Asia

Asia are an English rock supergroup formed in London in 1981. The most commercially successful lineup was its original, which consisted of four members of different progressive rock bands who had enjoyed great success in the 1970s: lead vocalist and bassist John Wetton (King Crimson, Uriah Heep and U.K.), guitarist Steve Howe (Yes), keyboardist Geoff Downes (Yes and the Buggles) and drummer Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer, itself a supergroup). Their self-titled debut album released in 1982, remains their best-selling album and went to number one in several countries. Billboard listed it as the top album in the U.S. in 1982. The lead single from the album, "Heat of the Moment", remains their top charting and best-known song, reaching the top 40 in over a dozen markets. It peaked at No. 4 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 and hit No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. The band underwent multiple lineup changes before the original four members reunited in 2006. As a result, a band called Asia featuring John Payne exists as a continuation of John Payne's career as Asia's frontman from 1991 until Wetton's return in 2006. In 2013, the original lineup was broken once again when Howe retired from the band and was replaced by guitarist Sam Coulson. After a few years of inactivity, Billy Sherwood (of Yes, World Trade and Circa:) replaced an ailing Wetton (who died shortly thereafter) in Asia for a summer 2017 tour with Journey. Following the end of the tour, the band went on hiatus again, re-emerging in 2019 with Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal replacing both Sherwood on vocals and Coulson on guitar. In 2022, Marc Bonilla joined the group as guitarist and vocalist in place of Thal, but this brief lineup of the band never performed or recorded together. In 2024, Downes announced a new touring line-up of himself, Virgil Donati, John Mitchell and Harry Whitley.

Live at the Frankfurt Music Hall, Frankfurt, Germany, 13 December 1990 - 2025-05-30T00:00:00.000000Z

Live at Amagasaki-shi Sougou, Amagasaki, Japan, 24 September 1990 - 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Live at Nakano Sunplaza, Tokyo, Japan, 29 September 1990 - 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Live at The Cambridge Rock Festival, Cambridge, UK, 9 August 2009 - 2024-02-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Live at Luz de Gas, Barcelona, Spain, 19 May, 2008 - 2024-02-09T00:00:00.000000Z

Live at HMV Forum, London, UK, 14 December 2010 - 2024-01-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Live at the Pabst Theatre, Milwaukee, Wi, USA, 23 April 2008 - 2023-12-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Live at the International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, First Night, 12 May 2008 - 2023-12-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Live at the Teatro Colegiales, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2011 - 2023-11-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Live at the Carling Academy, Glasgow, UK, 30 November 2006 - 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Live at the Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 25 April 1982 - 2023-10-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Asia in Asia - Live at The Budokan, Tokyo, 1983 - 2022-06-10T00:00:00.000000Z

The Official Live Bootlegs, Vol. 1 - 2021-11-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Aurora (Live) - 2021-05-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Live at Centrum, Worcester MA, USA, 22 August 1983 - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Live at Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY, USA, 3 May 1982 - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Live at The Credicard Hall São Paulo, Brazil, 23 March 2007 - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Symfonia - Live in Bulgaria 2013 - 2017-02-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Axis XXX Live San Francisco - 2015-06-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Recollections: A Tribute To British Prog - 2014-03-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Gravitas - 2014-03-19T00:00:00.000000Z

XXX - 2012-06-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Body By Jake: Randy Couture Workout Mix (BPM 104-144) - 2012-02-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Omega - 2010-04-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Phoenix - 2008-04-11T00:00:00.000000Z