Train open their Drops of Jupiter tour in Perth, and bring Barenaked Ladies back after 25 years
Train will play four Australian shows in May 2027 to mark 25 years since Drops of Jupiter, starting in Perth on Sunday 2 May. Barenaked Ladies join them as special guests on every Australian date, their first tour here in more than 25 years. Presale tickets go on sale on Tuesday 17 November at 9am local time.
Three things to know
- The dates: Perth HPC on Sunday 2 May, Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne on Wednesday 5 May, TikTok Entertainment Centre in Sydney on Friday 7 May, and an 18+ outdoor show at Sandstone Point Hotel in Queensland on Saturday 8 May, before a Train-only night at Auckland's Town Hall on Tuesday 11 May.
- Tickets are listed from $149.90 to $189.90; the early-bird presale opens on Tuesday 17 November at 9am local time, and general sale follows on Thursday 19 November at 9am.
- The Sandstone Point show adds Boy & Bear, Kate Miller-Heidke, Busby Marou and Kiani Jazz to the bill.
Perth gets first go at one of the defining radio songs of 2001.
Train will open their Drops of Jupiter: 25 Years in the Atmosphere tour of Australia at Perth HPC on Sunday 2 May 2027, with Barenaked Ladies as special guests. The tour then moves to Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena on Wednesday 5 May and Sydney’s TikTok Entertainment Centre on Friday 7 May, and closes the Australian leg with an 18+ outdoor show at Sandstone Point Hotel, north of Brisbane, on Saturday 8 May. Train then play Auckland’s Town Hall on Tuesday 11 May on their own.
Why Drops of Jupiter, and why now?
Train released Drops of Jupiter, the album and its title song, in 2001. The song, written by singer Pat Monahan after his mother’s death, made the San Francisco band a radio fixture and won two Grammys in 2002. Train had an even bigger hit later with Hey, Soul Sister, but Drops of Jupiter is the one that built the band, and this tour is built around it.
Barenaked Ladies haven’t been here in how long?
More than 25 years, according to the tour’s promoter. That is a long absence for a band most Australians know even if they think they don’t: the Canadians wrote One Week, which topped the US charts in 1998, and the theme song of The Big Bang Theory, which ran in Australian lounge rooms for 12 seasons. A support slot on a Train tour puts both of those songs within reach of fans who never expected to hear them live here.
What does the Sandstone Point show add?
A small festival. The Queensland date brings in Boy & Bear, Kate Miller-Heidke, Busby Marou and Kiani Jazz, which makes it the night with the most Australian music on it. It is also the only show restricted to over-18s.
How do I get tickets?
The tour is promoted by Destroy All Lines. Fans who sign up on the promoter’s site will be sent presale links on the evening of Monday 16 November, and the early-bird presale opens on Tuesday 17 November at 9am local time. General sale opens on Thursday 19 November at 9am local time. Prices on the promoter’s listing run from $149.90 to $189.90 before any fees.
For Perth fans, the timing is the bonus: no waiting for the east-coast reviews, and no flights.
What happens next
Presale links go out on the evening of Monday 16 November, the early-bird presale opens on Tuesday 17 November at 9am local time, and general sale opens on Thursday 19 November at 9am. The tour opens in Perth on Sunday 2 May 2027.
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