Pat Benatar in Europe 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: 11 January – Nantes France 12 January – Paris France 14 January – Grenoble France 15 January – Strasbourg France 17 January – Paris France 19 January – Frankfurt West Germany 22 January – London England 24 January – Glasgow Scotland 26 January – Birmingham England 27 January -  Newcastle England 29 January – Copenhagen Denmark 31 January – Brussels Belgium   2 February – Stockholm The presence of Pat on European television programs above all gathers between 1980 and 1983.  In the 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".

DISCORING 1980 

DISCORING 1988

 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.

MANDAGSBORSEN 1980

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).

BEATCLUB 1984

THE TUBE 1983

COUNTDOWN 1980

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

Luca Ansaldo

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