Відео

John Wetton's wife, Lisa, has made a statement about the forthcoming Asia tour. We would like to thank you for your wonderful message of support Lisa. We hold John in our heart, always. "When my beloved husband John Wetton realised that he was coming to the end of his life, he revealed in earnest, the wish for his musical legacy to be upheld by those who were closest to him. Consequently, and with great passion Geoff Downes has been at the forefront of keeping that wish alive by touring the music of Asia throughout the past 7 years. Last August, Geoff brought together an amazing group of musicians to present the best of Asia at the John Wetton Tribute concert in England. The show was the moving final set of a five hour evening, and it was the first time the outside world would hear the phenomenal Harry Whitley on lead vocals. Most everyone, including myself, was stunned by Harry’s evocative voice which shares an eerily similar tonal quality to that of John Wetton. Geoff introduced Whitley to a wider audience and we all knew this would be the start of something very special - a new chapter for Asia. At least that is what many of us who saw the tribute had hoped. Fast forward 9 months, and the musical legacy continues as Geoff Downes, along with Harry Whitley on lead vocals and bass, John Mitchell (The John Wetton Band, Wetton Downes’ Icon, It Bites, Lonely Robot, Kino, Frost, Arena) on guitar and Virgil Donati (Planet X, Ring of Fire) on drums takes Asia music to the US East coast along with legends Focus, Martin Turner ex Wishbone Ash and Curved Air. It would be easy for me to dismiss Asia without its other band members, proclaiming that it’s not really the band so there’s no point in them going on. There’s a problem with this statement. John Wetton himself would have endorsed this tour as he wanted the music to live on. He would have wanted the name to remain, as long as Geoff leads the way. Changing the name would go against John’s wishes. This is still Asia, and the current group have worked closely with Geoff Downes to respect the integrity of the music. I have seen it and feel comfortable with this current lineup. Everyone you will see on the stage (aside from Harry) has worked with John in different projects (John Mitchell was a member of the John Wetton Band and Icon and was also a close friend. Virgil performed on different occasions as the touring drummer in UK). The current lineup gives the music a fresh energy which I haven’t experienced since John was alive. I am personally thrilled to get behind this tour, and I know you will be thrilled too. Please support the legacy by coming to a show near you." ~ Lisa Wetton.

@@cheriesmusic4990 hard pass on it.most the people will go to see this show,prob don't even know john died and are in for a disappoint for sure!!!

Bet you’re a joy at Christmas!

@@harrywhitleyofficial bet you a d-bag every day and not just at Christmas!!lol

@ so his wife likes money and to keep calling it Asia??yeah prob right,sad.its just a cover/Tribute band then, nothing more!!!sad

I did, it's at a weird angle but I will add it.

Rai is an incredibly talented musician and a great addition to this tour. Really enjoyed what he brought to the table! I thought it strange that he wasn't included in the introduction before they all came on stage at the start of the concert, only Sammy, Mikey, Joe and Jason were on that. Thanks for pointing this out, he deserves props!

Not to mention, he asked Alex to join him on the tour, and Dave Lee Roth to make an appearance. He no doubt asked Wolfgang also, Sammy seems like a very genuine guy, and I agree, he's honouring Eddie and their incredible music.

@@clayton1939 he rescinded his offer for Dave to play with them after Dave agreed to come

@@ruggie.74does anyone really wanna see Dave completely butcher the songs anyway? I was watching some recent concert footage of him and it’s bad, like really bad….

@@Chillydall02 youre right

Close but not quite!

@@cheriesmusic4990 Pretty sure that Jason Bonham has been used as a drummer for Chickenfoot.

@@MichaelWhitted-gi4tt Sammy himself hasn’t billed these as Chickenfoot shows and that’s good enough for me!

I come back to this video often. It one of the most memorable concerts I've ever been to, and this song especially was so powerful. Singing along with 80,000 fellow Foo fans to this, especially not knowing at that point how or if the band was going to go forward. I'm happy to say I've seen them twice since this show and they are resilient and so great to see in person.

Well..atleast one of them lol.

Hope this is enough pace ☺: ua-cam.com/video/PW-2VCR209s/v-deo.html

You do realize that jamming means casual and improvising right? This is indeed a joy, but it's definitely not jamming.