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How John Wetton tribute inspired Geoff Downes’ new Asia line-up
US tour with Focus, Martin Turner and Curved Air presents possibility of completing songs left unfinished after original singer’s death
"John Wetton would have endorsed this tour as he wanted the music to live on." Wetton's widow "thrilled" with new Asia line-up
The new-look Asia line-up take their Heat of The Moment tour to North America in July
New-look Asia announce Heat of The Moment US tour
Geoff Downes joined by John Mitchell, Virgil Donati and Harry Whitley in new Asia line-up
“No questioning the quality, but is it essential?” Carl Palmer’s Fanfare For The Common Man
4-disc Celebration of the drummer’s career includes ‘scrap book’ documentary and 200-page memoir
“The priorities of the first Asia were to make it a success. Yet when we had it, we were so stupid it was unbelievable:” How the supergroup admitted mistakes and worked them out via their patchy Phoenix album
It was the first studio project featuring all four original members since their gradual disintegration in the 80s. And even if it wasn’t their best work, it was an essential element in moving forward
The 20 greatest rock supergroups ever
From Cream and ELP to Temple Of The Dog and Velvet Revolver, these are history’s greatest supergroups
“If there’s a message it’s live every day as if it’s your last. I went through a very sticky patch… The freedom of not being enslaved by addiction is marvellous”: John Wetton’s return from the darkness
With Asia on the rocks and a scuppered solo deal, the singer found himself struggling with alcohol in the 90s - before he finally earned himself a reprieve
“Prog still lived deeply inside the four of us, but with Asia we sliced away the fat": How Heat Of The Moment turned Asia into a lean, mean, multi-million selling machine
By the early 80s, in the wake of new wave and disco fever, supergroup Asia coined a pared-down version of the prog-rock sound
