“Heat of the Moment,” the rock hit by Asia that dominated the radio in summer 1982, started far different from its final form. “It was a country song on the piano,” recalls Asia keyboardist Geoff ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. "The John Wetton tribute last August really reminded me how much Asia’s music belongs on the ...

Asia has released a new album today -- the aptly titled XXX-- and I've just downloaded it via iTunes. It's been a while since I've heard an Asia album truly worth getting overly excited for, and today ...

As popular as their previous groups had been, none of the musicians in Asia had ever had a chart-topping album in the U.S. before. Music videos for those two singles got into heavy rotation on MTV, ...

Since Asia’s relaunch, the group has toured the U.S., the U.K., and Japan, and also performed at the Frontiers Rock Festival in Italy in April 2025. Now comes word that Asia has signed a new deal with ...

Geoff Downes will lead a reformed lineup of Asia on a tour celebrating the group's platinum 1982 debut. Also featured on the multi-act bill are Martin Turner of Wishbone Ash, Focus, Curved Air and ...

The new-look Asia line-up featuring keyboard player Geoff Downes, John Mitchell (It Bites, Lonely Robot, Kino, Frost* and more), Planet X drummer Virgil Donati and Harry Whitley, have announced three ...