John Mitchell & Friends

The much-travelled and current Asia guitarist plays a one-off date, with friends, in London.

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Currently the lead guitarist with Asia, John Mitchell has played with a number of bands, including It Bites, Arena, Lonely Robot and Frost*, as well as pursuing a solo career and producing other groups. Here he previews an intimate evening at Dingwalls in London.

This gig is billed as John Mitchell & Friends. Who are those friends?

On drums is my longtime compatriot Craig Blundell. I got Craig the job with Steven Wilson, so he owes me a fiver at least. My friend Jez Fielder has done many things, including journalism, and he is on bass. And last but not least Oskar Holldorff [keyboards] from Dim Gray and Big Big Train is on loan for the evening. Oskar brings the average age of the band down by a good twenty years.

Presumably there will be a few walk-on parts.

Oh yeah. Some are already confirmed but I can't reveal them here.

We would bet good money that your Frost* buddy Jem Godfrey puts in an appearance.

I couldn't possibly comment either way, but of course it's possible.