The success of Pat Benatar in Europe goes beyond the rare tv appearances and is in contrast with the spare number of performances in the Old Continent. The only concerts date back to the “Get Nervous World Tour” in 1983. Here are into details the european dates:

11th January – Nantes France
12th January – Paris France
14th January – Grenoble France
15th January – Strasbourg France
17th January – Paris France
19th January – Frankfurt Germany
22nd January – London England
24th January – Glasgow Scotland
26th January – Birmingham Inghilterra
27th January -  Newcastle Inghilterra
29th January – Copenhagen Denmark
31st January – Brussels Belgium
2nd february – Stockolm Sweden

The presence of Pat on european television programs above all gathers between 1980 and 1983. In this section we selected some of the most significant tv appearances. In particular we propose the only two italian videos that we have: the introduction of Pat by Jocelyn on Discoring (1980) with “ Hit me with your best shot” and then the interview of Kay Rush (1988) on Discoring, on the occasion of the release of the album “Wide Awake In Dreamland”. Afterwards you can see a nice swedish interview on Mondagsborsen (1980) with “Hell is for children”. The presence of this song in the web site is not accidental and wants to follow the Pat will to sing it in every concert as a solidarity deed against the child abuse. An article in the N.Y.Times about this rampant scourge in America was the brain-wave for Pat and Roger Capps to create a text of denouncement. Later Neil Giraldo set up the perfect musical pathos equal to the seriousness of the subject. “Hell is for children” became so popular that the band decided to create a foundation for the protection of children placing at disposal the royalties of the song.

At the end of this sequence you can enjoy the terrific “ Love is a battlefield” in the german Beatclub (1984), “Heartbreaker” in the english The Tube (1983) and “Treat me right” in the dutch Countdown (1980).

I’d like to thank Gino Calistri who provided the material for this section.


Luca Ansaldo