The Beatles Perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ On this day in music, February 9, 1964, The Beatles made their first of several appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing five songs, including their No.1 hit, “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and “All My Loving.” The show received over 50,000 applications for the 728 in-studio seats. Richard Nixon’s daughters, Julie and Tricia, and Olympic gold medalist Terry McDermott were among the lucky audience members. A record-breaking 73 million viewers tuned