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On 1 July 2008, singer Matt Goss told BBC News that he had spoken to the other members of the band and in principle they had agreed to reform, feeling that he and his bandmates "are finally at a place" where they could reunite. [33] However, his brother Luke denied any plans of taking part in a reunion. [34] On 14 September 2010, Matt Goss stated that the band would not be reuniting in the near future, saying that the moment had passed. [35] a b Savage, Mark (5 October 2016). "Bros brothers reunite for 30th anniversary concert". BBC News . Retrieved 5 October 2016.

Matt Goss began a solo career during the 1990s, enjoying chart success with singles "The Key" and "If You Were Here Tonight", [27] and had his own Vegas Residency at The Palms, [28] Caesars Palace [29] and The Mirage. [30] Bros are estimated to have sold 16 million records worldwide. In 2017, the Goss twins reunited to perform two dates as Bros at the O 2 Arena in London. a b Southwell, Tim (31 October 1989). "Bros – The Time" (PDF). Record Mirror. p.19. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2021 . Retrieved 21 October 2021– via American Radio History.Bros German Singles". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014 . Retrieved 1 December 2013. Funny/scary' Bros documentary becomes surprise Christmas TV hit". BBC News. 28 December 2018 . Retrieved 28 December 2018. Official Physical Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 3 April 2020 . Retrieved 4 April 2020. Bros did a one-off concert, "Bros in 2 Summer", which was seen by over 77,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in August 1989. The support acts for the show were Salt 'n' Pepa and Debbie Gibson. [25]

Bros reissued a remixed version of "I Owe You Nothing" as a single in June 1988, which became their only number one single in the UK. [9] The song peaked at number two in Ireland [10] and in the top ten in eight other countries across the world, as well as giving them their second top ten hit on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. [11] Two further singles were released from Push, "I Quit" in September 1988, which entered the UK charts at number four, [9] and "Cat Among the Pigeons", which was released in November 1988 as a double A-side with a version of the Christmas carol " Silent Night" and entered the UK charts at number two. [9] Bros followed up the success of "When Will I Be Famous?" with their third single, " Drop the Boy". Like its predecessor, it also peaked at number two in the UK [9] and was certified Silver by the BPI. and at number one in Ireland. [10] as well as reaching the top ten in Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and West Germany.Official Music Video Chart Top 50: 18 November 2018 – 24 November 2018". Official Charts Company. 18 November 2018. On 19 August 2017 — 28 years to the day since the band's original farewell concert at Wembley Stadium. — Matt and Luke Goss played a 30th anniversary Bros concert at London's O2 Arena. [21] Craig Logan wished the Goss brothers success with the concerts, but confirmed he was not interested in taking part in the reunion. [32] A UK tour was scheduled, with a second date at the O2 Arena and shows in Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham and Newcastle upon Tyne, but all the dates except the two shows in London and the show in Manchester were later cancelled, with the band blaming "unforeseen logistical circumstances". [36] Luke Goss and Matt Goss (born 29 September 1968 in Lewisham, London [3]) had settled in Camberley, Surrey, after their parents had split up and their mother had found a new boyfriend, who bought Luke an electronic drum kit and Matt a saxophone, noticing their interest in music. [4] The twins attended Collingwood College, [4] where they became part of a band called Blue. At school they met Craig Logan (born 22 April 1969 [5] in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland [3]) who was playing bass guitar in another school band, Stillbrook. Logan recalled that the Goss brothers came to his house one evening to say they had split from their band, and asked Logan to join them in a new group. [6] Logan agreed, and the trio went through a variety of names for the group before settling on Gloss. a b Savage, Mark (14 October 2016). "Craig Logan 'not interested' in joining Bros reunion". BBC News . Retrieved 10 December 2018. Larkin, Colin (2011). "Bros". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th conciseed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.

The group were noticed by Bob Herbert, who had ambitions to break into the music business as a manager – Herbert's son Chris was a classmate of the trio at Collingwood. Herbert allowed the group to practise in his summer house and paid for them to record demos, but he was unable to sign them to a contract as they were under 18 years old. [7] Bros – Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 December 2013 . Retrieved 28 July 2011. Luke Goss interview: Your Move, Directing, Guillermo del Toro". Den of Geek. 19 February 2018 . Retrieved 9 January 2019.

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Logan left the band in early 1989, due to several bouts of illness, including chronic fatigue syndrome, [21] and the fact he could no longer walk and was being assisted on and off stage. Logan was admitted to hospital for six weeks, and once released from hospital he spent a further six months of rehabilitation to learn to walk again. [22] Logan decided that the pressure of stardom was no longer for him and told Matt and Luke he was thinking of leaving the band. He appeared with the brothers at the 1988 Smash Hits Poll Winners Party; this was his final appearance as a member of Bros. He appeared on the BBC1 television programme Wogan discussing why he had left the band. During the interview Logan talked about the legal action he took against the management of Bros over unpaid royalties, but confirmed he left the band due to illness. [ citation needed]