The Official Website Of Triumph

WooHoo!  Been waiting for this day for over 20 years.  WooHoo!  Rocklahoma is an awesome event and venue.

Commish

yes...it is gonna be an awesome event this year.  Triumph, Night Ranger, Trixter...now all we need is Stryper :)

...and it's only 1 hour from my house.

they're back!!! oh life is good....wanna hear rik jammin on THE CITY.....

All I have to say is:
You lucky fans down there!!!!! It*s nice to know that Triumph is playing another huge festival.
I hope you*s keep adding more dates and I think that TO (Toronto)should have another Rockfest like they did back in 1978 called Canada Jam...
Triumph rocked the place then and they can do it again, I*m sure...
Canadian dates guys...please, please, please

Gil*s #1 fan
From the Ottawa area

You guys should have been on the South Texas Rock fest festival, Could you just imagine being on a outdoor stage under the stars in San Antonio, not in a arena, to bad for my dreams, guess I'm going to have to wait to pay high beer and ticket prices.

Glad to see another date offical. Keep on Rockin' Mike, Gil and Rik.
I hope rehearsals are going smoothly as well.
Mark

Great news, eh Commish!  Just wish Zebra and Triumph were on the same day...

I just want to say, that it is great everybody is getting back together for a tour. I grew up listening to you, and I will die listening to you. Bring it back to Cleveland one more time. Thanks John

OK guys its time for a full blown North American tour! I've seen you 11X and seriously need to make it an even dozen. Thanks for some awesome memeries....

Re: *** rocklalahoma,south texas rock fest is where its at!!!!
by Metal Jesus on Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:31 pm

TESLA, STEPHEN PEARCY and BULLETBOYS have been confirmed for the first annual South Texas Rock Fest, set to take place on July 11-13 (the same weekend as the similarly themed Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma) at the Javelina Harley-Davidson Festival grounds in San Antonio, Texas.

The festival billing is shaping up as follows:

QUEENSRŸCHE
DOKKEN
TESLA
Y&T
STEPHEN PEARCY
SKID ROW
L.A. GUNS
FASTER PUSSYCAT
HELIX
THE GODZ
FIREHOUSE
PRETTY BOY FLOYD
BULLETBOYS
BANG TANGO
HOUSE OF LORDS
JACKYL

The South Texas Rock Fest venue covers over 50 acres and includes FREE parking, FREE camping and NO city ordinances!

One-day, three-day (includes FREE camping) and three-day VIP tickets (includes food, beer and front section seating) go on sale April 4.

For more information, visit http://www.southtexasrockfest.com.

Bring Triumph Up to MOONDANCE JAM in walker minnesota as long as they are in the U.S. otherwise I am seriously thinking about Rocklahoma!   TRIUMPH ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have everyone of their Vinyls...

I cannot WAIT to see Triumph!  I've been a fan since the 70's and never got the chance to experience the band live.

I can die the day after seeing them @ Rocklahoma saying I've lived a full life!  LOL

I Hear ya Tommy boy!....I am Going to MDJ, But hopefully Triumph plays a few venues while here.....Then I fullfilled my life also!

They could also play at Rockfest in Wisconsin.  I'll be there after Rocklahoma.  Would love to see them twice this year.  WooHoo!

Commish

They oughta do a whole reunion tour. Hopefully with a show in Kingston, Ontario...

I remember the first time I saw them it was at the Black Hawk Tavern in Richmond Hill. From there I new they would be a Great Band. Good to hear they are getting back together!!!

Please come to Hot-Lanta. I would give all  to see and here a band that appreciates music like myself. You guys rock and please set some dates in the south we are not all Hillbillie,s.
ATL Ron

Rik, Gil, Mike - don't forget TORONTO, your hometown fans have been waiting we are si excited! "Tear the roof off"

I AGREE WITH SHANE MAKE TORONTO YOUR NEXT STOP

I LIKE RIC

i agree it's awsome to see the guys back together,but i wonder what kind of tupe or wig gil is going to where at the shows seen the introduction at the juno's and it's so obvious that gil has a wig.

Oh my god!!  I smell a road trip just to see this one band!

I grew up listening to you guys and have always loved the music!

IT'S TIME TO TURN ON THE ROCK & ROLL MACHINE ONCE AGAIN! ALL IS GOOD!

Dear Gil, Rik & Mike,
    I grew up listening to you guys in the suburbs of Indianapolis, Indiana. I first bought "Just a Game" & watched & listened to this album go round & round on my turntable & never got tired of it. I always looked forward to your next album.
    Glad you dont hate each other so much now. Remember only you 3 have the majic power of the music to give to the fans who have been waiting for 20 years.
I think of all the music you could have made together. Who knows what could have been in the last 20 years.
    Pace yourselves this time. Dont kill yourselves on the road. Space the nights out. Have fun along the way. You guys have the potential to make a comeback as good as Rush, Kiss & many others have recently done. Stay positive. Remember you're all 3 brothers that have a long history together.
    Note to Gil & Mike: "Edge of Excess" kicks ass from begginning to end. What great hard-rockin songs that one has. (sorry Rik)
    Guys, dont forget about me & others fans in central Florida (Orlando & Tampa)
Therer are many venues around this area. Cant wait to see you play live here.
    I've got a killer set list I posted on the other comment site about your reunion, but I will list it here again.
     1.  Intro only to "Fight the Good Fight"
     2.  "I live for the Weekend"- dont stop- go immediately to:
     3.   "Tear the Roof Off"- stop
     4.   "Lay It On the Line"- dont stop- go immediately to:
     5.   "Never Surrender"- stop.
     6.   "When the Lights Go Down"- stop
     7.    Rik comes out to do accoustical "Fantasy Serenade", followed by Gil who
            comes out to join Rik to do accoustical begginning to "I Can Survive". Gil
            returns & full band finishes:
      8.  "I Can Survive"- electric.- stop.
      9.   "Follow Your Heart" (short drum solo in the middle)- dont stop- go
            immediately to:
     10.  "Rock & Roll Machine" (short guitar solo in the middle) - stop.
     11.  Intro & "Fight the Good Fight" - stop
    Encore:
      12. thanks to fans and "Majic Power"- dont stop- go immediately to:
      13. "Hot time(In this City Tonight)"
   
    Note: I didnt include "Allied Forces". Not sure about this one. Should we? Also, I love the songs on "Edge of Excess" but didnt include them cause Rik wasnt involved on this one. (Rats)

Sincerely, Jon in Ocala, Florida
     

i've loved triumph since i first discovered there was more than one three-man rock band from toronto back when i was a sophomore in high school in... what.. 1982? anyway, here is my fantasy set list, and it stops at "thunder seven." even though there are a few songs on the next two abums that i like, i really have to pick and choose... and i won't even mention the last album with rik on it. whew... what a stinker.... i guess i just mentioned it... anyway...

FANTASY SET LIST (in no particular order)

magic power
fight the good fight
lay it on the line
ordinary man (by far my favourite triumph song of all time)
rock and roll machine (with long guitar solo, of course)
when the lights go down (the best song gil ever sang)
time canon / time goes by
killing time (love the duet singing)
little boy blues
rocky mountain way (gotta throw the drummer some bones!)
never surrender
suitcase blues (second favourite triumph song ever... SHUT UP!)

god... there are so many i could list... but these are the ones i REALLY want to hear that they have a good chance of playing... god, i really hope they rock "ordinary man." that would really make my freaking weekend. i got a one-day pass for ROCKLAHOMA just for triumph, and i am getting a freaking t-shirt...

Dear Rik, Gil & Mike,
    I wanted to give you a short perspective of what it was like growing up in Indianapolis, Indiana & first hearing you guys on the radio.
    1979- I first heard "Hold On" & "Lay it On the Line"- actually these songs got fairly regular airplay along with an advertisement saying: Triumph is an unadultarated, positive new band with an exciting new album.
    1980- I think Indianapolis radio stations played "I Live For the Weekend" & "I Can Survive"- the second song more often for at least 6 months.
    1981- As I was exiting high school- "Majic Power" at one point was being played once every hour or two. "Fight the Good Fight" followed but not as much airplay as the first.
    1983- After buying "Never Surrender"- I thought this record had a great production sound to it. Radio played "A World of Fantasy". "When the Lights Go Down" was played a few times.
   1984-1985- I remember hearing "Spellbound" a few times. I dont remember hearing "Follow Your Heart" at all on radio, even though I liked this song.
    1986- "Somebody's Out There" got fairly regular airplay along with "Tears in the Rain" a few times.
    1987-1988- All I heard on the radio involving the "Surveillance" album was an radio station interview Rik was doing where he was going to do an accoustical version of one of the songs and had to use an unfamiliar guitar.
    It seemed as the 80's came to a close, hair metal bands ruled the day & the airwaves. I remember on the documentary of the 1987 Sport of Kings tour where Rik is riding in the car & tells the driver that he's getting burned-out with touring & is ready for a break.
    I figured Triumph, as the band I knew would probably disappear for a while.
It's good to see them back together.

Sincerely, Jon

Dear Rik, Gil & Mike,
    I wanted to tell you that the US Festival performance is one of your best. I really dont get tired of seeing it. I first saw it in the mid 80's on VHS & recently on DVD. If you had to wing this show on the fly withour your normal equipment & barely arrived in time, all I can say is that it dosent show. Wow! 100 degrees with full sun. A person must have had to have been in good shape for that situation, even in the shaded area on stage. Rik is impressive playing his double-neck guitar.
    Does my memory serve me right? Didnt Quiet Riot open that show???
    Again, I suggest everyone interested in this band go out today and buy the DVD's- "Live at the US Festival" & "A Night of Triumph Live".
    These will give you an idea what you're in for at they're live shows!
I read one comment from a fan in Sao Paulo, Brazil, asking if the the band will play there. Maybe they will for the fun of it. Rush recently went down there and played to a packed stadium in the rain. They made a big splash. Triumph could do the same I'm sure. Seems fans in South America are hungry for North American & European bands not to forget them.


Sincerely, Jon

i completly agree TRIUMPH is THE BEST underrated canadian band that ever was in my humble estimation.they are the best even better then that other trio in canada i think you all know who im talking about.the one night of dvd rocks its the best music concert dvd of all time,regardless of the fact that half of gil's vocals seem to be over dubbed and rik's guitar solo what cut in half.the music is so much in your face and the music is awsome what live concert should sound like the addition of that other guy rick santers makes the music that much better i like the way rik emmett snubbed rick santers at the beginning of lay it on the line)anyway rock out and roll on guys your the best.

You're right, Jerry, Triumph is the best underrated canadian band ever & I do know the name of the other trio band youre talking about. ( R -  U  -  S  -  ?)
   Dont get me wrong, I've listened & bought that other trio's music over the years & they have always got tons of radio airplay. they can always fill an arena here in Florida & put on a descent show. THe one thing about them is how progressive or introspective theyre music & lyrics can become.
   What I've always liked better about Triumph, in my humble opinion, was that they wrote better rocking songs with a "Raise-your-guitars-up-around-the-world" & "We're-here-to-spread-the-majic-power" attitude on theyre albums. Also, theyre live shows could be compared more to KISS with explosions, smoke, etc. They do want to give people a good show to highlight the songs.
    Rik is probably one of the best underrated guitarist's, He can mix rock & classical & still keep it sounding like Triumph. Gil, too, is talented in being able to write, sing & play the songs live. Jerry's right, there is some dubbing on Gils vocals & drums on the "Night of Triumph- LIve". I dont remember hearing or seeing this on the original VHS copy from 20 years ago. I wonder if when they re-released it on DVD that some mixing of different show locations was going on?
Sincerely, Jon
Sincerely, Jon
   

thanx jon you yankees are all right.your right rush is a really good group and if it wern't for them leading the way for trio's triumph may not have gotten there shot.rush's lyrics seem to be too political sometimes and your also right triumph's live show is simply awsome way better than kiss.your also right about gil singing and playing drums at the same is some feat he also has a great voice and as for mike well i'll just leave it at that.in my humble opinion lol.the only song on one night of that gil's vocals are not over dubbed is rock and roll machine,still the dvd in a whole is simply amazing,in my humble estimation lol.your also right triumph sure knowa how to put on a hell of a show  

Hey Jerry, this is Jon, in the land of the southern YANK-EES (whatever that is? I need to google this term & remind myself again what it means. Perhaps someone in the past gave a "Yank" to a "Crank"?(this doesnt make sense)
    Anyway's, since you mentioned MIke Levine, have you wondered what it would have sounded like if Mike had sung at least one song on each Triumph album? Kinda like what Roger Taylor did on each successive Queen album?
    None of us would know what to do if we didnt see & hear Mike Levine step up to the mic & say: "TRIUMPH  LOVES  YOU"!!! This was a concert staple.
    Since I dont really post messages on websites very much, does "lol" mean "Lots of Love"???? If it does, I feel all warm inside. If not, do I want to know?
   
 Sincerely, Jon in Ocala, Florida  

Another date added gives more hope to see Triumph in or near Montreal, Canada.  By the way, we have a rock fest coming up this summer called HEAVY MTL, which will include Iron Maiden and Motley Crue, among others. Why not join in?  I'd be in the first row.  I'm a fan since 1988-89, so I never had a chance to see Triumph live.

i meant obsoluty nothing by calling you a yankee and lol means laughing out loud and i meant nothing by that either just simply joking around

john just curios do you live close to a store because i think you need to buy a sence of humor cause it seems like you need one

     In my humble opinion, I am glad to hear that this huge Canadian Icon of rock has reformed to give us what we have missed for years.  Rick has had some amazing solo work that Ive seen live several times and truly loved.  This group got out on stage and performed 100 percent every night they played with some of the best S & L ever.  They are one of the top in Canadian rock and have added a great legacy for future Canadian artists as well as the past.  Canadian mucians have alot to be proud of because Canadian classic rock is among the best in the world.  We would love to see you in Western Canada as well where you are not ever forgotten.  Triumph still recieves alot of airtime here.  To close, I would like to wish the boys the best of luck and we hope to see you soon.

I just hope Gil his working out,  he isn't a youngster anymore.

I would guess they will play shows around Toronto in secret, just show up and play.