Triumph drummer and vocalist Gil Moore recently opened up about the band’s highly anticipated 2026 North American reunion tour. The upcoming trek marks the legendary Canadian rock band’s first official tour in over 30 years and will serve as a celebration of their 50th anniversary, featuring support from April Wine.
During a recent interview with Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. of the “Rock Interview Series,” Moore discussed what fans can expect from the live shows.
Regarding the setlist, he confirmed that the band is actively listening to their audience while finalizing the tracks.
“There’s a lot of songs in the hat, and we’re kind of looking at what fans are asking for on social media. And then when we get in with full-band rehearsals, which is on the 16th of March, I’m sure some are gonna drop out and some are gonna drop in, and there’s gonna be a discussion. So I don’t really have a firm setlist at the moment,” he said (as transcribed by Blabbermouth).
For the 2026 tour, the classic Triumph lineup of Gil Moore, Rik Emmett, and Mike Levine will be expanded with the addition of guitarist Phil X (born Theofilos Xenidis of Bon Jovi), alongside drummer/keyboardist Brent Fitz and bassist Todd Kerns (both from Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators). This extended lineup previously performed together on June 6, 2025, at the Rogers Festival At The Final, a free outdoor concert held before Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final in Edmonton, Alberta.
When asked about the stage production and whether the band would rely on modern technology or stick to a traditional 1970s and 1980s presentation, Gil Moore explained their hybrid approach:
“I would say [it will be] more traditional, if I was just to say, like, where’s the pendulum at, because you kind of have to plan what you’re going to do, and you can’t be doing two things at once. On the other hand, some of the stuff that [our lighting director] Paul [Dexter at Masterworks in Los Angeles] and I have been working on, we are going to introduce. So there will be a little bit, I’ll say, of some tech that people are gonna, I hope, be surprised by, but in a way, when you say it’s kind of like Triumph in the old days, we were always trying to do theatrics, I guess I’d say, lighting and things with sound and with sight and kind of visual sleight of hand to try to always enhance the songs. And so it’s no different than that. It’s just that we have more technology on our side. I mean, the things that didn’t exist back then that exist now in terms of lighting fixtures and effects, they’re not comparable. And then video, of course, really wasn’t part of the ’70s and the ’80s like it is now. So there’s another — I don’t know — you could call that almost another bandmember; it’s another element that’s there around you. So, yeah, it’ll, I think, be sort of a mix of what you might have thought would come back from Triumph based on what you saw back in the day, but upgraded into today’s technology. But it’s largely a straight-ahead rock and roll show.”
Gil Moore also provided a crucial update on the status of bassist Mike Levine. Last December, Mike Levine revealed he was dealing with a hand issue that restricted his playing ability. Discussing his bandmate’s chances of joining the upcoming run, Gil Moore stated:
“Yeah. Not much has changed [since he last talked about it]. It’s gonna be a gametime decision for Mike. He’s extremely optimistic, and he really wants to be there. He’d like to be on the whole tour, and we’re hoping he can be, but we just don’t know. And it’ll probably be right up until the start of the tour in April — he’ll probably make his decision in the last week of March, something like that. But we’re hoping to have him out. We’ve got our fingers crossed.”
The massive 26-city North American tour will feature 10 Canadian dates and 16 dates across the United States.
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
