Rock Meets Classic, the annual European tour featuring classic rock artists backed by a band and full orchestra, have issued the following update:

"Dan McCafferty started this event together with us again in 2010, and now the time has come that one of the most legendary singers in rock history will say 'good-bye' to his fans and audiences in Germany and Switzerland. Be prepared for some of the most emotional moments - Dan McCafferty of Nazareth!"

Rock Meets Classic have announced the dates for their 2016 run. Tickets go on sale September 18th, more shows are expected to be announced soon.

Europe vocalist Joey Tempest, former Kansas frontman Steve Walsh, German metal queen Doro, and Thin Lizzy's Scott Gorham and Ricky Warwick are also confirmed for Rock Meets Classic 2016.

Rock Meets Classic features the Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague and The Mat Sinner Band, the latter including Primal Fear members Mat Sinner and Alex Beyrodt (guitars), and also featuring Trillium / Avantasia's Amanda Somerville (backing vocals), Avantasia's Oliver Hartmann (guitars), Voodoo Circle's Jimmy Kresic (keyboards), Sinner's Moritz Müller (drums), Tiffany Kirkland (backing vocals), Kolinda Brozovic (backing vocals) and Sascha Krebs (backing vocals).

This summer Rock Meets Classic performed two special festival shows in Germany at Rock Of Ages and the Wacken Open Air on July 31st and August 1st respectively.

Featured artists for these two exclusive shows included Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow), Michael Kiske (Unisonic, ex-Helloween), Marc Storace (Krokus) and Jennifer Haben (Beyond The Black).

Check out footage of Kiske performing the Helloween classic "I Want Out" at Wacken Open Air 2015 below:

Watch the official Rock Meets Classic Facebook page here for updates.

Long-running rockers Nazareth have checked-in with the following about vocalist Dan McCafferty:

“There still seems to be some doubt regarding Dan's status in the band, so to set the record straight once and for all: Dan has officially left the band as he can no longer perform live due to the fact that he is suffering from COPD. Dan is now the EX singer of Nazareth, and Linton (Osborne) is the current, permanent vocalist.

Dan sings lead vocals on all the tracks on our forthcoming album Rock 'n' Roll Telephone, and has bowed out in rip roaring, classic Nazareth fashion.

Dan's swansong is sure to please all of you, just as Linton's performances on stage and on future recordings will as well.

We will of course miss Dan enormously but he was the first to insist that the show must go on, and it is, with his full support and blessing.”

Rock ‘N’ Telephone tracklisting:

Disc 1 / LP 1
‘Boom Bang Bang’
‘One Set Of Bones’
‘Back 2B4’
‘Winter Sunlight’
‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Telephone’
‘Punch A Hole In The Sky’
‘Long Long Time’
‘The Right Time’
‘Not Today’
‘Speakeasy’
‘God Of The Mountain’

Disc 2 / LP 2 Bonus tracks
‘Just A Ride’
‘Wanna Feel Good?
‘Big Boy’ (live)
‘Kentucky Fried Blues’ (live)
‘Sunshine’ (live)
‘Expect No Mercy’ (live)
‘God Save The South’ (live)