By DONNA BALANCIA
Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo will embark on a major 23-stop fall tour that includes Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center, New York’s Madison Square Garden, The Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida, and the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. The duo supports Bryan Adams on his Roll With The Punches tour and tickets are on sale now.
Benatar and Giraldo have been creating hit songs over the years while charming the fans and also raising a family. The New York native and darling of the 1980s with hits such as “Love Is a Battlefield,” “Treat Me Right,” “Heartbreaker” and “Invincible” continues to improve like a fine wine, filling stadiums and bringing back good vibes to music lovers. And Giraldo has been there all along.
The beautiful songstress and the Cleveland-born Giraldo, a producer, musician, arranger and songwriter, have been playing together since 1979, shortly after meeting at Tramps in New York City. Giraldo AKA “Spyder” had been playing in Rick Derringer’s band at the time, but soon found his calling working with Benatar. The two teamed up on the platinum debut album “In The Heat Of The Night” from which the hit single “Heartbreaker” broke out.
And the hits kept coming including “You Better Run,” off the Grammy-winning “Crimes of Passion” album, and “Shadows of the Night,” which won a Grammy in the Best Rock Female Vocalist category in 1982. The year 1982 was important for yet another reason, as Benatar and Giraldo punctuated their rock relationship by getting married. The adage “Let’s make beautiful music together” has never been more true than with these two remarkable artists.
The latest tour announcement comes on the heels of a successful headlining spring tour, where they wowed the crowds and got support by the young up-and-comers, The Vindys. Benatar and Giraldo have recently released vinyl reissues of “In The Heat Of The Night,” “Crimes Of Passion” and “Precious Time.”
For tickets to the fall tour go here.
Listen to Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo tracks here:
