Roger Hodgson, co-founder of Supertramp, is currently on tour worldwide celebrating Breakfast in America’s 40th Anniversary. This album, released on March 29th 1979, had phenomenal global success. It hit #1 in almost every country and stayed at the top of the charts for over a year. It was Supertramp’s biggest selling album with over 25 million copies sold worldwide, of which over 1 million copies were sold in Canada. Hodgson wrote, sang, and arranged most of the enduring rock standards that made Supertramp a worldwide phenomenon. His timeless classics such as “Give a Little Bit,” “The Logical Song,” “Dreamer,” “Take the Long Way Home,” “Breakfast in America,” “School,” “Fool’s Overture,” and “It’s Raining Again,” helped the band sell well over 60 million albums.
Supertramp’s Roger Hodgson returns to TD Place this fall
Supertramp’s Roger Hodgson brings his World Tour to TD Place this October
Breakfast In Canada: An Unforgettable Night with Roger Hodgson
It may have been a stressful time for some in the states with the elections underway but the atmosphere inside TD Place was laid back and worry free as former Supertramp frontman Roger Hodgson made his stop in Ottawa on his Breakfast In America Tour. Hodgson formed Supertramp with Rick Davies in 1969. They had their first hits in the early 1970s and by 1979 they were world famous. TD Place was the venue for Roger Hodgson’s second Canadian stop so far on this leg of the tour. Roger Hodgson greeted an eager crowd in Ottawa with a huge smile.
TD Place rolling out the time machine starting later this week!
Remember the 90’s? How about the 80’s? Remember the amazing music we used to listen to on our Sony Walkmans? Well over the course of the next month, or so, TD Place in Ottawa is going to take you on a journey back to the good ol’ days of the 80’s and 90’s.
Roger Hodgson bringing Breakfast in America to Canada this fall!
Roger Hodgson has been recognized as one of the most gifted songwriters and lyricists of our time. In 1969 he co-founded the progressive rock band Supertramp who became a worldwide phenomenon with album sales in excess of 60 million. The composer of many of the band’s greatest hits, Hodgson gave us “Give a Little Bit,” “The Logical Song,” “Dreamer,” “Take the Long Way Home,” Breakfast in America,” and so many others that have stood the test of time.
