Songs like “Love is a Battlefield,” “Hit Me with Your Best Shot,” “Heartbreaker,” “Promises In The Dark” and “We Belong” are as unforgettable now as they were at the dawn of MTV, when Benatar emerged fearless, fighting and forging a path for other female rock stars around the world.

Giraldo has been a professional musician, producer, arranger and songwriter for over four decades now, changing the face of the pop charts throughout the 1980s with his collaborator, muse and wife, Benatar. More than just an explosive steel-bending guitar player, Giraldo’s innovative vision helped him create the signature Benatar sound, from its inception.

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 — “Jessie’s Girl”, Kenny Loggins — “Don’t Fight It,” Steve Forbert, The Del Lords, Beth Hart and countless others.

Doors open at 7 p.m. Buy tickets at the Cumberland County Civic Center Box Office, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 or online at www.statetheatreportland.com. The State Theatre Box Office, 609 Congress St., will be open one hour before doors on night of show. Tickets are $66, $56, $46 — reserved seating. This event is all ages.

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