BROS are back. Twins Matt and Luke Goss, who found global fame with their breakthrough track, When Will I Be Famous? in the 1980s, are performing in their comeback gig tonight in London. But are the fans still screaming?

Bros?

After initially being called Gloss, they changed their name to build on the fact that the singer, Matt, and drummer, Luke, were twins. The band did have another member - Craig Logan, originally from Kirkcaldy, Fife. The bassist wasn’t a brother, but a friend from schooldays, and he mostly stood at the back in a brown leather jacket.

When did they become famous?

Their debut single, I Owe You Nothing, went nowhere, in August 1987. But three months later, When Will I Be Famous? rocketed to number two in the UK. Amid the era of the mullet, their clean-cut look of leather jackets and cropped blond hair was a breath of fresh air for teenage girl fans who quickly became known as “Brosettes.”

How popular were they?

As their debut album Push topped the charts in 19 countries, the press dubbed the period “Brosmania”. The band had 11 top 40 singles and two top 10 albums and in the pre-social media days, they had 6 million global followers in their fan club.

If you didn’t have Grolsch bottle caps on your shoes in 1987, where you even really there?

True fans got the Grolsch caps and attached them on their shoes through the shoelace holes. They made a clacking sound when you walked and let’s be honest, they looked ridiculous. But Brosettes went that extra mile for the brothers.

What happened to Craig?

He had suffered from bouts of ME and left the band in 1989. He went on to become a songwriter and manager - signing and co-managing Pink in her early days. He now runs his own artist management company and clients include Dido and Anastacia. He once dated Dannii Minogue.

Didn’t Matt and Luke fall out?

Born 11 minutes apart, the twins - now 50 - didn’t speak for around a decade, drifting from each other after the demise of the band.

Matt said: “We were born on the same day, grew up together and went to school together. Then we were in the same band together. We had effectively one identity. It was too much.”

Following their mother’s death, relations thawed.

And tonight they are back in business?

Yes, at Brixton Academy in South London. It’s seen as the real comeback after a reunion gig in 2017 sold out in seven seconds, but the majority of a follow-up tour was axed due to poor ticket sales.

Tonight’s gig instead comes on the heels of the success of their BBC4 documentary Bros: After The Screaming Stops which aired at Christmas.

Luke said: "After the phenomenal response to the Bros film, we're genuinely looking forward to a more intimate show in our home town."

What sparked the “phenomenal response?”

Unintentionally funny lines in the fly-on-the-wall documentary saw the film go viral and drew comparisons with Spinal Tap.

Some of the best lines included Luke saying, “I’m a Londoner. Embankment. Big Ben. Cab drivers” and Matt’s line: "The letters H.O.M.E. are so important because they personify the word home.” To the delight of social media, Matt also said: "I made a conscious decision because of Stevie Wonder not to be superstitious.”

They’re coming back to BBC4?

The brothers were buoyed by the original film, with Matt saying: "It was almost like going through therapy in front of a nation."

And last month, the BBC announced Bros will host an evening of "curated" programming inspired “by their childhood, their musical influences and long careers”.

"We can't wait to share this special evening on BBC Four with our fans," said Matt, who has a regular performing gig at The Mirage in Las Vegas.

And they're happy to be Bros again?

In true Bros style, perhaps Matt put it best when he said…

“I was a rectangle and Luke was a rectangle and we made a square that became a fortress.”