PAT AND PARTNER: Singer Pat Benatar and songwriter Neil Giraldo, longtime collaborators, come to State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick on April 16. (Photo by Travis Shinn)

State Theatre New Jersey presents Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo on Sunday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. The opening act is Charlie Farren, best known as the lead singer of The Joe Perry Project. Tickets range from $69-$369.

Benatar and Giraldo are known for rock hits including “We Belong,” “Invincible,” “Love Is A Battlefield,” “Promises In The Dark,” “We Live For Love,” “Heartbreaker,” and “Hell Is For Children.” Together, they have created two multi-platinum, five platinum, and three gold albums, as well as 19 Top 40 hits. They have sold over 36 million records worldwide and have won four consecutive Grammy Awards, among other honors.

In the early 1980s, Farren was lead singer of The Joe Perry Project, teaming up with Aerosmith lead guitarist Joe Perry and releasing an album on Columbia Records. He wrote the Billboard charting classics “Listen To The Rock” and “East Coast, West Coast,” and co-wrote four songs with Perry including the hit “I’ve Got The Rock ‘N’ Rolls Again.” The Joe Perry Project toured around the world with artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Rush, Heart, ZZ Top, and Alice Cooper.

The State Theatre New Jersey is at 15 Livingston Avenue in New Brunswick. For tickets, visit STNJ.org.