CLUTCHING a silver heart shaped medallion bearing the imprint of Marti Pellow’s thumb, for which she had bid £471 on ebay, Liz Burns wept tears of joy as Wet Wet Wet announced a major concert at Glasgow Green to mark their 25th anniversary. She was one of a select group of loyal fans invited to Glasgow City Chambers on Monday to listen to the band play three of their classic tracks, including ‘Goodnight Girl’ and hear the announcement that the band would play their first show in almost five years on 20 July, 2012 in Glasgow.

After filming the band with her iPhone, complete with customised cover featuring a photograph of herself embracing Mr Pellow, Ms Burns spoke for the band’s legion of followers when she said: “I can’t wait. It is magic that they are coming back to Glasgow.” The announcement of a new gig and the tantalising prospect of a new album were raised by the band who rose from Clydebank to become one of the biggest live acts of the 1990s and whose cover version ‘Love Is All Around” spent 15 weeks at number one.