TRIUMPH has canceled the remaining 2026 "Reloaded" tour dates, ending the reunion run before its second leg could begin. The band said Friday, October 30, that sudden and unexpected medical circumstances affecting the group forced the decision, and ticket holders will be refunded automatically through the original point of purchase.
The move matters now because the second leg was due to start in just under three weeks and was set for November and December, taking the band through major markets across the Midwest, Northeast, Southwest and West Coast. That was the stretch fans had been waiting for after the first leg earlier in the year, with Rik Emmett, Gil Moore, Phil X, Brent Fitz and Todd Kerns all on the planned lineup.
Emmett had already signaled that the road ahead was not simple. He said he was not exactly sure how the second leg would play out before the tour and described his own condition plainly, saying his health was good and that he felt strong enough to play and sing — just not every night. He also said he was never going to play four shows in four nights after the first leg, a pace that underscored how demanding the schedule was even before the cancellation landed.
There was another complication built into the reunion from the start. Mike Levine did not take part in any of the 2026 tour dates, and he said in December 2025 that he had a problem with his hand that precluded him from being able to really play well. That left the planned lineup without one of the band’s long-standing members even before the new setback shut down the rest of the run.
TRIUMPH said the outlook is positive and that it will be back on stage as soon as possible, but the practical result is clear: the rehearsals and the planned shows could not move forward, and the second leg is gone. Emmett has already told fans what this kind of road feels like up close, saying that after the first leg he went through a crazy summer, lost all his hair to alopecia areata after he and his wife celebrated their 50th anniversary, and was not prepared to keep up that pace forever. For now, the only certainty is the refund, not a replacement date.
