Accounts of the Scranton Pocono 500 Fanfest show over the weekend are starting to arrive. Some photos can be found on MySpace and Picasa pages. The set list included:

• Long Way From Home
• Who Will Stop The Rain
• Silent Nation
• Only Time Will Tell
• Desire
• Days Like These
• Different Worlds
• Heat Of The Moment
• Military Man
• Go
• Sole Survivor
• Free

by Matt Smith

Sole Survivor: Asia Featuring John Payne

First things first: Asia featuring John Payne - the group headlining the Scranton Pocono 500 Fanfest - is a separate entity from Asia, the current reunion of the early 1980s rock supergroup. So go the convoluted family trees and legal battles in the rock world.
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For schedule and location details for the June 7th show in Scranton, PA, please download this Scranton Entertainment Map (1099K PDF).

The band currently have a few dates scheduled for this summer:

• 7th June 2008, 8:00 PM, Scranton Pocano 500 Fanfest (free show, Scranton, PA)
• 4th July 2008, 5:00 PM, Los Angeles Sports Arena (3911 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90037)
• 5th July 2008, Fraze, Kettering, Ohio

GPS is a hard rocking prog band that shares some members with Asia featuring John Payne (AfJP). GPS will be co-headlining at Rosfest on May 2, 2008 and is expected to play some AfJP songs in addition to material from their debut album “Window To The Soul.” However:

GPS regrettably announces that Ryo Okumoto is unable to perform at Rosfest. We are all upset, including Ryo who was greatly looking forward to this.

This is unavoidably due to travel issues from his current home on the island of Fukue, Japan 800 miles from Tokyo. However, Erik Norlander keyboardist for Asia featuring John Payne. Lana Lane and Rocket Scientists has kindly agreed to fill in for Ryo on this date.

Thank you all for your continued support.

GPS

Thus, the lineup performing at Rosfest will be the same as AfJP! Be sure to take advantage of this chance to see the guys live.