New York, NY (Top40 Charts) One of music's most successful couples Pat Benatar and Neil "Spyder" Giraldo head to New York City to promote a music and personal milestone. The couple will be making live appearances, on Tuesday, May 12th, on "CBS This Morning," the popular Fox News Channel mid-day show "
Outnumbered" and CNBC's "Closing Bell," to discuss the recent release of the CD/DVD set, Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo: The 35th Anniversary Tour.
The iconic pair started their professional and personal relationship more than 35 years ago when they collaborated on Benatar's debut album and have worked together ever since. They went on to marry in 1982. The 14-track commemorative package features their greatest and groundbreaking hits including, "Love is a Battlefield,", "Promises In The Dark," "We Belong," "Hit Me With Your Best Shot," "Shadows of the Night" and "Heartbreaker."
"Thirty-five years ago, "
Heartbreaker" was the catalyst for it all," says Pat Benatar. "It's hard to believe that so much time has passed. We're excited to be celebrating this personal and musical milestone."
"From the very beginning our chemistry was undeniable," remarks Neil Giraldo. "And to this day it is the driving force behind everything we do. We feed off each other and it's been an incredible collaboration from the start."
Currently the couple is crisscrossing the country, touring in celebration of an impressive 35-year run. The duo has sold over 25-million albums, won four Grammy Awards and three American
Music Awards. Together, Benatar and Giraldo, have 19 Top 40 singles and multiple Top 10 singles. Neil Giraldo's impressive back catalog includes more than 100 songs written, produced, arranged and recorded for Benatar along with hits he helped create for John Waite,
Rick Springfield and Kenny Loggins, Steve Forbert, The Del Lords,
Beth Hart and countless other artists. The renowned multi-instrumentalist has been featured in various publications, including Guitar World, Gold Mine and Guitar Aficionado as one of the most talented rock musicians of all-time.
The Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo: The 35th Anniversary Tour CD/DVD can be purchased from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/35th-anniversary-tour-live/id98303897. Fans can also pre-order the set at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/35th-Anniversary-Tour-plus-DVD/dp/B00V84Q16E/.
For more information, visit: www.benatargiraldo.com.
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo: The 35th Anniversary Tour CD/DVD Track Listing
Shadows of the Night
All Fired Up
Invincible
We Live for Love
So Sincere
Sex as a Weapon
Promises in the Dark
We Belong
Hell is for Children
You Better Run
Hit Me with Your Best Shot
Love is a Battlefield
Let's Stay Together
Heartbreaker
35th Anniversary Tour Schedule (more dates to come)
May 13 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
May 15 - Richardson, TX @ Wildflower Festival
May 16 - Baton Rouge, LA @ L'Auberge Baton Rouge
May 19 - Saint Petersburg, FL @ The Mahaffey
May 21 - Hollywood, FL @ Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
May 23 - Orlando, FL @ WMMO Downtown Concert Series
June 26 - Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
June 27 - Lawrenceburg, IN @ Hollywood Casino - Lawrenceburg Event Center
June 30 - Newport News, VA @ CNU Ferguson Center for the Arts
July 01 - Durham, NC @ The Carolina Theatre
July 03 - Salamanca, NY @
Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel -Seneca Events Center
July 04 - Mount Pocono, PA @ Mount Airy Casino Resort -- Sherman Summer Stage
July 05 - Ridgefield, CT @ The Ridgefield Playhouse
July 07 - Verona, NY @ Turning Stone Resort Casino - Showroom
July 10 - Lowell, MA @ Boarding House Park
July 13 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Meijer Gardens Amphitheater
July 14 - Huber Heights, OH @ Rose
Music Center at the Heights
July 17 - Robinsonville, MS @ Horseshoe Tunica - Bluesville
July 18 - Lake Charles, LA @ Golden Nugget Lake Charles
July 20 - San Antonio, TX @ Tobin Center For the Performing Arts
July 23 - El Paso, TX @ Plaza Theatre Performing Arts
July 24 - Sahuarita, AZ @ Desert Diamond Casino
July 25 - Laughlin, NV @ The Edgewater Casino Resort
July 28 - Livermore, CA @ Wente Vineyards
July 29 - Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Winery
July 31 -
Santa Rosa, CA @ Wells Fargo Center For the Arts
Aug 7 - Thousand Oaks, CA @ Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
Aug 11 - Apple Valley, MN @ Minnesota Zoo
Aug 12 - Moorhead, MN @ Bluestem Center for the Arts
Aug 13 - Bismarck, MD @ Bismarck Events Center
Aug 15 - Edmonton, AB, Canada @ Heritage Amphitheatre in Hawre
Aug 16 - Calgary, AB, Canada @ Grey Eagle Resort and Casino
Aug 19 - Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
Aug 21 - Chandler, AZ @ Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino
Aug 22 - Lancaster, CA @ Antelope Valley Fairgrounds
Aug 25 - Turlock, CA @ Turlock Community Theatre
Aug 28 - Boise, ID @ Western Idaho Fairgrounds
Aug 29 - Manson, WA @ Mill Bay Casino Deep Water
Aug 31 - Monroe, WA @ Evergreen
State Fairgrounds
Sep 2 - Vancouver, BC, Canada @ Pacific
National Exhibition
Sep 3 - Salem, OR @ L.B. Day Amphitheatre
Sep 4 - Jacksonville, OR @ Britt Pavilion
Sep 6 - Palmer, AK @ Alaska
State Fair
