TRIUMPH Announces First Tour In 30 Years; North American Dates To Launch In April 2026
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TRIUMPH, one of Canada's most revered and influential rock bands, has announced its first tour in 30 years with the "Triumph 50th Anniversary Tour", produced by Live Nation — an expansive 2026 North American run celebrating five decades of musical excellence, pioneering stagecraft, and a legacy that continues to inspire fans worldwide.
Rik Emmett (guitar, vocals),Mike Levine (bass, keyboards) and Gil Moore (drums, vocals) said in a statement: "Our fans have always been the heart of TRIUMPH. Their energy, their belief, and the way they embraced the positivity in our music have carried us for 50 years. We've always said these songs were meant to bring people together — and that's exactly why we're coming back now. We knew there was still a chapter left to write. This tour is our chance to do it, together with the people who made the TRIUMPH journey possible."
Tickets for the "Triumph 50th Anniversary Tour" with special guest APRIL WINE will be available beginning with a presale running Wednesday, December 10 through Thursday, December 11, giving fans early access to seats. American Express card members in Canada can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Wednesday, December 10 at 10 a.m. local time through Thursday, December 11 at 11:59 p.m. local time. The general on-sale follows on Friday, December 12 at 10 a.m. local time at livenation.com.
TRIUMPH has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 from every ticket sold will support SoundsUnite — the music community for learning, wellness, and creativity — anywhere, anytime, any device.
Formed in Mississauga in 1975, TRIUMPH rose from playing high school auditoriums and rock 'n' roll bars to selling out iconic arenas, from Toronto's famed Maple Leaf Gardens to Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas. Their virtuosic musicianship, soaring vocals, and dazzling, high-production live shows helped define an era of arena rock. Blending hard rock power with progressive ambition, TRIUMPH has sold over 15 million albums worldwide and earned multiple gold and platinum certifications, building a global following through headline tours and landmark festival performances, including the 1983 US Festival before 500,000 fans. With hits like "Lay It on The Line", "Magic Power" and "Fight The Good Fight" — combined with pioneering stage productions featuring pyrotechnics, laser lighting, and theatrical flair — TRIUMPH became arena rock legends, securing a permanent place in Canadian and international rock history.
The band's return to the road follows a defining year honoring TRIUMPH's impact across generations. In June 2025, the band was celebrated with "Magic Power: All-Star Tribute To Triumph" (Round Hill Records, June 6, 2025),a 15-track tribute album featuring rock luminaries such as Phil X, Sebastian Bach, Slash, Nancy Wilson, Joey Belladonna, Dee Snider, Lawrence Gowan, Deen Castronovo, Alex Lifeson, Jeff Keith, Mickey Thomas and produced by the world-renowned Mike Clink (GUNS N' ROSES, MÖTLEY CRÜE, WHITESNAKE).
Further solidifying their celebrated status, TRIUMPH was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame in October, a prestigious honor recognizing their enduring influence, masterful songwriting, and contributions to Canada's cultural legacy. This induction adds to their long list of accolades, which includes membership in the Canadian Music Industry Hall Of Fame (2007),the Canadian Music Hall Of Fame (2008),and Canada's Walk Of Fame (2019).
During a November 6, 2025 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", Emmett spoke about TRIUMPH's three-song reunion performance — consisting of the tracks "Allied Forces", "Fight The Good Fight" and "Lay It On The Line" — on June 6, 2025 at the Rogers Festival At The Final, a free outdoor concert in the ICE District ahead of Game 2 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Levine did not take part in the reunion show, but three other Canadian musicians joined Emmett and Moore for the set: guitarist Phil X, drummer and keyboardist Brent Fitz and bassist Todd Kerns. Phil X, whose real name is Theofilos Xenidis, is a member of BON JOVI and a former member of TRIUMPH, while Fitz and Kerns are both members of SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS. Asked about the likelihood of more performances featuring members of TRIUMPH, Rik said: "That's a possibility, but… I'll give you the straight-from-the-horse's-mouth sort of situation. Gil and I are capable, from time to time, but if you think I'm gonna go out on the road and play night after night after night after night, that's not gonna happen. And Mike is not really… He's getting frailer. He's not looking to necessarily be banging around in airplanes and tour buses and stuff either. So the thinking is, find three guys that can become sort of the same core trilogy."
Referencing Moore's ongoing plans for TRIUMPH to develop a high-tech concept that would bring the band's music back to the stage, Emmett continued: "A lot of times what happens now with touring acts, oh, they've got a keyboard player that's over behind the [scenes]. They've got some background singers. I mean, PINK FLOYD would have the girl singers over there and the large horn section over there. It's not like you couldn't supplement with side men and have it be that an audience would go, 'Well, that's cool. That's fine. They're there.' So, TRIUMPH made a deal with a Vector Management, which is this guy Jason Murray from Canada, and they've done stuff like the LYNYRD SKYNYRD things and Peter Frampton's tour. So [Jason] said, 'Rik, we're trying to put this thing together.' And it's gonna be Gil Moore, the dreamer of TRIUMPH — always was, production guy — Gil wanted to have the largest-scale kind of show possible. He wants to play the Sphere [in Las Vegas]. He wants to have digital stuff and holograms and lasers and the whole shoot and match. And they go, 'Well, but it would need to be scalable,' like, somebody has to be more of a realist and say, 'What if you wanna do a Wednesday night in Milwaukee?'
"So, the three core guys would be Brent Fitz and Phil X and Todd Kerns," Emmett explained. "And part of it was drag Rik to Edmonton and have Rik sort of vet how this is going down and whether or not he likes this situation and can he get along with the guys? And it was great. I loved the guys, and it was a fantastic experience. So it was kind of, like, okay, passing the torch, as you described. And then the manager Jason Murray says to me, 'We wouldn't need you on every show, but would you be willing to, like, [play] six to eight shows? You come out [and play with the band]?' And I went, 'Yeah, that sounds reasonable. Sure. If you need me to show up.' And I said, 'Is this kind of like the way Brian May would occasionally show up at one of the QUEEN Broadway shows and come up?, and they went, 'Yeah, yeah. Like that, Rik.' I go, 'Okay. Yes, sure. I would be happy to do that, but I don't wanna have to jump around on stage for two hours. I'm not gonna do that.' 'Oh, no, you don't have to do that.'
Rik added: "So that's what I know. That's where it's at. And the talk has been, oh, maybe March of 2026 there would be some launch dates, there'd be some stuff to see how it plays."
As for what has been the cause of the delay in getting the TRIUMPH "mixed-reality tour" off the ground, Rik said: "The guy that mixed sound for us in Edmonton, Harry Witz, who was a guy that had been out with us back in the day, Harry sent me a text today and said, 'What's going on?' And I went, 'Harry, I don't know what's going on.' And I said, 'Gil is talking…' And I think part of it is, really, that there needs to be a big chunk of change that has to be sort of set up so that you can say, 'Okay, this thing's a go.' And they're still waiting on the money. They're still waiting to see whether or not that stuff will all lock down. And given Gil's track record of persistence in these things, man, I would never bet against that guy. It's gonna happen. It's just a question of when."
(Source: www.blabbermouth.net)
