Australian Tour
Pat and Neil will be touring with the Bangles in October. Tickets go on sale Monday, July 19. To read the press release, click here. Keep up to date on scheduled appearances by checking the schedule page.

Pat's Biography - Between a Heart and a Rock Place Pat's biography titled "Between a Heart and a Rock Place" was released June 15. The biography talks about Pat's life, rock 'n roll and how her generation changed music forever. Harper Collins has released a video trailer for the biography on YouTube. Click here to view it. For more information, check the HarperCollins site. Scheduled signing dates are listed here. And here is the New York Times best seller status for those who want to follow along.

2010 Tour Pat and Neil are touring as a solo act this summer as well as with REO Speedwagon. To read the press release, click here. There are more dates to be announced. Keep up to date on scheduled appearances by checking the schedule page. Matt Touchard of New Orleans once again designed the tour logo for this year, as he's done since 2002.

Grammy Artists Revealed The Recording Academy featured Pat and Neil when it hosted the first of its GRAMMY Artists Revealed series celebrating musical excellence and diversity throughout the year. The inaugural event was held October 7, 2009 at Nokia Theatre Times Square in New York City.

Long Island Cares Pat is serving as honorary chair of the Long Island Cares Endowment Campaign. Long Island Cares has been the premier food bank and hunger assistance organization since 1980. The endowment campaign will be implemented later this Fall along with a special appeal to prospective donors.

Commemorating 30 Years In celebration of Pat and Neil's 30th anniversary in the industry, the Fan Club held a special event to honor the occasion. An inscribed glass sculpture of appreciation was presented to Pat and Neil at the Turning Stone show in Verona, NY on August 12, 2009. Click here for some photos and information of the special event.

Long Island Music Hall of Fame Pat was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame on October 30th in an event at the Garden City Hotel. Other artists honored included Neil Diamond, Eddie Money, LL Cool J, Blue Oyster Cult, Mariah Carey, Carole King and Ramones. For more information, visit limusichalloffame.org.

Orphan Lyrics T-Shirts Pat and Neil are supporting the Orphan Lyrics Company with a t-shirt based on lyrics from Heartbreaker. Orphan Lyrics donates 100% of their profits to children's charities. You can find the shirt here and browse around for more information click here. If you want to become part of the cause, you an place orders for the shirt from their site.

Ultimate Collection Released by Capitol/EMI Pat's top hits and signature album cuts have been gathered for a new 2-CD and digital release, Pat Benatar: Ultimate Collection, released by Capitol/EMI. Among the collection's 40 tracks, totaling more than two hours of music, are 20 Top 40 chart hits, including "Heartbreaker," "Love Is A Battlefield," "Hit Me With Your Best Shot," "Fire And Ice," "Invincible," and "We Belong." To read the official Capitol/EMI press release, click here.

Roomful’s Bob Enos was a standout guy
Bob Enos, trumpeter for the Roomfull of Blues, passed away on January 11, 2008. Roomfull backed Pat and Neil on the True Love album. For an article on Bob, click here.

Smile Smile, a movie starring Beau Bridges, Linda Hamilton, Sean Astin and directed by Jeffrey Kramer, is now available on DVD. Pat's husband, Neil Giraldo, was the musical composer for the movie, which features an original song from The Paradise Brothers titled "Beautiful Something". Proceeds from the movie go to Operation Smile.

CMT Crossroads
Here's the RCA announcement on Pat and Neil's appearance with Martina McBride on Crossroads:
Nashville, TN - The pairing of country superstar Martina McBride and legendary rocker Pat Benatar proved to be a popular one on CMT last weekend as the numbers from the show's debut roll in. The "CMT Crossroads" episode featuring Martina and the leather-clad 80's rock icon became the show's third highest debut in its history last Friday night (12/12) behind the Kid Rock/Hank Jr. and Dixie Chicks/James Taylor pairings. The show also did extremely well in the coveted 18-49 demo.