Trooper
Fri May 22, 2026
With special guest, The Needful
It goes like this: millions of records, a couple dozen hits, a Juno Award (Canada’s Grammy) for Band of the Year and ongoing sold-out shows across Canada. Universal Music acknowledges them as “one of Canada’s top five selling bands of all time” and the Vancouver Sun has called them “Canadian rock heroes of the first order … the best performing band in Canada”. Then, as now, what makes Trooper what they are is great performances and great pop songwriting. Trooper’s ten studio albums have earned multiple gold and platinum awards and their 6 X Platinum greatest hits, Hot Shots, continues to be one of Universal Music Canada’s best selling catalog CDs and one of the country’s most enduring party soundtracks. In celebration of the band’s 35th anniversary, a totally updated and re-mastered collection – “Hits From 10 Albums” – was released,
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With 5 platinum albums In Canada, Trooper’s reputation precedes them – with success of that size in their pocket fans are going to be expecting a big show. Fortunately Trooper fit the bill perfectly and with their stadium sized smashes they always get the crowd rocking.
Best known for hits like ‘Raise A Little Hell’ Trooper have amassed a vast and loyal following and you’ll never catch them playing to anything less than a packed-out crowd. The fans are dazzled with the band’s ability to put on a high energy show even several decades into their career. Frontman Ra McGuire busts out all kind of moves to assert his dominance as the biggest showman in the room and the crowd explode as he kicks, dances and belts his way through the hits with his voice still as powerful as ever. The rest of the band follow up with some tight playing and best of all they all look like they’re having the time of their lives which prompts the crowd into feeling just the same way. When you go to see Trooper expect big things and they will deliver.