February 9, 1964 - The Ed Sullivan Show, Studio 50

After rehearsals from the day before, The Beatles and other acts rehearsed one last time in front of studio cameras. Like on the 8th, George Harrison was feeling ill so Neil Aspinall took his place.

During the afternoon they recorded "Twist and Shout" along with "Please Please Me" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand" for a different studio audience than the one for their live debut in the evening, to air on the 23rd. Approximately at 8:12 PM The Beatles took the stage singing "All my Loving", " 'Till There Was You ", and "She Loves You." Afterwards lot's of people took the stage including magicians and comedians like Fred Kaps, and other singers like Georgia Brown and Tessie O'Shea. The Beatles came at almost the end to sing 2 more songs with were "I Saw her Standing There" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand". With 73 million people watching, it was the biggest amount of people who watches US television at once in 1964 which was a new record at the time. Afterwards they were perform at the Washington Coliseum and became superstars in America.

Setlist:

The Beatles - All my Loving, 'Till There Was You, She Loves You

Fred Kaps - Magic Skit

The Cast of "Oliver!" - I'll Do Anything For You

Georgia Brown - As Long as He Needs Me {From "Oliver!"}

Frank Gorshin - Comedy Skit

Terry McDermott - Audience Bow

Tessie O'Shea - Show Tunes Medley

McCall & Brill - Comedy Skit

The Beatles - I Saw her Standing There, I Want to Hold Your Hand

Wells & The Four Fays - Acrobats