Asia - The Heat of The Moment Tour with Focus, Martin Turner & Curved Air

Asia

2024 is the Year Of The Dragon

Asia 2024 is Geoffrey Downes, Virgil Donati, John Mitchell and Harry Whitley.

In the Summer of 2023, Geoff Downes spear-headed a memorial concert to remember and celebrate the life of his late, much-loved friend and Asia co-founder member, the great John Wetton.  At the concert, he invited rock n roll veteran John Mitchell - who had played with both Wetton and Downes in Icon and in Wetton’s own band - to join him on stage, taking on lead guitar duties.  The duo were joined by new-comer Harry Whitley, who Downes had discovered and whose vocal talents so closely resembled that of Wetton’s it was nothing short of spine-tingling.  Together they played a number of Asia’s chart-topping hits.  The reception was uproarious and It became clear that something magical was happening.  Perhaps, thought Downes, it was time to bring the songs of Asia to a whole new audience? The dragon began to stir once more.

Asia’s self-titled 1982 debut album was the biggest selling album in the world. The band dominated the airwaves and for many “Heat Of The Moment”, “Only Time Will Tell” and “Sole Survivor”, amongst others, were the soundtrack to their youth. Another multi-million seller, “Alpha” followed in 1983 and in 1986 “Astra” competed the trio of MTV era hits. 

Asia has entertained and delighted a multitude of audiences and millions of people over the last 40 years. 

The Year of the Dragon foretells good fortune, abundance and prosperity.  The Dragon blessed 1982, the year Asia was first unleashed into the world - and here we are again.  The journey has come full-circle.  Time for the dragon to take flight once more.

Focus

With their unique brand of progressive rock, Focus manifested themselves at the start of the '70s as the most successful and appreciated of all the Dutch pop-rock exports. Focus's biggest hit "Hocus Pocus" is a prog rock anthem which has also appeared in Hollywood blockbusters Baby Driver, Robocop and the Pixar movie Onward.

Martin Turner

Martin Turner began playing guitar at the age of fourteen, before switching to bass. Martin is best known for his time as the founding member of the band Wishbone Ash. 1996 saw the release of Martin’s debut solo album, Walking The Reeperbahn (a collection of recordings spanning the period 1980-96), which contained many of the melodic qualities associated with the classic Wishbone Ash line-ups. Martin Turner has continued to explore the classic music of Wishbone Ash through his live performances and live CD/DVD releases and in 2015 also released the original studio album "Written in the Stars".

Curved Air

Curved Air are an English progressive rock group formed in 1970 by musicians from mixed artistic backgrounds, including classical, folk and electronic sound. The resulting sound of the band is a mixture of progressive rock, folk rock, and fusion with classical elements. Curved Air released eight studio albums, the first three of which broke into the Top 20 in the UK Albums Chart, and had a hit single with "Back Street Luv" (1971) which reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart.