{"id":2442,"date":"2017-08-13T14:30:17","date_gmt":"2017-08-13T18:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/?p=2442"},"modified":"2024-08-12T19:03:29","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T23:03:29","slug":"bros-tribute-george-michael","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/13\/bros-tribute-george-michael\/","title":{"rendered":"Bros Pay Tribute to George Michael"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3WZIBeq\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"305\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/matt-goss.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/matt-goss.jpg 305w, https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/matt-goss-196x300.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Amazon Ad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt and Luke Goss, of the duo Bros, will be paying tribute to friend George Michael at their two comeback shows at London\u2019s O2 Arena on August 19 and 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luke Goss is married to Shirley Lewis, long-time backing singer for George Michael.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy wife was very close to him and in the first few years sung on every single,&#8221; Luke said. &#8220;So Matt and I had a discussion and Shirley thought it would be a lovely gesture and we both agreed on that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI miss him greatly, he was a beautiful man.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt said: \u201cWe hope we do it justice. 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