Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo at Walt Disney Concert Hall

Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo are playing Walt Disney Concert Hall tonight, Friday, September 25. The listing puts the start at 8pm. A rock show inside Frank Gehry's steel-clad home of the LA Phil doesn't come around often, which puts this near the top of the Things Happening In Los Angeles list for anyone who grew up with a Benatar cassette in the car.

Who's on stage

Benatar's run of hits started in 1979 with "Heartbreaker" and kept going through "Hit Me with Your Best Shot," "Love Is a Battlefield," "We Belong" and "Promises in the Dark." She won the Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance four years straight in the early '80s.

Giraldo isn't a sideman. He's the guitarist, arranger and producer behind most of those records, and the two have been married since 1982. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame together in 2022. The billing carries both names for good reason. On stage the show runs as a duo partnership: her voice, his guitar, and a lot of back-and-forth between songs from two people who've shared a stage for more than four decades.

Why this room is different

Disney Hall was built for orchestras. The acoustics are by Yasuhisa Toyota, and the seating wraps around the stage in terraced blocks, so nobody is far from the performers. For a rock act that means a sharper, more detailed sound than an arena or an amphitheater gives you. You'll hear Giraldo's guitar tone clearly and Benatar's voice without the usual wall of reverb. Some seats sit behind the stage. You'll see the band from the back there, but the sound still holds up.

Tickets and practical info

When: Friday, September 25, 2026 (listing shows 8pm) Where: Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Price: The Los Angeles Events listing showed tickets from $129 this morning. That site is a resale marketplace, so prices move through the day. Check the hall's own box office before paying a markup.

Since the show is tonight, this is a same-day call. If you're scrolling for LA events this weekend and want something that isn't a club night or a stadium, it's a solid option.

The hall's underground garage enters off Second Street and fills on show nights. Metro is less stressful: the Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill station on the Regional Connector sits right across the street. Friday traffic into downtown on the 110 and the 101 is rough after 5pm, so leave early if you're driving.

Grab dinner nearby before the show. There are plenty of spots on Grand Avenue and in Little Tokyo a few blocks east. More downtown LA events and concerts across the city are on the site if tonight doesn't work out.