Asia To Release New Live Album 'Asia – Live In England' In Spring
Friday, 12 December 2025
Written by Jon Stickler
Asia have announced a new live album.
The British rock supergroup, currently featuring Geoff Downes, Virgil Donati, John Mitchell and Harry Whitley, will release 'Asia – Live In England' through Frontiers Music Srl on March 13.
Recorded during the opening show of a three-night run at Trading Boundaries in Sussex back in April, the release captures the band performing their classic 1982 self-titled debut album in full, alongside a set of their greatest hits.
To celebrate the announcement, Asia have shared a live version of their hit song Heat Of The Moment, along with a live video. Downes said:
"Heat Of The Moment has an interesting story behind it. It was actually the final track John and I wrote for the ASIA album, and it ended up being the opening track and lead-off single. We threw it together in one afternoon. I had the verse, John had the chorus, although this was a guitar picking country-style piece in 3/4 time. We straightened it all out and bingo, there it was!
"A couple of days later we wrote the middle 8 section, rehearsed it in the studio and recorded it straight down with band. Ironically, it still remains our most famous track to this day. Without it, I doubt the album would have been as big as it was, so I am very grateful to have been a part of the creation of HOTM. It’s still a really fun track to play live, and I hope it will bring back memories, and give pleasure to the listeners and fans all over the world for many years to come."
Whitley added: "Playing Heat Of The Moment live is always such an incredible experience, it’s always electrifying and this recording was no different - it was such an exciting night and a thrill to revisit all of Asia’s catalog over the three nights. We're really looking forward to fans hearing this whole live album and the others to follow…”
"This song carries decades of history - every note, every moment - and we hope listeners feel the same passion we pour into it night after night”, Virgil Donati shared.
John Mitchell commented: "Heat Of The Moment is a very dear song close to my heart. Having performed it a vast number of times over the years both previously with the John Wetton solo band and with John and Geoff in Icon, from the quiet introspective acoustic version at The Borderline to the full band amped up version in front of 12000 strong in St Petersburg, it is both an uplifting anthem and a quiet tonic for the soul which never fails to bring warmth to the many."
Asia will play a sold-out charity show at The Corn Exchange in Ross-On-Wye on January 30, followed by a run of dates in Japan in February.
They've released 13 studio albums to date, with the latest being 'Gravitas' in 2014. Since then, they've put out a series of live records.
'Asia – Live In England' tracklist:
1. Heat Of The Moment
2. Only Time Will Tell
3. Sole Survivor
4. One Step Closer
5. Time Again
6. Wildest Dreams
7. Without You
8. Cutting It Fine
9. Here Comes The Feeling
10. Ride Easy (Bonus track)
11. Video Killed The Radio Star (Bonus track)
12. The Heat Goes On (Bonus track)
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