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The stage musical Man Of La Mancha is playing at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of almost two and a half years.
The musical Fiddler On The Roof, starring Zero Mostel, is performed at The Majestic Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will run continuously (but at three different theatres) until 1972 notching up 3,242 performances.
The musical Hallelujah Baby!, starring Leslie Uggams, is presented at The Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 293 performances.
The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
The musical comedy The Happy Time is presented at The Broadway Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 286 performances. The show features music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb.
The musical Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris, is performed at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,847 performances.
Pop duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme are starring in the musical Golden Rainbow, at The Shubert Theater in New York City, USA.
The stage musical Cabaret is presented at The Palace Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 336 performances.
The controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.
Elvis Presley is filming scenes for his latest movie, Charro, near Apache Junction, Arizona, USA.
The Serendipity Singers are playing at The Embers, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Tony Bennett is playing during a two-week season at Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band is playing during ten nights at The Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, California, USA.
Shirley Bassey is playing during an engagement at The Sahara, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Bruce Channel plays at New Kings Hall, Herne Bay, UK, Europe.
Delilah by Tom Jones is the UK's new No.1 LP.
The Who play at The Jaguar Club, St. Charles, Illinois, USA.
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Little Anthony And The Imperials play at Schaefer Music Festival, Wollman Skating Rink, Central Park, New York City, USA.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience play at The Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by The Association.
Pink Floyd play the second of two nights at Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Nova Express play the second of three nights at The Kinetic Playground, 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by Little Boy Blues.
The Bee Gees, Spanky And Our Gang and The First Edition play at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, New York State, USA.
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Fresh from an earlier gig at The 8th National Blues Festival, Tyrannosaurus Rex play at The Middle Earth Club, in the New Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London, England, UK, Europe. The band will find greater success after changing their name to T. Rex.
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Classical Gas by Mason Williams reaches No1 in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling pop singles in the USA.
The Chambers Brothers, Eric Burdon And The Animals, Blood Sweat And Tears and The Gypsy Wizard Band, play the fifth of six nights at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Band's album, Music From Big Pink, enters the Billboard charts in the USA.
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, The Nice, Jeff Beck, Ten Years After, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Joe Cocker, Deep Purple, Ginger Baker and Clouds play on the second day of The 8th National Jazz Pop Ballads And Blues Festival, Kempton Park Racecourse, Sunbury, UK, Europe.
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John Mayall's Bluesbreakers play at the Alex Disco in the Alexandra Rooms, New Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
The Barry Goldberg Reunion plays the fourth of five nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by The Rockets.
Baby Come Back by The Equals is awarded a Silver Disc in the UK, Europe.
Steppenwolf play the second of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
The second day of the Mariposa Folk Festival in Centre Island, Orillia, Ontario, Canada, features Bill Monroe And His Bluegrass Boys, Bukka White, Howlin' Wolf, Steve Gillette, Judy Roderick and others.
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The Deviants play at Mothers, Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
The highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA is The House That Jack Built by Aretha Franklin entering at No63.
Ten Years After release the live album, Undead, in the USA.
Roy Orbison plays the sixth night of a four-week residency at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
O.C. Smith plays at the California Ballroom, Dunstable, England, UK, Europe.
Paul McCartney of The Beatles is interviewed in London, England, UK, Europe, by Alan Smith of weekly pop paper NME (New Musical Express).
Wheels Of Fire by The Cream is America's new No1 LP on the Billboard chart.
The rock musical Hair (which includes a scene with a fully nude cast) is presented during a run of 1,997 performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe. The cast includes Marsha Hunt, Paul Nicholas, Sonja Kristina and Jimmy Winston.