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Official European PAL version

The US Festival was held over two weekends in 1982 and 1983. Steve Wozniak, cofounder of Apple Computer, funded the concerts and accompanying technology exposition, as well as the construction of a brand-new outdoor venue in Glen Helen Regional Park in San Bernardino, CA. Nearly every musical genre was represented by bands as diverse as U2, Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie, Ozzy Osbourne, Waylon Jennings, Van Halen, The Police and The Clash. Over the combined seven days of the festival, more than one million people passed through the entrance gates. May 29, 1983, was ‘Heavy Metal Day’ at the US Festival, and the stellar line-up of bands included amongst others Triumph, who were touring their most recent release at the time, the fine “Never Surrender.” These 8 live tracks are simply stunning, in front of supposedly 4 to 500,000 people. The sheer power of the band on stage performing some really rocking tunes and the beautiful guitar work by Rik Emmett (not to discount how tight these guys were as musicians as well). Check out Rik Emmett’s “mic control” near the end of Magic Power, it might bring you goose bumps. That special day at the US Festival we see a band that were at their definite prime and at the height of their creative powers. If you are a fan of Triumph, you should get this. If you happened to be one of those 500,000 people that were there that day, this makes a great souvenir.

Track listing:
1. Allied Forces
2. Lay It On The Line
3. Never Surrender
4. Magic Power
5. World Of Fantasy
6. Rock And Roll Machine
7. When The Lights Go Down
8. Fight The Good Fight