Feedback at 50: band announces year-long celebration with concerts and new songs
Feedback, one of Bangladesh’s oldest and best-loved bands, which started out in October 1977, is approaching its 50th year. To mark the milestone, the band has announced a year-long celebration called “Feedback: 50 Not Out” at a press conference in Dhaka on Saturday, 24 October.
What’s planned
- Concerts in cities across the country, starting in Chattogram
- New versions of the band’s popular older songs
- New song releases
- A reunion with former members
Long-time keyboardist Foad Nasser Babu and guitarist Labu Rahman attended the event. The band paid tribute to its first guitarist, Selim Haider, and remembered the contributions of Maqsoodul Haque and Pearo Khan. Well-known figures from the band scene, including Hamin Ahmed of Miles, Pilu Khan of Renaissance and Sayed Hasan Tipu of Obscure, were also present.
Specific concert dates and venues have not been announced yet.
Sources: The Daily Star