Triumph’s 50th Anniversary of Rock & Roll Machine lit up the stage at KC's Starlight Theatre last Saturday, May 16, 2026. [Photo credit: Peter Amisano]
PETER AMISANO | Go Venue Magazine
Starlight Theatre hosted two rock legends on Saturday, May 16th, 2026. Hailing from Canada, both Triumph’s Rock & Roll Machine Reloaded tour brought two 80s legends, delivering nostalgic, 80’s hits to the outside crowd at the Starlight amphitheater.
While both bands had multiple hits back in the 80s, both got their start in the 70s and had hits from the same era. April Wine with “Roller” & “I Like to Rock” and Triumph with “Hold On” & “Lay It on the Line.” But the 80s is when they came alive. April Wine’s album, The Nature of the Beast, gave us multiple hits as did Triumph’s Allied Forces. I was very much looking forward to this show!
April Wine came out swinging starting the evening with “I like to Rock” and from then on the crowd was on their feet. Next was “Big City Girls” and “All Over Town” both great songs from “The Nature of the Beast” album. Now I am a huge April Wine fan, have been for decades, as a matter of fact they were my very first concert. So, when Myles Goodwyn passed in 2023, I feared that was the end. However, Brian Greenway, long time member of April Wine continues to carry the torch. The music brought me back to very fond memories. The set ended with “Sign of the Gypsy Queen” and then “Roller” and they went out with a bang. Great show!
Next Triumph took the stage celebrating 50 years since the late 70s release of Rock & Roll Machine and it was a full-on rock concert. Starting the show with pyro and great songs. The show started with “When the Lights Go Down”, “Somebody’s Out There” & “Spellbound” a special treat was Rik Emmet being joined on stage by none other than Phil X to help share 50 years of incredible guitar work. It was a high energy show from start to finish filled with amazing musicianship and fist pumping rock and roll. The show ended with the hit “Magic Power” followed by encores of “I live for the Weekend” and of course “Fight the Good Fight.” It was an amazing show.
There are many more dates left in this tour, if you have the means to make it to one, I highly recommend catching this tour!
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