And while they say it's not the end of the road, the 2016 dates - which will be announced in due course - will be the last time they break out the electric guitars.

Vocalist and guitarist Francis Rossi says: "We've talked about it for some time and have decided that it's time for us to hang up the electrics - it's getting harder for us to play those shows. It's 30 years since we last said we were stopping but this is a final decision.