For the first time in over three decades, legendary Canadian rock trio Triumph is hitting the road. The band is gearing up for a massive 2026 North American tour to celebrate their 50th anniversary, bringing along fellow Canadian rockers April Wine as support.
The highly anticipated trek kicks off in their home country on April 22 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and runs through May 8 in Calgary, Alberta. The US leg will launch shortly after on May 13 in Rosemont, Illinois (with 2 additional dates earlier in April), eventually wrapping up on June 6 in Boston.
To pull off this massive 26-city arena run, the classic Triumph lineup of drummer/vocalist Gil Moore, guitarist/vocalist Rik Emmett, and bassist/keyboardist Mike Levine are expanding their live roster. They will be joined on stage by guitarist Phil X (real name Theofilos Xenidis of Bon Jovi fame), alongside drummer/keyboardist Brent Fitz and bassist Todd Kerns (both from Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators).
During a recent interview with Meltdown on Detroit’s WRIF radio station, Gil Moore provided a major update on the band’s intense preparation process, confirming that the setlist is locked and loaded (as transcribed by Blabbermouth):
“It’s pretty much ready to go, but I’m saying we’re tweaking some of the arrangements. And I would say there’s maybe two or three songs that could either be added or taken out. So there’s a ‘for sure’ list and then a ‘maybe’ list, and, yeah, that kind of depends as we start rehearsing on which ones really — the band consensus is, yeah, these are really the best ones. So we’ll make those adjustments in rehearsals probably. So we’ll probably rehearse more songs than we’re actually gonna play.”
Getting a massive rock show ready after a 30-year hiatus requires some serious heavy lifting. Moore explained that the band members have been practically living in the rehearsal space:
“We’ve been so busy rehearsing. It’s been nonstop here with Triumph rehearsals and also putting together the new drum riser and the drum sets that we’re using and stuff. So I’ve been coming outta here just kind of exhausted after doing all the rehearsing and hitting the gym as hard as I’m hitting it.”
He also shed light on how they are coordinating with the new touring members before everyone finally gets together in the same room:
“Brent Fitz was just in town. He came in from Vegas. So we were working on the drums for the last four days. He just headed back, actually, out to Winnipeg. So that was a lot of fun. We got some amazing new gear that we’re using and, yeah, we worked on some arrangements here hard at [Gil‘s] Metalworks [studio in Ontario, Canada] and just keeping the other guys informed over FaceTime and looking forward to the next get-together with everybody. Rik and I and Mike are working — we’re on our own schedule — but Phil and Todd and Brent, they’ll be coming in. We were looking at the 23rd of March, but I think we’re gonna back it up and get them hopefully out even a week before that. So we’re gonna have, I would say, probably two full band rehearsal weeks at Metalworks Studios, and then we move into the Hard Rock in Orlando. And we have about, I think, four or five production rehearsals in the Hard Rock, and then we launched the first date down there. So, a lot of rehearsing coming up, a lot of getting in shape, but it’s a lot of fun and kind of rediscovering my instrument and rediscovering singing again in a good way. So, I’m loving it.”
Back in their prime, Triumph was famous for pushing the boundaries of live arena spectacles. Moore promised fans that while the spirit remains the same, modern technology is allowing them to take the visual production to an entirely new level:
“The only way it’s comparable is the fact that we always brought theater to the stage back in the day. So we were always trying to do things different and be one step ahead with production techniques, just to really get the audience into the music, really, to emphasize the music. But the difference being is now the technology has changed. So the Triumph of yore and that type of show, it’s so much easier to do the things now that we wanna do in a more impactful way. I mean, video was never much of a factor back then, if at all, whereas now video’s a big part of the mix. Our lighting director, Paul Dexter, is working extremely closely with us on all the designs and everything. And I can’t wait to see it when it’s set up in an arena and it’s all there in front of us. It’s gonna be something else.”
Because of the massive scale of the new staging, the band has scheduled extensive production run-throughs to ensure everything runs flawlessly before opening night:
“Well, it’s just different. Not only are we doing production rehearsals in Orlando, after we leave there, we go and we play the Hard Rock Seminole in Hollywood, Florida, and then we head straight to Sault Ste. Marie, which is up north of Michigan, where we have two more production rehearsal days, full arena rehearsals there. So altogether, I’d say we have, like, six or seven full production rehearsals. Band rehearsals, it’s more like 25, something like that. But don’t forget, because a lot of the production stuff, we’re working with the designers and Paul‘s team, and that’s going on in the background. They’re already working on that. A lot of the show is already put together. And these consoles now that they use, whether it’s a sound console or a lighting console, they’ll have built-in memories and everything. They’re basically like big computers. So it’s not like you show up in the arena and you have nothing and you start from scratch. It’s, like, no, we show up in the Hard Rock or GFL Gardens in Sault Ste. Marie, and most of this stuff is dialed in, so you’re kind of tweaking it. And the band is already pre-rehearsed, so we’re not gonna waste a lot of time with, how does this song go again? That kind of stuff.”
Triumph 50th Anniversary North American Tour Dates 2026
Canada
- April 22 – Sault Ste. Marie, ON – GFL Memorial Gardens
- April 24 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
- April 25 – Hamilton, ON – TD Coliseum
- April 28 – Halifax, NS – Scotiabank Centre
- April 29 – Moncton, NB – Avenir Centre
- May 1 – Laval, QC – Place Bell (Montreal)
- May 2 – Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre
- May 5 – Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre
- May 7 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
- May 8 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
United States
- April 10 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live Universal Orlando
- April 13 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live Seminole Hard Rock Hotel
- May 13 – Rosemont, IL – Rosemont Theatre (Chicago)
- May 14 – Milwaukee, WI – Miller High Life Theatre
- May 16 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre
- May 17 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
- May 20 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory (Dallas)
- May 21 – San Antonio, TX – Frost Bank Center
- May 22 – Houston, TX – Smart Financial Center at Sugar Land
- May 24 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
- May 26 – Atlanta, GA – Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park
- May 28 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion (Philadelphia)
- May 30 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill (Detroit)
- June 3 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
- June 5 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater (New York)
- June 6 – Boston, MA – Leader Bank Pavilion
