No Richie on current leg of the tour

He played talkbox on their new album Dig which was released last week.
Here's a link

Not at all.

Richie has a personal issue. He doesn't know how long it takes to sort = Matt doesn't know when he is back on tour so can't give a date.

Richie has left the band = why wouldn't Matt/Jon just say he'd left the band?

Maybe he has left the band but I still haven't seen anything that points to that more than a genuine personal issue.

Oh for God's sake this is getting ridiculous. I am so frustrated with the lack of communication.

It is frustrating but when this kicked off people said "Just tell us it's a personal issue. We don't need to know anything else." We've now have that from Jon and people still aren't happy.

Keep calm and carry on.

When a blind man cries. Incredible cover. Wish it was done live, wish Richie remembered about it!

Now I'm in a quandary. I want Richie back, but your streaking might also be highly entertaining...

OMFG.. I didn't expect him to answer that I think Richie's absence is because some healthy issues.. I really wish he's coming to Madrid in June... I was so excited to see him again!

God, I can't even begin to understand in which world that tweet is considered good PR.

If you want to keep selling tickets and you know Richie won't be there, just don't answer.

I'll make you a promise - if he shows up, I'll come across the pond and streak for you anyway

Hey, people wanted honest communication. I think they have it here, it may not be what a lot of you wanted to hear, but it does seem honest. And it is indeed not smart or good pr, so he has nothing to gain by answering that tweet with an honest "I don't know". It's all up to Richie, the band is getting all the hate and have to put up with all the messages, emails, questions etc but it's really always been up to Richie....