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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.
Rolf Harris is playing during a four-week residency at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Johnny Tillotson is undertaking a tour of American Military bases in Germany, Europe.
Ars Nova are playing during a two-week stand at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, supported by Hedge And Donna.
Vikki Carr is playing during three weeks at The Sahara, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA.
Fire by The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, enters the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart in the USA.
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Albert King and Creedence Clearwater Revival play the last of three nights at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Nice play at The Town Hall, Glastonbury, Somerset, England, UK, Europe.
The first series of a new tv show, Presenting Nana Mouskouri, begins on BBC-tv in the UK, Europe.
Ravi Shankar plays the second of two nights at The HemisFair, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Lou Rawls plays at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA.
Hey Jude by The Beatles reaches No1 in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling pop singles in the USA.
Rod McKuen plays at Melodyland, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Turtles play at Trenton State College, Trenton, New Jersey, USA.
The New Yardbirds, later to re-name themselves Led Zeppelin, play the second of two nights in The Tivoli Gardens, Stockholm, Sweden, Europe.
Tommy James And The Shondells play at Rider College, Trenton, New Jersey, USA.
Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels play at the Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire, England, UK, Europe.
Jethro Tull play at Mothers, Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
The Move play at Century Hall, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Candy Choir play at The Cobweb, Hastings, England, UK, Europe, supported by Renaissance Fair.
The Monkees play at Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia, Oceania.
Ten Years After play at the Alex Discotheque, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
David Jude Jolicoeur is born in Brooklyn, New York City, USA. He will find success as Trugoy The Dove of 80s hip hop trio De La Soul.
Vanilla Fudge play at The Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA.
After America's most outrageous band, The Fugs, finish a two night stint at London's Roundhouse, they rent a red double-decker bus and drive to Stonehenge, Wiltshire, UK, where, according to band member Ed Sanders, 'We were able to frolic all over Stonehenge'.
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Quicksilver Messenger Service plays the second of two nights at the Bank, Torrance, California, USA.
The Buddy Miles Express play the fourth of five nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Harper Valley PTA by Jeannie C. Riley reaches No1 in the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA.
Traffic play the second of two nights at The Fillmore East, New York City, USA.
The Equals play at The Town Hall, Torquay, Devon, England, UK, Europe.
Traffic, The Staple Singers and Crome Syrcus play the second of two nights at the Fillmore East, New York City, USA.
The Turtles release a new single, Elenore, on White Whale records in the USA.
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The highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, is I Found A True Love by Wilson Pickett entering at No58.
Blood, Sweat And Tears play the second of two nights at The Rockpile, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Canadian band Kensington Market play the second of two nights at The Kinetic Playground [aka The Electric Theater], 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Ten Years After play at the Alex Discotheque, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
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.