A Very Intimate Acoustic Evening featuring Pat Benatar with Neil Giraldo

Pat Benatar has always been a rule-breaker and a trail-blazer. She remains a bold and distinctive artist both on stage and on record, and now, after more than three decades in rock ‘n’ roll, she’s a bonafide living legend. This show on May, 11th at the Paramount Hudson Valley Theater promises the audience the thrill of rock and roll’s “rule-breakers” in an acoustic setting featuring Grammy award-winning husband and wife artists Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo.

A four-time Grammy winner, Pat Benatar is a classically trained mezzo-soprano. During the 1980s, Benatar had two RIAA-certified Multi-Platinum albums, five RIAA-certified Platinum albums, three RIAA-certified Gold albums and 19 Top 40 singles, including the Top 10 hits, "Hit Me With Your Best Shot", "Love Is a Battlefield", "We Belong" and "Invincible". During the early days of MTV Benatar was one of the most heavily played artists on the popular music channel. Her hits continue to be as unforgettable now as they were at the dawn of MTV, when Pat emerged, fearless, fighting and forging a path for other female rock stars around the world.

Neil Giraldo is equally as talented and accomplished as his wife, Pat Benatar. More than just an explosive steel bending guitar player, Giraldo’s innovative vision helped him create the signature Benatar sound, from its inception. Finding new and innovative ways to shadow path his way into songs, Giraldo formed a habit early on of, not just playing along with his favorite artists, but writing different parts for himself within those tracks. At the same time, the budding guitar wizard also became proficient on piano by playing along to Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis records, and played drums to Simon & Garfunkel albums to explore how different rhythms could change the complexion of the songs.

His impressive back catalog includes more than 100 songs written, produced, arranged and recorded for Benatar, as well as many hits he helped create for John Waite, Rick Springfield (Number One, Grammy-winning classic “Jessie’s Girl” and Top Ten hit “I’ve Done Everything For You” included), Kenny Loggins (Top Twenty hit “Don’t Fight It” – also Grammy-nominated), Steve Forbert, The Del Lords, Beth Hart and countless others.

Do not miss this exciting and one-of-a kind show at the Paramount Hudson Valley Theater! VIP packages are available and tickets will sell fast. Get your seats now and be a part of musical history in downtown Peekskill.

Event: A Very Intimate Acoustic Evening with Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo

Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Time: 8:00 pm

Tickets: $70, $80, $100, $130, and VIP packages available

For tickets and more information visit paramounthudsonvalley.com or call the box-office at 914-739-0039. Paramount Hudson Valley is located at 1008 Brown Street in Peekskill, New York.