Triumph and April Wine Ignite Tampa with a Timeless Rock Revival

By Lori S. Carson

Photo By Larry Marano

The Triumph show in Tampa, Fla., at the MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre on May 24, The Rock & Roll Machine Reloaded was so amazing, it was like taking a trip back in time to revisit fond memories from the past.

This dynamic double bill featured Triumph and April Wine who opened the evening with their hits like "I Like to Rock" to "Just Between You and Me" to "Sign of the Gypsy Queen." Lead vocalist mark parent lead guitarist and longest member Brian Greenway bassist Richard Lanthier and drummer Roy nickel really entice the audience with their incredible talents and got them hyped for triumph to follow. When triumph did take the stage their motto of go big or go home truly came to life! Is the band utilized their incredible stage set they displayed how their talents never cease and in the case of guitarist vocalist Rick Emmett and drummer vocalist Gil Moore they brought back a flood of memories from prior Florida shows like the Lakeland Civic Center concerts of the 80s. Guitarist Phil X cases Todd Kerns and drummer Brent Fitz only added to the greatness and rounded out triumphs extraordinary talents. They played every hit fans wanted to hear such as magic power lay it on the line and fight the good fight and blew the audience away with every instrumental solo All in all it was a memorable evening that will last another 50 years.

All images by Larry Marano: