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Artist News
John Wetton dies
By Andy Malt | Published on Wednesday 1 February 2017
Former Asia frontman and King Crimson member John Wetton died yesterday, aged 67. He had been receiving treatment for colon cancer.
Wetton had a prolific career, with many different band and solo projects. However, he is perhaps best known for appearing on three King Crimson albums in the early 1970s, and for fronting supergroup Asia in the 1980s – rejoining the band in 2006 to the present day.
Earlier in January, Wetton announced that he would not be joining Asia for a number of live dates “on the advice of my medical team”.
A new Asia live album, ‘Symfonia – Live In Bulgaria 2013’, was already planned for release on 24 Feb prior to Wetton’s death. Announcing that in December, he said: “The show in the glorious Roman Theater of Plovdiv, with orchestra, along with the massive Sweden Rock Festival and the shows in the UK and the European tour thereafter, were the first dates of the new chapter of Asia and in my opinion, the band has never sounded better”.
