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Triumph pose big in a promo shot for their Rock & Roll Machine album. Credit: Courtesy Image \/ RCA Records<\/p>\nTriumph pose big in a promo shot for their Rock & Roll Machine album. Credit: Courtesy Image \/ RCA Records<\/p>\n
Canadian rock trio Triumph \u2014\u00a0who became a major San Antonio draw after playing one of its first U.S. shows here \u2014 is hitting the road for its first tour in 30 years, the band revealed Tuesday.<\/p>\n
And, yes, the Triumph 50th Anniversary Tour includes an Alamo City stop: Thursday, May 21, 2026, at the Frost Bank Center. Fellow Canadian hard rockers April Wine, another favorite from SA\u2019s heyday as the \u201cHeavy Metal Capital of the World,\u201d will open. <\/p>\n
While Triumph became an arena rock staple in the \u201980s thanks to ubiquitous hits including \u201cMagic Power\u201d and \u201cLay It on the Line,\u201d San Antonio was among the first radio markets to latch onto the band, and it played one of its first U.S. concerts here in 1977. <\/p>\n
\u201cOur 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,\u201d Triumph said in an emailed statement about the tour. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve always said these songs were meant to bring people together \u2014 and that\u2019s exactly why we\u2019re 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
General tickets for the San Antonio show go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12 at the Frost Bank Center<\/a> and Ticketmaster<\/a> websites. Those who sign up for Frost Bank Center\u2019s\u00a0All Access Newsletter<\/a>\u00a0and select the \u201cRock\u201d genre can access early tickets. <\/p>\n Formed in 1975, Triumph \u2014\u00a0comprised of Rik Emmett (guitar, vocals), Mike Levine (bass, keyboards) and Gil Moore (drums, vocals) \u2014\u00a0jumped from working as a Canadian bar band to major concert draw as fans embraced the trio\u2019s blend of virtuoso musicianship, soaring vocals and radio-ready hooks.<\/p>\n San Antonio\u2019s KISS-FM \u2014\u00a0also instrumental in breaking heavy rock and metal acts including Judas Priest, Rush and the Scorpions here before they found a U.S. foothold \u2014\u00a0was an early champion, putting the group into heavy rotation from its first album onward.<\/p>\n \u201cThose early days were historical in San Antonio. The bands that were around then \u2014 that are still around, as well as Triumph \u2014 have some historical significance,\u201d Triumph bassist Levine told the Current in a 2022 interview<\/a>. \u201cWe have a song on the first album called \u2018The Blinding Light Show.\u2019 It was like eight minutes long and [KISS] played the shit out of it. Nobody played eight-minute songs on radio. Ever!\u201d<\/p>\n Beyond that, KISS helped bring Triumph to San Antonio\u2019s Municipal Auditorium for one its first U.S. shows. Lou Roney, a former DJ for the station, even pretended he was an immigration lawyer<\/a> so he could win a judge\u2019s approval for last-minute work papers the band needed to perform in the U.S.<\/p>\n Levine told the Current that the members of Triumph, who\u2019d seldom played anything but club dates at that point, were terrified take the stage at the 6,000-seat Municipal. Especially because they\u2019d gotten word that record label personnel and industry powerhouse Cliff Bernstein of Mercury Records were in attendance. <\/p>\n \u201cBut when we walked onstage \u2014 the roar from the crowd \u2014 we just looked at each other like, \u2018Holy shit!’\u201d Levine said. \u201cEverybody\u2019s standing up. The balcony looked like it was actually moving with the crowd. We looked at each other and went, \u2018Hmm, this might be pretty cool.\u2019 Away went the fear. And we played with ultimate confidence from pretty much the first note. It showed us that we could play a big stage and turn an audience on.\u201d<\/p>\n Ticket price unavailable, 8 p.m. Thursday, May 21, Frost Bank Center, 1 Frost Bank Center Drive, (210) 440-5000, frostbankcenter.com.<\/p>\n Subscribe to SA Current newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n Follow us:\u00a0Apple News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Reddit<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Facebook\u00a0<\/a>| Twitter<\/a>\u00a0| Or sign up for our\u00a0RSS Feed<\/a><\/p>\n Related Stories<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\tThe band is the subject of the forthcoming documentary Triumph: Rock And Roll Machine, which will receive its U.S. debut on May 13.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t
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