The Beatles: Another Sneak Peek At Sunday’s Anniversary Special on CBS

The world changed 50 years ago this Sunday, February 9th, 1964, when those four lovable mop tops from Liverpool, England, The Beatles, performed for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show. To celebrate that milestone, CBS will air a two-hour special starting at 8 p.m. ET, the same time the Sullivan show aired each week on the network.

The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles features archival footage interwoven with performances taped last month in Los Angeles by Joe Walsh, Jeff Lynne, Dave Grohl, John Mayer, Katy Perry, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Keith Urban and many others. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were in the audience and then did sets of their own as well as together. And, what will make this special truly special is earlier this week, Paul and Ringo returned to the Ed Sullivan Theater in Manhattan for an interview with David Letterman, whose show is staged there, and that will be part of Sunday’s broadcast.

Spoiler alert – here is the set list from last month’s taping of this Sunday’s special:

1. “All My Loving” – The Beatles on Ed Sullivan
2. “All My Loving” – Maroon 5
3. “Ticket to Ride” – Maroon 5
4. “Don’t Let Me Down” – John Mayer & Keith Urban
5. “In My Life” – Ed Sheeran
6. “She Loves You” – The Beatles on Ed Sullivan
7. “Revolution” – Imagine Dragons
8. “We Can Work it Out” – Stevie Wonder
9. “Let it Be” – Alicia Keys & John Legend
10. “Yesterday” – Katy Perry
11. “The Fool on the Hill” – Eurythmics
12. “Hey Bulldog” – Dave Grohl & Jeff Lynne
13. “Here Comes the Sun” – Brad Paisley, Pharrell Williams and Cirque Du Soleil Love cast
14. “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” – The Beatles on Ed Sullivan
15. “Something” – Jeff Lynne & Joe Walsh
16. “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” – Gary Clark, Jr., Dave Grohl & Joe Walsh
17. “Matchbox” – Ringo Starr
18. “Boys” – Ringo Starr
19. “Yellow Submarine” – Ringo Starr
20. “Magical Mystery Tour” – Paul McCartney
21. “I Saw Her Standing There” – Paul McCartney
22. “Blackbird” – Paul McCartney
23. “Get Back” – Paul McCartney
24. “Birthday” – Paul McCartney
25. “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” – Paul McCartney
26. “With a Little Help From My Friends” – Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr
27. “Hey Jude” – Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the entire ensemble