The Kinks have today officially ruled out the possibility of a return without founding member Dave Davies.

Brother of frontman Ray, Dave Davies has not had the best relationship with his fraternal bandmate and the band used their official Facebook account today to deny Mojo’s claim that the band were preparing to reunite next year with or without Dave.

The quote came from an interview with Ray Davies in which he is quoted to have said “Dave’s invited to the party, but if he doesn’t want to do it, [the reunion] will happen anyway. He’s very welcome to turn up if he wants. I’d much rather work with him than without him.” The official Kinks Facebook page claims that “There will be NO Kinks reunion without BOTH Ray and Dave Davies. Ray Davies claims to have never said this.”

What exactly was said, and indeed what is planned, will remain unknown for the time being. Whilst fans will be hoping for the band to get back together next year, it looks increasingly unlikely that they will be appearing in any form other than one including Dave Davies.