(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- ASIA and their fans will pay tribute in a special concert to the late singer / songwriter, John Wetton, who spearheaded the legendary British band. The event is called “An Extraordinary Life” and will be a fully interactive celebration whereby fans can contribute to the remembrances of the acclaimed musician.  It will be held on Saturday, June 17th at 8:00pm at the Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) in Englewood, NJ. Tickets range from $29 to $69.

This show’s full title is ASIA: An Extraordinary Life – An Interactive Celebration of the Life and Music of John Wetton. It pays tribute to the man who was the lead vocalist, bassist and co-writer with the iconic group, lost his brave fight against cancer on 31st January 2017, just as the band was about to embark on a four month tour as special guests of Journey, recreating the days when both bands were world best sellers.

“An Extraordinary Life”, a reference to one of the band’s most popular songs, will pay tribute to John. Special guest Billy Sherwood of YES is filling in as bassist and vocalist. Also appearing will be current ASIA members Carl Palmer, Geoff Downes, and Sam Coulson. The group will do a full set of ASIA music, as well as some of the best loved songs from the members’ previous super-groups, bands such as King Crimson; YES; The Buggles; and Emerson, Lake & Palmer.

In addition to the ASIA performance, the evening will be highlighted with rare video clips of John and the band, historical footage and fan remembrances of John and his music. ASIA fans will be encouraged to send in written or video accounts of their love of the music and the man behind much of it. Still photos of fans with John are also welcomed and will be projected onto the screen.  Fans who send media to the band in advance will be balloted to share memories on the evening.

Fans can send their media before June 1st, 2017 to: jwfantribute@gmail.com

Photos must be sent in a Jpeg format and fan video testimonials should be in mov. or MP4 format. These should not ordinarily exceed 30 seconds in length. Any written testimonials should be formatted as a text, or MS word file, and should not exceed 250 words.

A Q&A session will be held between the audience, ASIA and members of ASIA’s management. Along with this, never-before seen interview footage of John shot during the making of the band’s documentary film, “ASIA-30 Years On” will be shown.

When they appeared in the early 1980s, Asia seemed to be a holdover from the 1970s, when super-groups and progressive rockers reigned supreme. Featuring members of such seminal art rock bands as King Crimson (John Wetton), Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Carl Palmer), and Yes (Steve Howe), as well as Geoff Downes from the Buggles, Asia featured stretches of instrumentals on their records. However, they also could be surprisingly poppy, and that is what brought them to the top of the charts with their debut album, Asia, and its hit single, “Heat of the Moment.”

AlphaAlpha, their second album, also had a couple of hits (“Don't Cry” and “The Smile Has Left Your Eyes”) but its follow-up. The group disbanded in 1985, only to reunite in 1990. After churning out a couple of new songs for a greatest-hits collection, the band hit the road, including two sold-out dates in Moscow. Thereafter, they toured sporadically and released Aqua (1992), Aria (1994), Arena (1996), Aura (2001), Silent Nation (2004), Phoenix (2008) and Omega (2010).

bergenPAC is located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey.