Los Angeles, CA (Top40 Charts/ Serge Entertainment) - Classic AOR/prog band ASIA Featuring John Payne is scheduled to appear at festivals and venues around the USA this summer beginning May 14th for two nights at Argosy Casino in Alton, Illinois. ASIA Featuring John Payne will perform many of Asia's hit songs plus new material from their upcoming Summer CD release on Favored Nations.
Asia Featuring John Payne's tourdates are as follows with additional dates TBA:
May, 14 2010 08:00 PM - Argosy Casino
1 Piasa Street, Alton, Illinois 62002
Admission: $20
https://www.argosy.com/stlouis/entertainment.asp
May, 15 2010 07:00 PM - Argosy Casino
1 Piasa Street, Alton, Illinois 62002
Admission: $20
https://www.argosy.com/stlouis/entertainment.asp
June, 19 2010 08:00 PM - Deerfoot Inn & Casino
1000 35 Street Southeast, Calgary, Alberta T2Z 3W4 Canada
Admission: $39
https://www.deerfootinn.com
July, 8 2010 04:00 PM - Thunder Mountain Rockfest
Rock Dakota Ranch off US Hwy 52, Sawyer, North Dakota 58781
Admission: SIngle Day Tickets - $40
https://rockdakota.com
July, 11 2010 08:00 PM - The Mohegan Sun Casino
1 Mohegan Sun Blvd., Uncasville, Connecticut 06382
https://www.mohegansun.com
July, 30 2010 06:30 PM - North Coast Summer Concert
Erie County Fairgrounds, 3110 Columbus Ave., Sandusky, Ohio 44870
Co-headline with Survivor
Admission: $29-$19
https://suttonconcerts.com/upcoming_events
July, 31 2010 07:00 PM - Harbourfest Big Tent
Kenora Harbourfront, Kenora, Ontario P9N 1G8 Canada
Admission: $45/$55
https://harbourfest.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=69
John Payne became the frontman of the supergroup ASIA in 1992 at the invitation of keyboardist Geoff Downes, replacing vocalist/bassist John Wetton. ASIA extensively toured the world for the next 14 years performing new classics and old favorites. With John Payne fronting the band, ASIA released 8 stunning studio albums and several live recordings. In 2006, Geoff Downes left the band to reform the 1982 line up for their 25th anniversary. On the 9th of May 2006, John Payne, Geoff Downes, John Wetton, Carl Palmer and Steve Howe contractually agreed that John Payne would continue his 14 year legacy with ASIA as 'ASIA Featuring John Payne'.
ASIA Featuring John Payne Member Bios
Guitarist Mitch Perry joins ASIA Featuring John Payne for the 2009 summer tour. Gold records, sold out concert tours, MTV video and network TV appearances, numerous magazine features and recognition in the form of several guitar awards, over the last 25 years Mitch Perry has accomplished all of the above in a career working alongside some of the most renowned and popular musicians in the world. Mitch's discography and touring experience reads like a who's who of rock ranging from Aerosmith to Michael Schenker Group to Cher and Edgar Winter. His performances both live and in the studio show him to be a truly world class guitarist. www.myspace.com/mitchperry
Drummer Jay Schellen joined as ASIA's premiere drummer in 2005, toured in Europe with the band and recording the album ASIA Featuring John Payne EXTENDED VERSIONS for Sony in 2006 when he remained with ASIA Featuring John Payne. Before joining ASIA, Jay played drums for Hurricane, Unruly Child, Badfinger and Conspiracy with Chris Squire from Yes. www.jayschellen.com
Keyboardist Erik Norlander joined ASIA Featuring John Payne in November of 2007. Erik's evocative synthesizer technique is reminiscent of the legendary Rick Wakeman, Keith Emerson and Jon Lord while still very unique made him an obvious choice for the band. His works include over 25 releases with Lana Lane, Rocket Scientists and solo titles www.eriknorlander.com
Vocalist/bassist John Payne fronted ASIA for 14 years replacing John Wetton in 1992. 8 studio albums and 6 live albums followed including extensive world touring with the band. In 2006, John formed "ASIA Featuring John Payne" and is performing shows with his current lineup. Previous to ASIA, John sang with Roger Daltrey, CCCP, ELO Part 2 and more recently GPS plus being chosen as the Parson in Jeff Wayne's The War Of The Worlds stadium tour. www.johnpaynemusic.com
For more information about ASIA Featuring John Payne, please visit https://www.theasiaband.com and https://www.myspace.com/asiafeaturingjohnpayne.
