Skip to main content
Digital Archive Ontario Homepage
Hometown hero: Triumph front man Rik Emmett quit the group after leading the Toronto band through a daylight performace yesterday at the Kingswood Music Theatre
Hometown hero: Triumph front man Rik Emmett quit the group after leading the Toronto band through a daylight performace yesterday at the Kingswood Music Theatre

Hometown hero: Triumph front man Rik Emmett quit the group after leading the Toronto band through a daylight performace yesterday at the Kingswood Music Theatre

Date9/3/1988
Names
(photographer)
FormatPicture
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: Hometown hero: Triumph front man Rik Emmett quit the group after leading the Toronto band through a daylight performace yesterday at the Kingswood Music Theatre.
Medium
Photographs
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0102617F
Treat for hometown crowd. Toronto's Martha and The Muffins started five years ago as part of the Queen St. New Wave scene. Saturday night the group played to 2,300 people at Kingswood Music Theatre
Treat for hometown crowd. Toronto's Martha and The Muffins started five years ago as part of the Queen St. New Wave scene. Saturday night the group played to 2,300 people at Kingswood Music Theatre
Darrell, Dick
8/26/1984
Rik Emmett of Triumph feels high school gigs honed style
Rik Emmett of Triumph feels high school gigs honed style
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
6/28/1979
Rock trio Triumph, Rik Emmett, Mike Levine and Gil Moore are set to perform at Maple Leaf Gardens tonight
Rock trio Triumph, Rik Emmett, Mike Levine and Gil Moore are set to perform at Maple Leaf Gardens tonight
Goode, Jeff
3/20/1978
Versatile guitarist: Rik Emmett and Triumph delivered a show to a crowd of 15,000 fans Friday at Maple Leaf Gardens, complete with lasertronics and plenty of state-of-the-art hardware
Versatile guitarist: Rik Emmett and Triumph delivered a show to a crowd of 15,000 fans Friday at Maple Leaf Gardens, complete with lasertronics and plenty of state-of-the-art hardware
Slaughter, Mike
1/10/1987
Top, Downchild Blues Band saxophone player Pat Carey, left, jazz pianist Oscar Peteson, guitarist Rik Emmett, and Rowan and Mary Country Class
Top, Downchild Blues Band saxophone player Pat Carey, left, jazz pianist Oscar Peteson, guitarist Rik Emmett, and Rowan and Mary Country Class
Downchild Blues Band (Musical group)
5/13/1992
Flowers from home: Glass Tiger's Alan Frew grasps a flower thrown by one of 11,200 fans who welcomed the Newmarket band to Kingswood Music Theatre Saturday
Flowers from home: Glass Tiger's Alan Frew grasps a flower thrown by one of 11,200 fans who welcomed the Newmarket band to Kingswood Music Theatre Saturday
Glass Tiger (Musical group)
7/9/1988
Rock 'n' roll romper: Neil Finn and his Crowded House mates delighted 13,000 fans at Kingswood Music Theatre last night with an infectious string of pop gems from the group's album
Rock 'n' roll romper: Neil Finn and his Crowded House mates delighted 13,000 fans at Kingswood Music Theatre last night with an infectious string of pop gems from the group's album
Crowded House (Musical group)
8/18/1987
Rik Emmett
Rik Emmett
Lautens, Richard
9/3/1988
Rik Emmett
Rik Emmett
Lautens, Richard
9/3/1988
Rik Emmett
Rik Emmett
Lautens, Richard
9/3/1988
Veteran British blues guitarist-turned pop singer, Eric Clapton, kicks off a busy week on the Toronto music scene, headlining at Kingswood Music Theatre tonight
Veteran British blues guitarist-turned pop singer, Eric Clapton, kicks off a busy week on the Toronto music scene, headlining at Kingswood Music Theatre tonight
Clapton, Eric, 1945-
6/25/1983
Rebel rouser, Tom Petty led his band, The Heartbreakers, through a set, Saturday night at the Kingswood, that mixed new material with old and a smattering of cover tunes
Rebel rouser, Tom Petty led his band, The Heartbreakers, through a set, Saturday night at the Kingswood, that mixed new material with old and a smattering of cover tunes
Eglinton, Rick
9/2/1989