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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.
The Serendipity Singers are playing at The Embers, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Shirley Bassey is playing during an engagement at The Sahara, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Paul Anka is playing during a two-week season at Mr. D's, San Francisco, California, USA.
Neil Young completes recording of an instrumental, The Emperor Of Wyoming, which will appear on his solo debut album.
The Who play the first of two nights at Wedgewood Village Amusement Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, supported by The Noblemen. Before the show, park owner Maurice Woods presents drummer Keith Moon with a birthday cake, which he throws out into the audience.
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Ten Years After play at The California Ballroom, Dunstable, England, UK, Europe.
Joni Mitchell plays at Philadelphia Folk Festival, Old Pool Farm, Upper Salford, Pennsylvania, USA.
Eric Burdon And Animals play the third of five nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by A.B. Skhy.
The No1 hit single People Got To Be Free by The Rascals is awarded a Gold Disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
Status Quo begin a three day visit to The Netherlands, Europe, with a gig at Wijkgebouw Tuindorp, Bilthoven.
Roy Orbison plays the nineteenth night of a four-week residency at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
The LP Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin is awarded a Gold Disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
Status Quo begin a three day visit to The Netherlands, Europe, with a gig at Wijkgebouw Tuindorp, Bilthoven.
Country Joe And The Fish play at The Kinetic Playground [aka The Electric Theater], 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by The Litter and Bangor Flying Circus.
The Grateful Dead and Taj Mahal play the first of two nights at The Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Simon And Garfunkel play at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Pink Floyd play the first of two nights at The Bank, Torrance, California, USA.
Diana Ross And The Supremes, P.J. Proby and The Idle Race play in Kasterlee Music Festival, Bilson, Belgium, Europe.
Quicksilver Messenger Service play the first of three nights at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA, supported by Spooky Tooth and Cold Blood.
Indiana State Fair begins in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, and will run until September 2, with artists appearing including Nancy Sinatra, Diana Ross And The Supremes, Andy Williams, Lawrence Welk And His Champagne Music Makers, Ed Ames, Minnie Pearl
Protest singer Phil Ochs is arrested underneath the Picasso sculpture at the Civic Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Ochs is charged with disorderly conduct for announcing the candidacy of a pig called Pigasus for the office of President of the United States. Among others arrested at the same time is Yippie leader Jerry Rubin.
The Beatles, minus Ringo Starr who quit the previous day, are in EMI Studio 2, Abbey Road, London, England, UK, Europe, completing the Paul McCartney composition Back In The USSR.
The Herbie Mann Septet records Hold On I'm Comin', Soul March and Honky Tonk for Atlantic Records at American Sound Studios, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
H.P. Lovecraft and Kaleidoscope play the first of two nights at The Sound Factory, Sacramento, California, USA.
Jethro Tull play at The Marquee, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Duster Bennett.
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Spirit play the first of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Soft Machine, Big Brother And The Holding Company and The Chambers Brothers play the second concert of the New York Rock Festival, Singer Bowl, Queens, New York City, USA.
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Yes play at The Place, Hanley, Stoke-On-Trent, England, UK, Europe.
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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.