2012 TOUR

B.C. Rich Guitars announces the Neil Giraldo Signature Eagle for 2012

OC Weekly: Neil "Spyder" Giraldo On NAMM, Guitars and Rediscovering His Archives

Spyder will be signing at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA:
01/20/12 -- 1-2pm D'Addario
01/21/12 -- 2-3pm BC Rich

The Music Zoo -- Interview With Neil Giraldo NAMM 2012

Click here to leave a message to celebrate Spyder and Pat's 30th Wedding Anniversary, February 20th!

02/25 -- The Good Life Festival at Encanterra in San Tan Valley, AZ
photos by kool.radio.com


Good Life Festival Meet N Greet photos by kool.radio.com


03/01 -- Welmont Theatre in Montclair, NJ
photo by Harold Bottomley, more at benatarfanclub.com


03/02 -- Irving Plaza in New York, NY
photo by Cono Corvino, more at benatarfanclub.com


CenterOrch blog -- All Fired Up: Pat Benatar at Irving Plaza
photo byCenterOrch


03/04 -- Tarrytown Music Hall in Tarrytown,NY
photo by Jenifer Badamo, more at benatarfanclub.com


https://www.facebook.com/OfficialNeilGiraldo
Official Facebook page for Neil Giraldo. Guitarist, Producer, Arranger, Songwriter & Multi-Instrumentalist.
Spyder's Facebook launched!

03/19 -- Unsung Guitar Hero: Neil Giraldo (online article by Jim Bowley)

4/12 -- Neil "Spyder" Giraldo Talks Tone With Seymour Duncan (video posted by Seymour Duncan)

04/20/12 -- Neil Giraldo and Pat Benatar at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, RI (photo by Harold Bottomley, more at benatarfanclub.com)

Benatar performs sold-out show in Lynn--By Amber Parcher / The Daily Item

4/21/12 -- Neil Giraldo and Pat Benatar at the State Theater in Portland, ME (photo by Harold Bottomley, more at benatarfanclub.com)

Review: Benatar rocks the State-- The Portland Press Herald

06/07/12 -- Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo Avoid 'Battles' on Tour,
Talk Unfinished Songs Project (Billboard article)

06/08/12 -- Neil Giraldo at the Sands Event Center in Bethlehem, PA (photo by Danielle Severino)


06/20/12 -- Neil "Spyder" Giraldo and Pat Benatar on the Talk

06/20/12 -- Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo Set To Perform on "The Talk," "Better" and
"Fox & Friends" All American Concert Series (BEACH CAROLINA MAGAZINE online article)

06/29 -- All-American Summer concert series on Fox & Friends (TV appearance)


07/04 -- Better (TV appearance)


07/04 -- Sirius XM Radio
Big '80s on 8 celebrates this awesome American holiday by turning the channel
over to Pat Benatar and her husband and bandmate Neil Giraldo.


07/05 -- Spyder and Pat on Andy Cohen's Sirius XM Radio show

07/06 -- FOX NEWS: Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo summer's tour

07/10 -- Songfacts.com interview with Neil Giraldo

07/14/12 -- PARADE MAGAZINE: Pat Benatar and Husband Neil Giraldo:
'We Were Two Missing Pieces That Found Each Other'

07/14/12 -- Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA, © 2012 SmugMug, Inc.

Concert review: Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo remain invincible in Scottsdale (the examiner)

07/17 --Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo at the Talking Stick Resort's Showroom
click here for Michael Jordan's photo gallery on SmugMug

07/18 -- flickr.com: Fox Theater in Tucson, AZ

07/21 -- VintageRock.com: San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, CA

07/21 -- GMP Guitars: San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, CA

7/22 -- ROCKsubculture: Harveys in Stateline, NV

07/26 -- Official Facebook page for Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo: Frontier Days in Cheyenne, WY

07/26 -- The Official Facebook home of Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, WY

07/28 -- KZOK 102.5 FM: Gorge Amphitheatre in George, WA

07/28 -- 96.5 JACK FM: Gorge Amphitheatre in George, WA

07/29 -- benatarfanclub.com: Northern Quest Casino in Airway Heights, WA

7/31 -- Interviews with Journey, Loverboy, Neil Giraldo — all in Utah on Friday (Burger with Relish: Music by David Burger)

08/04 -- Concert Review -- Journey, Benatar party like it's 1981 (Deseret News)

08/06 -- Stiefel Theatre in Salina, KS

08/08 -- MUSIC INTERVIEW: NEIL GIRALDO (City Newspaper)

08/09 -- Family harmony: Benatar and Giraldo hit with their best shot (App.com)

08/10 -- Jones Beach in Wantagh, NY (official Neil Giraldo facebook)

08/11 -- Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ (photos by Harold Bottomley)

08/17 -- Neil Giraldo Interview: Battling Nerve Injury, Rocker Soldiers on
with Pat Benatar and Journey/Loverboy Tour (Smashing Interviews Magazine)

08/20 -- Benatar, Giraldo rock the Walton Arts Center (The City Wire.com)

08/20 -- Review: Pat Benatar, Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas (Real Rock News)

08/24 -- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, TX (Pavilion Facebook)

08/25 -- Gexia Energy Pavilion in Dallas, TX (JAM Magazine Fan Page-- Photos by James Villa.)

08/26 -- How Pat Benatar stole the show from Journey, Loverboy in front of surprising Dallas crowd (dallasnews.com)

08/27 -- Pat Benatar's Husband/Guitarist Neil Giraldo Talks Current Tour, Rocking Out with His Wife (abcnewsradioonline.com)

08/29 -- Benatar will take her best shot for Jack FM (hbindependent.com)

NIKON Live: Pat Benatar All Access
See what happens when rock stars get behind the lens

09/15 -- 93.1 Jack FM: Jack's 7th Show

Sweet Relief Auction to Benefit the Musicians Cancer Fund
Meet Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo with 2 Tickets to an Upcoming Concert Plus a Signed BC Rich Guitar

09/18 -- Journey, Pat Benatar and Loverboy at Blossom this weekend!
Neo Music Scene Interview with Spyder Giraldo

09/19 -- Rewind 94.9 - Neil Giraldo Interview

09/19 -- Along came a Spyder: Neil Giraldo an integral part of Pat Benatar's personal and professional life
(The Charleston Gazette)

09/22 -- Journey and Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo at Blossom Music Center -- 9/22/12
(The Charleston Gazette)

09/22 -- Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, OH
(CleveRock.com)

09/23 -- Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo rocked Blossom with "Hit Me with Your Best Shot"
(Neo Music Scene, photo JimmyDphotos.net)

09/23 -- Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo set the Clay Center on fire
(98.5 WNCX)

09/26 --Pat Benatar to give Bridgeport her 'best shot'
(Neil Giraldo phone interview with CT.com)

09/28 --Waterfront Park in Bangor, ME
(Bangor Waterfront Pavilion facebook)

09/28 -- Triple threat of Journey, Pat Benatar and Loverboy rocks Bangor Waterfront
(Bangor Daily News)

09/29 -- Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, RI
(Harold Bottomley, benatarfanclub.com)

09/30 -- Klein Auditorium in Fairfield, CT
(Harold Bottomley, benatarfanclub.com)

09/30 -- Klein Auditorium in Fairfield, CT
(Fairfield HamletHub)

09/30 -- Klein Auditorium in Fairfield, CT
(Chad Anderson)

10/05 -- Bayfest in Mobile, AL
(Photos from Mobile/Mike Brantley)

10/05 -- Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo on a mission to rock BayFest crowd
(AL.com)

10/06 -- Feel the music: interpreters make concerts come alive for hearing-impaired BayFest fans
(AL.com)

10/07 -- Don't stop believin' in Journey, Pat Benatar
(Atlanta Music Scene, Rodney Ho)

10/13 -- Cruzan Amphitheatre in W. Palm Beach, FL (ModernDayPirate.com)

11/02 -- Community Arts Center in Williamsport, PA
(Harold Bottomley, benatarfanclub.com)

11/02 -Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo take their best shot in Williamsport
(CentreDailyTimes)

December 2012 Guitar World Magazine: Interview with Neil Giraldo

Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo 2012 TOUR DATES: 02/25 -- The Good Life Festival at Encanterra in San Tan Valley, AZ (with Eddie Money) 03/01 -- Welmont Theatre in Montclair, NJ 03/02 -- Irving Plaza in New York, NY 03/04 -- Tarrytown Music Hall in Tarrytown,NY 04/12 -- Chocktaw Casino in Durant, OK 04/14 -- Billy Bobs in Ft. Worth, TX 04/15 -- 1st Council Casino in Newkirk, OK 04/18 -- Scottish Rite Auditorium in Collingswood,NJ 04/19 -- Lynn Auditorium in Lynn, MA 04/20 -- Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, RI 04/21 -- State Theatre in Portland, ME 06/07 -- Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield, CT 06/08 -- Sands Event Center in Bethlehem, PA 06/09 -- Celebrate Fairfax in Fairfax, VA 06/20 -- The Talk (TV appearance) 06/29 -- All-American Summer concert series on Fox & Friends (TV appearance) 07/04 -- Better (TV appearance) 07/04 -- Sirius XM Radio Big '80s on 8 celebrates this awesome American holiday by turning the channel over to Pat Benatar and her husband and bandmate Neil Giraldo. 07/13 -- Edgewater Casino in Laughlin, NV 07/14 -- Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA (with Steve Miller and Greg Kihn) 07/15 -- Eagle Mtn Casino in Porterville, CA 07/17 -- Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, AZ 07/18 -- Fox Theater in Tucson, AZ 07/20 -- Quechan Casino in Winterhaven, CA 08/04 -- Belly Up Aspen in Aspen, CO 08/06 -- Stiefel Theatre in Salina, KS 08/11 -- Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ 08/12 -- Empire City Casino in Yonkers, NY 08/14 -- MPAC in Morristown, NJ 08/19 -- Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville, AR 08/21 -- Wagner-Noel PAC in Midland, TX 08/29 -- Lucky Star Casino in Clinton, OK 09/02 -- Last Fling in Naperville, IL (with Blue Oyster Cult) 09/13 -- Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, CA 09/14 -- Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, CA 09/15 -- Verizon Wireless in Irvine, CA 93.1 Jack FM with Joe Walsh, MC Hammer, Toto, Gin Blossoms, Missing Persons 09/23 -- Clay Center in Charleston, WV 09/30 -- Klein Auditorium in Fairfield, CT 10/07 -- Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville, TN 11/02 -- Community Arts Center in Williamsport, PA 01/22 -- Blumenthal Arts Center in Charlotte, NC 01/24 -- Union County PAC in Rahway, NJ 02/16 -- Taupo Amphitheatre in Taupo, NZ 02/17 -- Matakana Park in Matakana, NZ 02/20 -- Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington, NZ 02/23 -- Gibbston Winery in Queenstown, NZ 03/29 -- Florida Theatre in Jacksonville, FL

Journey with Special guests Pat Benatar featuring Neil Giraldo and Loverboy 07/21 -- San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, CA 07/22 -- Harveys in Stateline, NV 07/24 -- Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles, CA 07/26 -- Frontier Days in Cheyenne, WY 07/28 -- Gorge Amphitheatre in George, WA 07/29 -- Northern Quest Casino in Airway Heights, WA 08/01 -- Montana State Fair in Great Falls, MT 08/03 -- USANA Amph. in Salt Lake City, UT 08/08 -- Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN 08/10 -- Jones Beach in Wantagh, NY 08/15 -- Marvin Sands PAC in Canandaigua, NY 08/17-- Kentucky State Fair in Louisville, KY 08/18 -- Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, IA 08/22 -- Sandia Casino in Albuquerque, NM 08/24 -- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, TX 08/25 -- Gexia Energy Pavilion in Dallas, TX 08/27 -- Oak Mountain in Birmingham, AL 08/31 -- Livestrong Park in Kansas City, KS 09/01 -- Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul, MN 09/19 -- Civic Center Arena in Peoria, IL 09/21 -- Riverbend in Cincinnati, OH 09/22 -- Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, OH 09/25 -- Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, ONT 09/26 -- ScotiaBank Place in Ottawa, CN 09/28 -- Waterfront Park in Bangor, ME 09/29 -- Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, RI 10/02 -- Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, VA 10/03 -- Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC 10/05 -- Bayfest in Mobile, AL 10/06 -- Aaron's Amph. in Atlanta, GA 10/09 -- Verizon Arena in Little Rock, AR 10/10 -- BOK Center in Tulsa, OK 10/12 -- Ask Gary Amph. in Tampa, FL 10/13 -- Cruzan Amphitheatre in W. Palm Beach, FL 10/16 -- Cajundome in Lafayette, LA 11/05 -- Bell Centre in Montreal, CN 11/07 -- Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH 11/16 -- BMO Harris Bradley Ctr. in Milwaukee, WI 11/17 -- Resch Center in Green Bay, WI 02/05 -- Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, IA 02/06 -- i wireless Center in Moline, IL