‘Train’ rolls into Foxwoods Premier Theater!

Train

By Mike McKenney, Rock At Night New England

Live review: Train and Patrick Monahan–Foxwoods Premier Theater, Mashantucket, Connecticut-August 20, 2021

Pat Monahan

Train rolled into Foxwoods rebranded Premier Theater and delivered a full night of their hits. Front man Pat Monahan’s unique vocals sounded great as he danced around the stage with a beaming smile. When he mentionedĀ  how happy he was to be back onstage in front of a live audience, the crowd roared in return.

Starting promptly and without an opener, Train played a full 21 song set that sampled songs from most of their albums, as well as some incredibleĀ  covers.

Opening with ā€œShe’s On Fireā€, Train quickly dipped into Oasis’s ā€œChampagne Supernovaā€, then back into their own ā€œMeet Virginiaā€.

Monahan quickly broke out the T-shirts, flinging them out into the crowd. He removed the one he was wearing and had every member of the band sign it before handing it over to an appreciative fan.

While Monahan’s instantly recognizable vocals draw the most attention, backing him is a killer band that features Taylor Locke (lead guitar), Hector Maldonado (bass), Jerry Becker (keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Matt Musty (drums), and the perfectly complimentary backing vocals of Nikita Houston and Sakai Smith that round out the Train identity.

Train

The summertime fun continued with beach balls flying everywhere as Train continued playing favorites ā€œMai Taisā€, ā€œSave Me, San Franciscoā€œ,Ā  and ā€œBruisesā€.

A wide variety of cover songs are somewhat of a trademark of a Train concert. In addition to Oasis, Train blended in a little Stephen Stills ā€œLove The One Your Withā€, a fantastic version of The Band’s ā€œThe Weightā€ (on which all the members of Train sang a part), and even a sampling of Argents ā€œHold Your Head Upā€ from 1972.Ā  However it was when Pat Monahan reached back into his Led Zeppelin bag of tricks and pulled out the showstopper, ā€œGoing To Californiaā€ cover, that he brought the house down.

The ever personable Monahan drew on the crowd for ā€œCalling All Angelsā€, the certified six times platinum ā€œHey Soul Sisterā€, ā€œPlay That Songā€, and ā€œDrive Byā€.

Ending the night with an encore of ā€œFreeā€ and lastly a 20 year celebration of the Grammy Award winning ā€œDrops Of Jupiterā€ put the final touch on a fun night of great live music.

PHOTO GALLERY

Set List:

She’s on Fire

Champagne Supernova
(OasisĀ cover)

Meet Virginia

Get to Me

If It’s Love

Mai Tais

50 Ways to Say Goodbye

Angel in Blue Jeans

Mississippi

Save Me, San Francisco

Bruises / Love the One You’re With

Calling All Angels

Going to California
(Led ZeppelinĀ cover)

Marry Me

Play That Song

Hey, Soul Sister

Vacation

The Weight
(The BandĀ cover)

Drive By

Encore:

Free

Drops of Jupiter

Mike McKenney