Miles is a Bangladeshi rock band formed in Dhaka in 1979. They have released ten studio albums and one compilation. They released their self titled debut studio albumMiles in 1982, which contained English numbers. They released their second album A Step Further in 1986. After the band's founder Happy Akhand died in 1987, the band struggled for few years. After four years, they released their third studio and first Bengali album Protisruti in 1991.
History
The band formed in 1979. Their first album, Miles, was released in 1982, including three original songs and seven cover songs. Their first Bengali album, Protisruti, was released in 1991. It included 12 original Bengali songs. Their second Bengali album, Prottasha, was released in 1993. In 1994, the first CD of the band was released as Best of Miles. The fourth Bengali album, Probaho, was produced in 1999. In 2011, Grameenphone announced that it would release their album Proticchobi. The album was released in 2015. Miles was invited to play at a 2016 concert in Kolkata celebrating India's Independence Day. Fossils, an Indian hard rock band which was also scheduled to perform, accused Miles of posting anti-Indian messages on social media during the Cricket World Cup. Lead singer and bassist Shafin Ahmed responded that his posts were not anti-Indian, were his personal beliefs as a patriotic Bangladeshi, and did not represent the views of the band. Organizers disinvited both bands. Shafin Ahmed left the band, for the second time, at the end of 2017. He rejoined in August 2018 after resolving differences with other members.
Concerts
From 1979 to 1982, Miles played at the Chambeeli Super Clubat the Hotel Intercontinental in Dhaka five nights a week. They went on to perform in Bangladesh Television. In 1982, Miles made their first appearance in public concert at Shilpakala Academy Auditorium in Dhaka. In 1991, they performed their first concert outside Bangladesh, in Bangalore. In 1996 and 1998 they went back to India to perform in Kolkata. In 1996 they did a major tour in the US and Canada over two months. They performed in New York City, Dallas, Oklahoma City, Chicago, Miami and Montreal. In 1999, they performed in a large concert at Chittagong stadium with over 30,000 attending. Miles toured Australia and Italy in 2008. They also went to cities of the UAE. In 2010, Miles performed mainly in stadium concerts across the country, in cities including Rangpur, Comilla, Mymensingh, Khulna, Rajshahi, Chittagong and Dhaka. In 2012, Miles started their 32-year anniversary tour by performing in cities of United States including Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Jose, and Seattle.
