Train, a three-time Grammy Award recipient, with special guests Mat Kearney and Andy Grammer, will perform on the final night of the Puyallup Fair, Sunday, Sept. 23 at the Puyallup Fair & Events Center.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. April 28 on the fair website, www.thefair.com/concerts, or by phone (888-559-3247) daily, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. To save the convenience charges, purchase tickets in person at the Puyallup Fair & Events Center box office at 9th Avenue Southwest and Meridian Street on Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Golden Circle tickets are $65, with other tickets selling at $50 and $30. All are reserved seating and include fair gate admission.
With mega-hit songs “Hey, Soul Sister,” “Meet Virginia,” and “Drops of Jupiter” under their belt, Train appears to be riding the popularity wave for years to come. After a three-year hiatus, the group is staying focused on what they love, recording great music.
Train started playing as a band in San Francisco back in 1994 at the Mad Dog In The Fog, and quickly learned that the chemistry among Patrick Monahan (vocals), Jimmy Stafford (guitar), and Scott Underwood (drums) worked well. While they had a big following in their market, record labels were not beating down their door for them to sign. After recording their own album, Columbia Records reconsidered and signed the group.
Their debut album, Train, was released in 1998 with the hit “Meet Virginia.” Three years later, Drops of Jupiter was released, and the band’s popularity surged. The lead single in that album, “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)” was an international hit, winning two Grammy Awards in 2002. The album went on to be certified double platinum, and is their best selling album to date.
Platinum-certified album, My Private Nation, followed in 2003, and the hit single “Calling All Angels” captured high air play. Following their fourth album, the band went on a three-year hiatus, with Patrick Monahan pursuing a solo career.
After much soul searching, the group got back together, and their album Save Me, San Francisco produced three popular singles, “Hey, Soul Sister” (RIAA five time multi-platinum certified song, No. 3 on the Billboard charts), “If It’s Love” and “Marry Me” (both No. 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart). The album is certified gold, and near the platinum status.
On Feb. 7, Train announced the title of their soon-to-be released album on their Facebook page. California 37 will be released today.
For further information, visit www.trainline.com.
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Puyallup Fair concert lineup
Sept. 7 – Puyallup Pro Rodeo, Justin Boots Playoffs, 1 p.m., $5*/$18
Sept. 7 – Willie Nelson following PRCA Rodeo, 6 p.m., $60-$35, $40 (General admission standing in the dirt for concert (no rodeo).
Sept. 8 – Puyallup Pro Rodeo, Justin Boots Playoffs, including Dancin’ in the Dirt (21-and-older), 6:30 p.m., $30-$16, $32-$17
Sept. 9 – Puyallup Rodeo Finals, Justin Boots Playoffs, 1 p.m., $35-$20
Sept. 10 – Heart (rock), 7:30 p.m., tickets $65-$25
Sept. 12 – Martina McBride (country), 7:30 p.m., $65-$35
Sept. 13 – TobyMac (Christian), 7:30 p.m., $50-$25
Sept. 14 – Jeff Foxworthy (comedy), 7:30 p.m., $65-$25
Sept. 17 – Big Time Rush with Cody Simpson (pop), 7:30 p.m., $60-$30
Sept. 20 – Jeff Dunham (comedy), 7:30 p.m. $65-$25
Sept. 22 – An Evening with Tim McGraw (country), 7:30 p.m., $95-50
Sept. 23 – Train with special guests Mat Kearney and Andy Grammer (rock, pop), 7 p.m., $65-$30
* $5 rodeo ticket does not include fair gate admission (free gate from 10 a.m.– noon on Sept. 7 only)
More acts at the Puyallup Fair will be announced in the coming months.
The Puyallup Fair started in 1900, is one of the biggest fairs in the world, and is the largest in Washington. Star-studded entertainment, the PRCA Rodeo, rides, exhibits, food, flowers and animals are mainstays of the 17-day event each September. For further information about the Sept. 7-23 Puyallup Fair, visit www.thefair.com, or text “FAIR” to 75868.
