It will be interesting how Train doesn't run out of steam by the end of their tour. The California-based band is scheduled to play 14 shows over the course of 15 nights.
Train's "Calling All Angels," off their MU
In a recent press release, lead singer Pat Monahan reveals he "thinks there's nothing better than a love song except a love song that has humor in it." He adds that he was "inspired by a lyric writer named Johnny Mercer who wrote songs like 'Jeepers Creepers' and also 'Moon River.'"
Train tour dates (subject to change):
October 2 - Portland, ME - State Theatre
October 3 - Boston, MA - FleetCenter
October 4 - Northampton, MA - Calvin Theatre
October 5 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino
October 6 - Newark, DE - Stone Balloon
October 7 - Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock
October 8 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie
October 9 - Burlington, VT - St. Michaels
October 10 - Washington, DC - McDonough Arena
October 11 - Oxford, OH - Miami University Of Ohio
October 13 - South Bend, IN - Morris Performing Arts Centre
October 14 - Campaign, IL - Assembly Hall
October 15 - Lincoln, NE - Pershing Auditorium
October 16 - San Francisco, CA - Alcatraz Island
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Train Revs Motor For Second Leg Of Tour
Sep 13, 2003 4:00 am PDT
(9/13/03, 7 a.m. ET) -- Train is back on track. After taking a few weeks off from touring, the Pat Monahan-fronted act goes back on the road for two shows over the weekend. The band spent its recent break from the road filming a music v...
Barenaked Ladies And Train To Rock Alcatraz
Sep 8, 2003 10:00 am PDT
(9/8/03, 1 p.m. ET) -- Barenaked Ladies and Train will perform in the first-ever online concert to be broadcast from the infamous island of Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay on October 16. Tickets for the concert, sponsored by T-Mobile, will b...
Train Tour Keeps Rolling Onward
Aug 29, 2003 4:00 am PDT
(8/29/03, 7 a.m. ET) -- Following Train's highly successful summer tour in support of their latest album My Private Nation, the band has announced that it will continue to tour the U.S. this fall. The band will kick off with a September...
Train Calls 'All Angels' On 'The Early Show'
Jun 19, 2003 2:00 pm PDT
(6/19/03, 5 p.m. ET) -- Train taped a performance on June 6 that aired on CBS's the Early Show on Wednesday (June 18). The band performed its current hit single, "Calling All Angels," from the new album, My Private Nation, as well as "When...