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Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo/The Vindys Concert Review

  • Date of Concert: Saturday, May 24, 2025
  • Location of Concert: Centennial Terrace in Sylvania, OH
  • Opener: The Vindys

I went with Mariah and her parents to see the legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Pat Benatar and her husband/guitarist/pianist/songwriter/producer Neil Giraldo.

We saw them at a nice venue in Sylvania, Ohio called Centennial Terrace.

A band from Youngstown, Ohio called The Vindys opened the show.

Mariah and I saw The Vindys in 2024 and we really liked them a lot, so it was great seeing them again.

They’ve been around about 11 years, but are still fairly young and I really think and hope they have a bright future.

All of the band are great.

The singer, Jackie Popovec, is especially PHENOMENAL.  

The rest of the band includes guitarists John Anthony and Rick Deak, bassist Brendan Burke, drummer Owen Davis, and keyboardist Nathan Anthony (last time we saw them they had a horn section, which included trumpet player Kyle O’Donnell, saxophone player Garrett Kuchmaner, and trombone player Brian Mayle).

They only played about 30 minutes, but they were great and as I said, I hope their future is bright and will become much bigger of a band.

OK to the headliner.

I had never seen Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo before, but I knew they would be great.  And they were.

Pat’s voice is still very powerful and Neil’s musicianship has always been great.

They truly are a great couple.

They’re still playing lots of classics, but also a new song not yet released (I hope this means a new album is coming), which is really good, as well as deep cuts!!

They and the band sound really good and tight and what can I say?  They rock!!

Another show for the books.

We all had a great time.

Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo Set List:

  1. All Fired Up
  2. Invincible
  3. Ties That Bind
  4. Promises In The Dark
  5. Go
  6. In These Times (w/Jackie Popovec of Vindy’s)
  7. We Belong (w/Jackie Popovec of Vindy’s)
  8. Come Together (New Song)
  9. River Of Love
  10. Shadows Of The Night
  11. Hell Is For Children
  12. You Better Run
  13. Love Is A Battlefield
  14. Encore:  Disconnected
  15. Everybody Lay Down
  16. Heartbreaker/Ring Of Fire/Heartbreaker continued

The Vindys Set List

  1. Don’t Tell Me, Just Love Me
  2. Electric
  3. Bang
  4. Save Me
  5. Morning Light
  6. Chasin’/War Pigs

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