Train’s Picasso At The Wheel Tour Set

TRAIN SET TO TAKE HIT ALBUM BULLETPROOF PICASSO ON

PICASSO AT THE WHEEL SUMMER TOUR 2015

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS THE FRAY & MATT NATHANSON

Tour kicks off May 21 in Sacramento, CA – Tickets on sale January 24

Band announces new single “Bulletproof Picasso” & accompanying music video with guest stars Emily Kinney (The Walking Dead) and Reid Ewing (Modern Family) – premieres January 23 on VEVO

Chart-topping San Francisco-natives Train are taking their latest hit album Bulletproof Picasso on the road with 40+ city Picasso At The Wheel Summer Tour across North America with special guests The Fray and Matt Nathanson, the band announced today. The tour begins Friday, May 21 at the Sleep Train Amphitheatre in Sacramento, CA and will conclude in Quincy, WA on July 25 at the Gorge Amphitheatre. Fans across the country in cities such as Los Angeles, Dallas, New Orleans, Atlanta, Toronto and Nashville will have a chance to witness the band perform tracks from the new album – including top 10 radio single “Angel in Blue Jeans,” “Cadillac, Cadillac” and their new single “Bulletproof Picasso” – along with their many enigmatic, signature hits from the past 20 years.

Fans are also encouraged to show up early for the Patcast Tailgate tent, where Pat Monahan will periodically make an appearance throughout the tour. Located in the venue parking lot each night, ticket-holders can tailgate and enjoy a classic rock DJ, give shout-outs to friends on the Patcast (Pat’s weekly podcast), and enter to win various prizes. The Patcast tent will also be the place for fans to register for the Mermaid Costume Contest and a chance to be brought onstage.

VIP bundles and experiences will be available through Train’s fan presale beginning Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 11:00 a.m. local time – information on how to purchase will be available on all of Train’s social media accounts. Citi® cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets beginning Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 11:00 a.m. local time through Citi’s Private Pass® Program. For complete pre-sale details, visit www.citiprivatepass.com. General tickets for the tour go on sale Saturday, Jan. 24 at 10 a.m. in select cities on www.livenation.com. Please see below for full details and on sale information.

Train also announced today their new single “Bulletproof Picasso” and its forthcoming music video, which will feature guest stars Emily Kinney (Beth on AMC’s The Walking Dead) and Reid Ewing (Dylan on ABC’s Modern Family). The band performed the title track this morning on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael in its television debut, and the video will premiere on VEVO on January 23.

Bulletproof Picasso – the band’s 7^th studio album – debuted at #5 on the Billboard Top 200 upon its September 16, 2014 debut and earned rave reviews. USA Today’s Elysa Gardner remarks that “the best tracks… are the driving and high-spirited ones, where Pat Monahan’s sweet, keening tenor – evoking cative here of a Wings-era Paul McCartney – rides meaty but crisply percussive arrangements” and Billboard’s Richard Bienstock says the band’s “wholehearted embrace of pop has unshackled Train, allowing it to revel in anything-goes stylistic tourism” that all feels “oddly cohesive, with the band’s rocker roots showing an impressive pliability to move within pop’s boundaries.”

Train has successfully traveled the nearly-unnavigable path of a contemporary, hit-making rock band while keeping their heads. The climb to the top began in San Francisco in 1994. The original 5-member band tenaciously built a loyal following, leading up to their own self-titled debut album, released by Columbia in 1998.  The tumbling wordplay of “Meet Virginia” gave them their first unlikely radio hit, with 2001’s Drops Of Jupiter garnering multi-platinum status thanks to the double-Grammy winning title song that spent 10 months in the Top 40.  In their typical ‘you-gotta’-nail-it-down-motherfucker’ style, the quixotic song snared the Best Rock Song trophy by beating out Coldplay and two U2 songs.

The group won another Grammy in 2011 for their global hit “Hey Soul Sister,” the #1 best-selling smash and most downloaded single of 2010, from their multi-platinum album Save Me, San Francisco.  Their most recent album, 2012’s California 37 launched the hit “Drive By,” which reached the Top 10 in 13 countries.  They’ve sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, more than 30 million tracks, with multiple platinum/gold citations, including 3 Grammy Awards, 2 Billboard Music Awards and dozens of other honors. Additionally, Train’s award-winning Save Me, San Francisco Wine Co. has recently released their 6th varietal, ‘Bulletproof Picasso’ sauvignon blanc. Proceeds from the wine support Family House, a San Francisco charity that supports families of children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.

Picasso At The Wheel Summer Tour 2015 Tour Dates w/ The Fray & Matt Nathanson 

Date	City	Venue	On Sale
May 21	Marysville, CA	Sleep Train Amphitheatre	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
May 22	Mountain View, CA	Shoreline Amphitheatre	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
May 23	Los Angeles, CA	Hollywood Bowl	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
May 24	Chula Vista, CA	Sleep Train Amphitheatre	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
May 26	Phoenix, AZ	Ak-Chin Pavilion	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
May 27	Albuquerque, NM	Isleta Amphitheater	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
May 29	Dallas, TX	Gexa Energy Pavilion	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
May 30	The Woodlands, TX	Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
June 3	Pelham, AL	Oak Mountain Amphitheatre	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
June 5	Atlanta, GA	Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
June 6	Tampa, FL	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 12 p.m. local
June 7	West Palm Beach, FL	Cruzan Amphitheatre	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 12 p.m. local
June 9	Charlotte, NC	PNC Music Pavilion	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
June 10	Raleigh, NC	Walnut Creek Amphitheatre	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
June 11	Hershey, PA	Hersheypark Stadium	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
June 13	Virginia Beach, VA	Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
June 14	Camden, NJ	Susquehanna Bank Center	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
June 16	Wantagh, NY	Nikon at Jones Beach Theater	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
June 18**	Bangor, ME	Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 12 p.m. local
June 19	Saratoga Springs, NY	Saratoga Performing Arts Center	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
June 20	Mansfield, MA	Xfinity Center	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 12 p.m. local
June 21	Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 12 p.m. local
June 23	Toronto, ON	Molson Canadian Amphitheater	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 12 p.m. local
June 24	Darien Center, NY	Darien Lake Performing Arts Center	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
June 26	Bethel, NY	Bethel Woods Center for the Arts	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
June 27	Holmdel, NJ	PNC Bank Arts Center	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
June 28	Bristow, VA	Jiffy Lube Live	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
June 30	Burgettstown, PA	First Niagara Pavilion	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
July 1	Clarkston, MI	DTE Energy Music Theatre	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
July 2	Cincinnati, OH	Riverbend Music Center	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
July 3	Tinley Park, IL	First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
July 10	Nashville, TN	Bridgestone Arena	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
July 11	Maryland Heights, MO	Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
July 12	Noblesville, IN	Klipsch Music Center	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
July 15	Cuyahoga Falls, OH	Blossom Music Center	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
July 17	Kansas City, MO	Starlight Theatre	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
July 18	Englewood, CO	Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
July 19	Salt Lake City, UT	USANA Amphitheatre	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
July 21	Stateline, NV	Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
July 22	Boise, ID	Taco Bell Arena	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
July 24	Ridgefield, WA	Amphitheater Northwest	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local
July 25	Quincy, WA	The Gorge Amphitheatre	Sat., Jan. 24 @ 10 a.m. local

**Train and The Fray only