Beatles at the Washington Coliseum

On February 9, 1964, the Beatles made their first live appearance in America. It was on the Ed Sullivan TV show.

The Beatles with Ed Sullivan,
Feb. 9, 1964

A little-known trivia fact: their second live appearance in the U.S. was exactly two days later, on February 11. It was in my hometown, Washington, DC, at the Washington Coliseum.

The Beatles at the Washington Coliseum,
Feb. 11, 1964

This show was performed "in the round," meaning audience members were sitting on all sides of the stage. So Ringo had to manually turn his drum set around in the middle of the concert so that the fans on the other side could see him ...

For more on the Washington Coliseum Beatles show, see here.