<P> The band was named after the two bumbling detectives Thomson and Thompson in Hergé 's comic strip The Adventures of Tintin . At various stages , the band had up to seven members , but their most known incarnation was as a trio between 1982 and 1986 . They became a prominent act in the Second British Invasion , and in 1985 , the band performed at Live Aid , where they were joined onstage by Madonna . </P>
where did the thompson twins get their name from
the two bumbling detectives Thomson and Thompson in Hergé 's comic strip The Adventures of Tintin