
By Mike McKenney, Rock At Night New England
Live review: Train and Patrick Monahan–Foxwoods Premier Theater, Mashantucket, Connecticut-August 20, 2021

Train rolled into Foxwoods rebranded Premier Theater and delivered a full night of their hits. Front man Pat Monahanās 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 āSheās On Fireā, Train quickly dipped into Oasisās āChampagne Supernovaā, then back into their own āMeet 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 Monahanās 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.

The summertime fun continued with beach balls flying everywhere as Train continued playing favorites āMai Taisā, āSave Me, San Franciscoā,Ā and āBruisesā.
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 āLove The One Your Withā, a fantastic version of The Bandās āThe Weightā (on which all the members of Train sang a part), and even a sampling of Argents āHold 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, āGoing To Californiaā cover, that he brought the house down.
The ever personable Monahan drew on the crowd for āCalling All Angelsā, the certified six times platinum āHey Soul Sisterā, āPlay That Songā, and āDrive Byā.
Ending the night with an encore of āFreeā and lastly a 20 year celebration of the Grammy Award winning āDrops Of Jupiterā put the final touch on a fun night of great live music.
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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