British Invasion (disambiguation) explained

In popular usage, the term British Invasion refers to a cultural phenomenon of the mid-1960s in which rock and pop music artists from the United Kingdom and other aspects of British culture became popular in the United States.

British Invasion may also refer to:

Entertainment

• Second British Invasion, a similar influx into the United States in the 1980s, based on MTV airplay of British music
• British soul invasion (or Third British Invasion), a musical movement of the 2000s and 2010s, centered on British R&B and soul artists
• British Invasion (comics), an influx of British comics writers onto American comic books
• The British Invasion (professional wrestling), a professional wrestling tag team who performed in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
• "The British Invasion" (Dexter), an episode of the drama series Dexter
• British Invasion (car show), an annual British automobile show in Stowe, Vermont
• America's Next Top Model: British Invasion, an alternative name of America's Next Top Model (cycle 18)
• British Invasion, a live DVD by American glam metal band Steel Panther

Sport

• 1961 Indianapolis 500, known as the British Invasion

Military history

• Invasions of the British Isles, an overview of historical invasions of the British Isles from c. 4000 BC to 1797
• British invasions of the River Plate, military attacks by British forces on Buenos Aires and the Río de la Plata area between 1806 and 1807
• War of 1812, includes both a British invasion of the United States and a United States invasion of British Canada
• British invasion of Iceland during World War II

See also

• List of wars involving the United Kingdom