Hodgson left the band soon after to pursue a solo career.

Supertramp without Hodgson, and their eventual split

Supertramp soldiered on now with Davies taking the helm in lead vocals and songwriting. In 1985, they released Brother Where You Bound, which witnessed the band going back to their progressive rock roots while never abandoning their pop aesthetics. Despite overall positive critical reviews, Brother Where You Bound only managed to scrape a decent position on the charts from both sides of the Atlantic, (#20 UK, and #21 US).

Supertramp tried their hand in synths and dance beats in their next album Free as a Bird, released in 1987. As expected, it met with dismissive reviews from critics, and it went to the lower rungs of the album charts. After an extensive 1988 world tour to support the album, Supertramp disbanded.

Reunion and later career (but still without Hodgson)

In 1996, Davies reformed Supertramp with pretty much the same members (Helliwell, Siebenberg) in addition to a new guitarist/vocalist Mark Hart, who had previously collaborated with the band in their Free as a Bird world tour. In 1997, the newly revamped Supertramp released Some Things Never Change and in 2002 released Slow Motion , which was to be their final studio album to date.

In 2010, Supertramp performed a series of concerts to commemorate their 40th anniversary. There have been talks of Hodgson joining the group again, but for now it hasn’t materialized as Hodgson still has no plans of reuniting with his old band. Hodgson has continued to perform and tour on his own and away from Supertramp. Obviously, the past hasn’t yet been shelved between Davies and Hodgson. Fans still have to wait until the two men finally settle their differences and play together again, just like in the old days.

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