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Someone at Brightline must be a fan of the 1998 indie movie The Last Days of Disco. That charming coming-of-age flick ends with the characters played by Chloe Sevigny and Matt Keeslar boarding a subway train to the sound of the O’Jays “Love Train” only to start flirtatiously disco dancing. As the credits roll, everyone on the train and subway platform spontaneously joins in on the dancing fun. On Friday, March 27, Brightline riders can reenact this scene with the Silent Disco Premium Experience that coincides with the first day of the 2026 Ultra Music Festival. This initiative is a follow-up to Brightline’s “Next Stop: Ultra” train, which the company introduced last year.
According to the Brightline press release, “The one‑time, one‑direction southbound train departs West Palm Beach on Friday, March 27 at 2:00 p.m., departs in Boca Raton at 2:24 p.m. and Fort Lauderdale at 2:42 p.m., and arrives in Miami just before festival gates open at 3:20 p.m. Riders can select the train marked with the special event icon and enjoy flat, inclusive fares of $89 from any South Florida station.”
Riders will get personal headphones that play a DJ set with two curated playlists. The $89 fare also includes complimentary food and alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, which the press release goes on to describe as “elevated food and beverage offerings — including Peroni and Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% — available onboard. Upon arrival at MiamiCentral, festival-goers can enjoy Happy Hour at Central Fare, a food collective and event space on the second floor of the Brightline station.” Riders will get there on time to catch a full day of dancing at Ultra with Friday sets by Major Lazer, Illenium, Alesso B2B Martin Garrix, Afrojack and John Summit.
Silent disco on a train isn’t an entirely revolutionary phenomenon. New York City transit riders have organized such events over the last few years. In 2024, the first international silent disco train took place as part of the Trans-Europe Pyjama Party, where headphone-wearing frolickers danced their way from Berlin to Barcelona to Copenhagen to Lisbon to London. But West Palm to Boca Raton to Fort Lauderdale to Miami sounds like plenty of time for Ultra commuters to warm up by joining hands and starting a love train.
