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

"The seventh edition of the highly acclaimed Rock Meets Classic tour is proud to announce that Scott Gorham & Ricky Warwick of Thin Lizzy will join the Rock Meets Classic tour 2016 with a special Thin Lizzy set and some great surprises with symphonic arrangements. The boys are back in town!"

Former Kansas frontman Steve Walsh and German metal queen Doro 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.

Photo by Ed Fielding