Editing Asia (band) (section)

===2019–present: Lineup changes, tour with Yes, and 40th Anniversary Tour===
[[file:Guns N' Roses en Chile 2011 (6218389736).jpg|thumb|Guitarist and vocalist [[Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal]] joined the band in 2019.]]
On 2 April 2019, the band announced it would join Yes, [[John Lodge (musician)|John Lodge]], and [[Carl Palmer]]'s ELP Legacy as part of [[List of Yes concert tours (2000s–10s)#Yes's (Summer 2019 North American) Royal Affair Tour|The Royal Affair Tour]], a 26-date Summer 2019 North American joint tour, with Steve Howe joining the band for a portion of the set. The band also confirmed that [[Sam Coulson]] had amicably left Asia to focus on solo projects and that he would be replaced as guitarist on the tour by [[Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal]], who also took over lead vocals, with Sherwood remaining on bass but moving to backing vocals. Coulson confirmed his departure on Twitter the same day.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://yesworld.com/2019/04/yes-announces-the-royal-affair-tour-launching-june-12-in-bethlehem-pa/|title=YES Announces "The Royal Affair Tour" Launching June 12 In Bethlehem, Pa|last=yesadmin|date=2 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="Sam Coulson Twitter: departure announcement, April 2, 2019">{{cite web |last1=Coulson |first1=Sam |title=Wishing ASIA the very best on their 2019 tour with Steve Howe returning to guitar duties. I'm so thankful for the incredible mentoring from John, Geoff & Carl over the years and I'm excited to watch the band as a fan this year ❤️ |url=https://twitter.com/SamCoulson87/status/1113079439200407552 |website=Twitter |access-date=14 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="Asia site - Royal Affair tour announcement">{{cite web |title=The new ASIA set to embark on 2019 "Royal Affair" Tour with Yes, John Lodge Band, and Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy. |url=https://originalasia.com/the-new-asia-set-to-embark-on-2019-royal-affair-tour-with-yes-john-lodge-band-and-%EF%BB%BFcarl-palmers-elp-legacy-%EF%BB%BF/ |website=Asia Official Website |date=2 April 2019 |publisher=originalasia.com |access-date=14 April 2019}}</ref>

In 2019, a ''New York Times'' investigation revealed that Asia was among hundreds of artists whose material was destroyed in the [[2008 Universal fire]]. While Universal Music has generally disputed the severity of the fire's damage, they have yet to publicly confirm or deny the status of Asia's masters, while Downes has stated that he has it "on good authority" that the masters survived.<ref name="Rosen2">{{cite web |last1=Rosen |first1=Jody |title=Here Are Hundreds More Artists Whose Tapes Were Destroyed in the UMG Fire |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/magazine/universal-music-fire-bands-list-umg.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=28 June 2019 |date=25 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Aswad |first=Jem |url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/universal-music-disputes-severity-2008-vault-fire-new-york-times-1203239661/ |title=Universal Music Disputes Severity of 2008 Fire Cited in New York Times Article |work=Variety |date=11 June 2019 |access-date=11 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |author=Geoff Downes |author-link=Geoff Downes |user=asiageoff|number=1210321740037001221|title=Actually, I have it on good authority that the original Asia masters are intact, and were not part of the devastating fire in Universal Studios 2008 that claimed 100s of 1000s of album masters. 🙏🏻}}</ref>

In 2022, Asia announced a 40th Anniversary Tour, with [[Marc Bonilla]] on guitar and vocals.<ref name="ASIA with original members Carl Palmer & Geoff Downes Announces 40th Anniversary Celebration"/> However, the tour was later cancelled due to [[Alan Parsons]], the band's opening act, backing out in order to undergo surgery. Following the cancellation, Palmer said in February 2023 that there were no plans for any activity for the rest of the year.<ref>{{cite web |last=Todd|first=Laurence|title=Carl Palmer of Asia - The heat goes on!|url=https://ramzine.co.uk/interviews/carl-palmer-the-heat-goes-on/ |website=RAMzine |access-date=8 March 2023 |date=19 February 2023}}</ref>

The band are touring the US in summer 2024. Carl Palmer announced that he would not be on the tour, although he said "I plan to eventually embrace the music of ASIA again at some point in the future."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/officialjwetton/status/1779991300776808729|title=x.com}}</ref> The tour sees a new line-up of Geoff Downes (keys), [[Virgil Donati]] (drums), [[John Mitchell (musician)|John Mitchell]] (guitar) and Harry Whitley (bass, vocals).