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February 7, 1964 is when The Beatles took off on their first trip together to the United States.
The Beatles landed at Kennedy Airport (recently renamed from Idlewild) in New York, where they were greeted by 3,000 screaming fans. (Many had been given free t-shirts by Capitol Records, who wanted to guarantee a big turnout, and had spent $50,000 on a promotional campaign.)
They appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show on the 9th (to a viewing audience of 73 million people), and played their first US concert on the 11th at the Washington Coliseum.
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BeauFebruary 11th, 1964 was when the Beatles played their first concert in the US at the Washington Colliseum, in Washington D.C. They also performed at New York City's Carnegie Hall on February 12th.
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The beatles began their first American tour in what year?
1964
What was the beatles first number1?
The Beatles has had 18 number one albums in the UK or US. Their first UK number one album was actually their debut album Please Please Me. The first number one album the Beatles had in the US was their 1964 album Meet The Beatles!.
When did the Beatles first visit Australia?
On May 13, 1964 they touched down at Darwin Airport to start their Australian tour without Ringo.
When did The Beatles play Red Rocks?
The Beatles played at Red Rock Amphitheater on August 26, 1964. it was their first concert in the state of Colorado, and part of their first American tour.
When was The Beatles name first used?
As a group it was The Silver Beatles The name The Beatles was first used in May 1960.
