Steve Howe (guitar), Carl Palmer (drums) and John Wetton (bass, lead
vocals) will release a new studio album entitled "XXX" on Monday July
2nd. The new album dovetails the news of the band's upcoming 30th
Anniversary World Tour and the collectors' edition of their eponymous
debut album.
Planet Rock will launch an exclusive 48-hour ticket pre-sale for
ASIA's UK-leg of the 30th Anniversary tour at 9am on Wednesday April
25th. Fans can order their tickets from www.planetrock.com. From
Friday April 27th, tickets will go on sale to the general public from
the 24 Hour Ticket Hotline: 0844 478 0898, www.thegigcartel.com.
ASIA "XXX"
30TH ANNIVERSARY UK TOUR
48-Hour Ticket Pre-sale starts Wednesday 25th April - Book Online:
www.planetrock.com
Tickets on sale to the general public from Friday 27th April 24 Hour
Ticket Hotline: 0844 478 0898 - Book Online: www.thegigcartel.com
VIP Tickets will be available from www.originalasia.com
Tavistock The Wharf Saturday 15th DecemberHolmfirth
Picturedrome Sunday 16th
DecemberEdinburgh Queen's Hall
Monday 17th DecemberSalisbury City Hall
Wednesday 19th DecemberBirmingham Town Hall
Thursday 20th DecemberManchester Royal
Northern College of Music Friday 21st December
London o2 Shepherds Bush Empire
Saturday 22nd December
Thirty years after its eponymous debut album, ASIA ascended to the top
of the Billboard Top 100 chart (where the album remained No.1 for nine
consecutive weeks). The new album, "XXX", is produced by Mike Paxman,
and features a stunning front cover illustration by the legendary
Roger Dean. "XXX" has been hailed as ASIA's best album since their
classic early 80s releases. The album will be released on CD,
collector's edition CD/DVD (featuring new music videos and behind the
scenes footage), and on a limited edition vinyl.
The first single taken from the new album is entitled Face On The
Bridge, will be released digitally worldwide on Monday May 14th. "We
wanted to recapture the energy of the first album," says ASIA's
guitarist, Steve Howe. "ASIA has always been about great songs,
fantastic musicianship and I am sure fans of the first album, will
fall in love with XXX."
ASIA - BIOGRAPHY
ASIA's debut album exploded onto the music scene in April 1982, with
several Top 10 singles. It was the world's best selling album of that
year. Featuring Geoff Downes (keyboards), Steve Howe (guitar), Carl
Palmer (drums) and John Wetton (bass, lead vocals), ASIA was the
logical successor to their collective bands of the 70s including Yes,
ELP, King Crimson, UK, and The Buggles.
Labeled a "supergroup" by critics and the media from the onset, it was
a tag the band never asked for. ASIA's music and rock'n'roll stage
charisma developed organically and effortlessly. Although all four
band members had experienced chart-topping success in their previous
bands, ASIA had a special chemistry that fans and music industry
insiders were quick to recognise.
ASIA became one of the most played acts during the first year of MTV.
Throughout most of '82, ASIA ruled the radio airwaves and MTV. They
sold out every date on the tour, and the debut album crushed all the
competition at record stores around the world.
ASIA's original line-up reformed in 2006. It was the first time in 23
years the four original members worked together. They regrouped with
no more expectations than to play a single reunion tour. Now in its
7th reunion year, ASIA has completed several world tours, released two
studio albums (2008's Phoenix, and 2010's Omega), as well as two live
albums and DVDs recorded in Japan and the UK respectively.
ASIA – OFFICIAL WEBSITE
www.originalasia.com
ASIA - OFFICIAL FACEBOOK
www.facebook.com/pages/Original-Asia/176656929013280
ASIA - OFFICIAL TWITTER
https://twitter.com/#!/originalasia
FRONTIERS RECORDS - OFFICIAL WEBSITE
www.frontiers.it
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