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  "description": "Audio tweaked.\n\nContinuation of the last part of the U.S. leg of this 50th anniversary tour at the 19,000 (concert) seat Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas US.  San Antonio has a special place for the band; it's where they got high rotation/air play on the radio which helped ignite their career and following in the U.S. while garnering visibility worldwide.\n\nBassist Mike Levine has not been able to perform at any show yet since according to drummer Gil Moore, his health hasn't allowed […]",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-22T03:25:13.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Audio tweaked.\n\nContinuation of the last part of the U.S. leg of this 50th anniversary tour at the 19,000 (concert) seat Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas US. San Antonio has a special place for the band; it’s where they got high rotation/air play on the radio which helped ignite their career and following in the U.S. while garnering visibility worldwide.\n\nBassist Mike Levine has not been able to perform at any show yet since according to drummer Gil Moore, his health hasn’t allowed that (they and Mike originally thought he would be able to do most of the original confirmed dates; they’ve been shouting him out during shows to acknowledge they miss his presence at these shows). The added members was also a known; it’s an acknowledgement they needed assistance to cover parts which they can no longer do by themselves (having also been out of any sort of long term touring with this level of production since 1988).\n\nGuitarist Rik Emmett also was very transparent in various interviews from the time of the announcement that he’d be letting guitarist Phil X take the lead (guitars and vocals). Even since Emmett’s last solo shows (well over 7 years ago), his vocal range has definitely gotten lower (he therefore sang a lot of those songs in a lower key). One of the other reasons he retired was the arthritis he’s been experiencing in his hands (you wouldn’t know it from these first shows). As he also mentioned in those interviews, he’s long wanted to see drummer Gil Moore out front singing lead for those songs he sang lead on (now that they have a second drummer to also fill in for parts that Moore can no longer do, that allows him to do that). And Moore did a few (with a little bit of awkwardness to it).\n\nFor those of us who have long been fans of this band, just seeing them playing together in some capacity is a fitting way to put a bookend to their career. The music they created has most definitely endured where seeing these initial shows (imperfect as it may be) and seeing Rik and Gil having fun, was really the highlight. And the other three guys; they could definitely carry on the Triumph legacy if Gil, Mike, and Rik give their blessing. I know for purists, it’s not the same without the original members (like there are many who see this as a glorified cover band and that maybe it shouldn’t have happened). Myself, I see this as them at least trying to give their dedicated fans that one bookending tour.\n\nFinally, each show has gotten tighter and better; there’s a lot more improvisation in the guitars between Rik and Phil. Non pro-shot video/audio does not do these shows justice by the way (it’s going to be so much better once that material is produced)..",
  "title": "(2026.5.21 Frost Bank Center, San Antonio TX) Triumph Rock & Roll Machine Reloaded 50th Anniversary",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-31T08:50:26.000Z"
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