--- title: The Beatles: Photos From Their First Trip to America, 1964 description: A selection of photos from 1964, when the Beatles first landed on America's shores and changed the pop-culture landscape forever. canonical: https://time.com/3683289/the-beatles-take-america-1964/ author: Ben Cosgrove article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2012-02-14T21:30:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:06:01.601Z og:title: The Beatles: Photos From Their First Trip to America, 1964 og:description: A selection of photos from 1964, when the Beatles first landed on America's shores and changed the pop-culture landscape forever. og:url: https://time.com/3683289/the-beatles-take-america-1964/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3027104b425f1ecb/69877bfe524fc0b58edec23d/150126-beatles-04.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1846 og:image:height: 1038 og:image:alt: The Beatles, 1964 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Beatles: Photos From Their First Trip to America, 1964 twitter:description: A selection of photos from 1964, when the Beatles first landed on America's shores and changed the pop-culture landscape forever. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3027104b425f1ecb/69877bfe524fc0b58edec23d/150126-beatles-04.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Beatles Take America, 1964 > Sponsored content. 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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. by [Ben Cosgrove](https://time.com/author/ben-cosgrove/) ## Ben Cosgrove Feb 14, 2012 9:30 PM UTC  The Beatles arrive at Los Angeles airport for a press conference in August 1964. The Beatles arrive at Los Angeles airport for a press conference in August 1964. Bill Ray—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images by [Ben Cosgrove](https://time.com/author/ben-cosgrove/) ## Ben Cosgrove Feb 14, 2012 9:30 PM UTC When John, Paul, George and Ringo first made it across the pond in 1964 to play before their adoring, screaming fans in the States—including, famously, performances on _The Ed Sullivan Show_ that mark, for many people, the true beginning of rock and roll’s British Invasion—LIFE photographers capture the Liverpool lads’ wry spirit, their charm and their youth. (Were they _really_ ever that young?) Here, then, a short selection of pictures from 1964, when a quartet of mop-topped Brits landed on America’s shores and changed the pop-culture landscape forever.  John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr pose in January 1964, just weeks before their historic first visit to America. John Dominis—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Two days after their U.S. TV debut on The Ed Sullivan Show, the Beatles play for 8,000 fans at their first American concert, at the Coliseum in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 11, 1964\. Ticket price: $3. Stan Wayman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  At press dates, like this one in August 1964 at the start of their U.S. tour, the Beatles offer typically wry remarks. John Lennon quips that he's writing a book called "Snore Wife and the Seven Dwarfs." Bill Ray—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  The Beatles arrive at Los Angeles airport for a press conference in August 1964. Bill Ray—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Police hold back a crowd of fans in Los Angeles, where the Beatles are landing for a brief layover and a press conference before the start of their U.S. tour, August 1964. Bill Ray—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Beatles concerts, like this American show in 1964, are noisy affairs where screaming crowds drown out the band. Even with their amplifiers, Lennon marvels after a show, "We still couldn't beat 'em." Ralph Morse—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  John, Paul, George and Ringo in a (very, very cold) Miami swimming pool in February 1964. 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