LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Chart-topping San Francisco-natives Train are taking their latest hit album Bulletproof Picasso on the road with a 40+ city summer tour across North America with special guests The Fray and Matt Nathanson. The Picasso At The Wheel Summer Tour 2015, promoted by Live Nation, begins Thursday, May 21 at the Sleep Train Amphitheatre in Sacramento, Calif. and will conclude in Quincy, Wash. on Saturday, July 25 at The Gorge Amphitheatre for the band's first ever Picasso Music, Food and Wine Festival. 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 the 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.

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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 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 10:00 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 10:00 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 Jan. 23.

Bulletproof Picasso--the band's 7(th) studio album--debuted at #5 on the Billboard Top 200 in September 2014 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

All dates, cities and venues below subject to change.

All on-sale times at 10:00 a.m. unless otherwise noted.



    Date      City                 Venue

    May 21    Marysville, CA       Sleep Train Amphitheatre

    May 22    Mountain View, CA    Shoreline Amphitheatre

    May 23    Los Angeles, CA      Hollywood Bowl

    May 24    Chula Vista, CA      Sleep Train Amphitheatre

    May 26    Phoenix, AZ          Ak-Chin Pavilion

    May 27    Albuquerque, NM      Isleta Amphitheater

    May 29    Dallas, TX           Gexa Energy Pavilion

    May 30    The Woodlands, TX    Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

    June 3    Pelham, AL           Oak Mountain Amphitheatre

    June 5    Atlanta, GA          Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood

    June 6    Tampa, FL             MIDFLORIDA Credit Union
                                    Amphitheatre -On sale @ 12 p.m.
                                    local

    June 7    West Palm Beach, FL   Cruzan Amphitheatre -On sale @ 12
                                    p.m. local

    June 9    Charlotte, NC        PNC Music Pavilion

    June 10   Raleigh, NC          Walnut Creek Amphitheatre

    June 11   Hershey, PA          Hersheypark Stadium

    June 13   Virginia Beach, VA   Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach

    June 14   Camden, NJ           Susquehanna Bank Center

    June 16   Wantagh, NY          Nikon at Jones Beach Theater

    June 18** Bangor, ME            Darling's Waterfront Pavilion -On
                                    sale @ 12 p.m. local

    June 19   Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center

    June 20   Mansfield, MA         Xfinity Center -On sale @ 12 p.m.
                                    local

    June 21   Uncasville, CT        Mohegan Sun -On sale @ 12 p.m.
                                    local

    June 23   Toronto, ON           Molson Canadian Amphitheater -On
                                    sale @ 12 p.m. local

    June 24   Darien Center, NY    Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

    June 26   Bethel, NY           Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

    June 27   Holmdel, NJ          PNC Bank Arts Center

    June 28   Bristow, VA          Jiffy Lube Live

    June 30   Burgettstown, PA     First Niagara Pavilion

    July 1    Clarkston, MI        DTE Energy Music Theatre

    July 2    Cincinnati, OH       Riverbend Music Center

    July 3    Tinley Park, IL      First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre

    July 10   Nashville, TN        Bridgestone Arena

    July 11   Maryland Heights, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

    July 12   Noblesville, IN      Klipsch Music Center

    July 15   Cuyahoga Falls, OH   Blossom Music Center

    July 17   Kansas City, MO      Starlight Theatre

    July 18   Englewood, CO        Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre

    July 19   Salt Lake City, UT   USANA Amphitheatre

    July 21   Stateline, NV         Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at
                                    Harveys

    July 22   Boise, ID            Taco Bell Arena

    July 24   Ridgefield, WA       Amphitheater Northwest

    July 25   Quincy, WA           The Gorge Amphitheatre

**Train and The Fray only

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