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Train

Bio

FORMED: 1994 What started as two guys with strong voices and one guitar became San Francisco's Train by 1994. It was in late 1993 that Patrick Monahan left Erie, Pennsylvania and met up with the Los Angeles band, the Apostles. Lead singer/guitarist Rob Hotchkiss and fellow guitarist Jim Stafford had basically disbanded by this time, but the chance meeting with Patrick Monahan proved fortuitous as Hotchkiss extended an invitation to the crooning Monahan to become a two-man band. After making exhaustive appearances in low-key coffee houses, they decided to form a full band and enlisted former Apostles' members Stafford and bassist Charlie Colin. Colin brought along his good friend, drummer Scott Underwood and Train was on its way. Train settled in San Francisco to develop their sound in a relaxed, laid-back atmosphere. In an unlikely scenario, executives from Columbia Records expressed an interest and, in a somewhat cooperative strategy, farmed the fledling band out to the minors -- in this instance, Aware Records -- where they could grow naturally and unhurriedly. In 1997, they went on tour, opening for the likes of Blues Traveler, Barenaked Ladies and Counting Crows. Train knew they had arrived when they sold out a performance at San Francisco's prestigious venue, The Fillmore. Their completed debut album was released the following year. Drops of Jupiter followed three years later. ~ Roxanne Blanford, All Music Guide




News

TRAIN WILL JOIN MATCHBOX TWENTY TOUR 2001 BEGINNING JULY 31 IN FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA We are happy to announce that Train will be joining the upcoming Matchbox Twenty Tour 2001, presented by VH1, beginning July 31 in Fargo, North Dakota. Train is currently on the road on a series of sold-out dates including headlining club, theater, and festival appearances culminating in a homecoming gig at San Francisco's historic Warfield Theatre on May 26.


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Tour

Mon 6/4 - Tonight Show with Jay Leno - Burbank, CA
Thu 6/7 - La Tirana - Mexico City, Mexico
Tue 6/19 - Dingwalls - London, England
Thu 6/21 - Grünspan - Hamburg, Germany
Tue 6/26 - Moby Dick's - Madrid, Spain
Thu 6/28 - Cafe de la Danse - Paris, France
Sat 6/30 - Festivalsite - Werchter, Belgium

Sun 7/1 - Metropolis Festival - Rotterdam, Netherlands
Tue 7/3 - Quart Festival - Tresse, Norway
Tue 7/31 - Fargo Dome - Fargo, ND

Wed 8/1 - Xcel Energy Center - Saint Paul, MN
Fri 8/3 - Tweeter Center Chicago - Tinley Park, IL
Sat 8/4 - Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Tue 8/7 - Verizon Wireless Music Center - Noblesville, IN
Wed 8/8 - Polaris Amphitheater - Columbus, OH
Fri 8/10 - DTE Energy Music Theatre - Clarkston, MI
Sat 8/11 - Post-Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake - Burgettstown, PA
Sun 8/12 - Coors Light Amphitheater at Montage Mountain - Scranton, PA
Tue 8/14 - Six Flags Darien Lake - Performing Arts Center - Darien Center, NY
Wed 8/15 - Hersheypark Stadium - Hershey, PA
Fri 8/17 - Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts - Mansfield, MA
Sat 8/18 - ctnow.com Meadows Music Theatre - Hartford, CT
Sun 8/19 - Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga Springs, NY
Tue 8/21 - PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ
Thu 8/23 - Tweeter Center - Camden, NJ
Fri 8/24 - Jones Beach Amphitheatre - Wantagh, NY
Fri 8/31 - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre - Atlanta, GA

Fri 9/7 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - Selma, TX
Sat 9/8 - Woodlands Pavilion - The Woodlands, TX
Sun 9/9 - Smirnoff Music Centre - Dallas, TX
Tue 9/11 - CenturyTel Center - Bossier City, LA
Wed 9/12 - Myriad Convention Center - Oklahoma City, OK
Fri 9/14 - Alltel Arena - North Little Rock, AR
Sat 9/15 - Riverport Amphitheatre - Maryland Heights, MO
Sun 9/16 - Sandstone Amphitheatre - Bonner Springs, KS
Tue 9/18 - Fiddler's Green Amphitheater - Englewood, CO
Thu 9/20 - E Center - West Valley City, UT
Fri 9/21 - Montana State University - Brick Breeden Fieldhouse - Bozeman, MT
Sat 9/22 - Gorge Amphitheatre - George, WA
Mon 9/24 - Sacramento Valley Amphitheatre - Marysville, CA
Tue 9/25 - Chronicle Pavilion at Concord - Concord, CA
Thu 9/27 - Reno Hilton - Amphitheater - Reno, NV
Fri 9/28 - Arrowhead Pond - Anaheim, CA
Sat 9/29 - Desert Sky Pavilion - Phoenix, AZ





Albums

Drops Of Jupiter

01. She's On Fire
02. I Wish You Would
03. Drops Of Jupiter
04. It's About You
05. Hopeless
06. Respect
07. Let It Roll
08. Something More
09. Whipping Boy
10. Getaway
11. Mississippi

Train

01. Meet Virginia
02. I Am
03. If You Leave
04. Homesick
05. Free
06. Blind
07. Eggplant
08. Idaho
09. Days
10. Rat
11. Swaying
12. Train
13. Heavy






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