On August 21, 1964, the Beatles gave their first concert in Washington State, to over 14,000 screaming fans at the Seattle Center Coliseum. Nineteen-year-old Timothy Eagan and his camera had a prime spot at the edge of the stage, thanks to a press pass given by a family friend and Eagan's ability to elbow his way through a formidable press of fans and security officers. Eagan shot three rolls of film of the concert, including many close-ups of each of the lads, like this photo of the shyly smiling George Harrison. Here, George's expression may be a response to the fans' enthusiasm. While the local paper described the scene at the Beatles concert as "uncontrollable hysteria, terrifying noise and danger in a real-life nightmare," George Harrison offered an alternative view. In November 1964, George interviewed himself in an article published in the Beatles Book Monthly. One of the questions he asked himself was:" "What do you think about fans?" He answered:""Alot of rot is talked about kids getting out of hand and suchlike. Even a kid who is quiet on her own takes the opportunity of letting off as much steam as possible when she's with the gang. It doesn't mean she's out of control-- just that she's learnt how to have fun. Boys are the same-- they let off steam in different places. Girls hang around stage doors or in the front stalls; boys inside a football ground or at a boxing match. But whatever way you look at it, the Beatles." and every other group in the top twenty." rely entirely on the fans. It would be no good finding a good song and making a terrific recording of it if there were no fans around to decide whether they liked it or not. To any artist fans are vitally important. An artist who did well and then wanted to forget about his fans might as well forget about his fame at the same time."

Caption information source: "George Harrison Interviews George Harrison, November 1964" from the Beatles Ultimate Experience website at http://www.beatlesinterviews.org/db1964.1100.beatles.html