Triumph 2026 Tour<\/span><\/p> Moore also insisted that Fitz, Kerns and X would get their time in the spotlight on Triumph’s upcoming tour.<\/p>\n “When you’ve got guys like Phil and Todd and Brent, these guys are not sidemen,” he said. “That is not who we’re talking about here. We’re talking about guys that are rock stars, big time, in their own right. I mean, what Brent and Todd have done with Slash, what Phil’s done with\u00a0Triumph or what he’s done with Bon Jovi subsequently … I mean, Rik and I are not puck hogs, OK? So these guys are gonna shine in this show. And we would be idiots not to let them do that. These guys are great players and great singers, so we’re gonna share the stage. We’re not gonna hog the stage.”<\/p>\n Moore said the band has a “template, obviously, like who’s gonna sing which song or blah blah blah,” but plans are subject to change once they rehearse in a large venue with a full-scale sound and lighting rig.<\/p>\n “Just think of guitars, for example,” he said. “You got two guys like Phil and Rik. When they get together, they’re, like, ‘Hey, man, you take it.’ And, ‘No, no. You’re doing better than me. You take it.’ They’re just passing it back and forth, back and forth like this. And then, when they start playing together, holy crap. It’s amazing. So, it’s gonna be a lot of fun working out those parts.”<\/p>\n Touring\u00a0with two drummers will also be a first for Triumph, and it could\u00a0allow Moore to spend more time singing at the front of the stage.<\/p>\n “Rik is talking about wanting me to sing up front as well,” Moore said. “I never could really do that well in\u00a0Triumph before because you have no drums. Now we have drums. So I don’t know if that’s gonna happen until we get in a rehearsal environment and then we see, how does it feel? And no wine before its time.”<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Exclusive: How Triumph’s Reunion Tour Happened<\/a><\/p>\n Shortly after Triumph announced their reunion tour, Kerns shared his thoughts<\/a> on the trek and explained his preference for recruiting additional band members instead of using backing tracks.<\/p>\n “It\u2019s been awesome seeing all the excitement about the upcoming Triumph tour,”\u00a0the bassist wrote in an Instagram post. “It\u2019s an ongoing work in progress. Rik and Gil will be on stage nightly. Mike will be there when he can. The fact that they\u2019ve chosen to augment the group with Phil X, Brent Fitz and myself is simply because it\u2019s more honest than having backing tracks etc. In this day and age it\u2019s much more common than you know.<\/p>\n “I will be doing my best to hold down what I can in Mike\u2019s absence here and there while Phil will be building guitar orchestration with the mighty Rik Emmett,” Kerns\u00a0added. “Fitz\u2019s presence is a big part of the gigantic vision of Gil Moore. He wants this to be an experience. Even\u00a0Don Henley<\/a>\u00a0has a second drummer with the\u00a0Eagles<\/a>. All of the older groups have augmented their lineups with additional musicians. Even\u00a0Bon Jovi\u00a0<\/a>has extra dudes up there. All I know is that Triumph 2026 is promising a state of the art show with a knockout set list that I can\u2019t wait to dig into.”<\/p>\n Triumph claimed a unique spot in the progressive heavy-rock landscape, rising from unheralded upstarts to arena headliners within just a few years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Eduardo Rivadavia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nGil Moore Says Additional Triumph Touring Members ‘Are Not Sidemen’<\/h3>\n
Triumph’s Expanded Lineup Is ‘More Honest Than Having Backing Tracks’<\/h3>\n
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Triumph Albums Ranked Worst to Best<\/h2>\n