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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 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.
Vikki Carr is playing during three weeks at The Sahara, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA.
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.
Sam And Dave play during a week at The Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Ten Years After are playing during four nights at Steve Paul's Scene club in New York City, USA, supported by Spooky Tooth.
Tim Hardin is playing during five nights at the Cafe Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Bob Weir and Ron 'Pigpen' McKernan of The Grateful Dead are arrested on drug charges in the band's home in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, California, USA.
Neil Young completes recording of Here We Are In The Years for his solo debut album on Reprise Records, in Wally Heider Studio, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Jeff Beck Group, with Rod Stewart on vocals, plays the third of four nights in Stockholm, Sweden, Europe.
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, The Sons Of The Pioneers and Kate Smith appear on NBC tv's The Kraft Music Hall in the USA.
Motown Records files a £4m suit against songwriters Holland, Dozier and Holland for breach of contract, on the basis that the trio has not delivered any new songs since 1967.
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American singer/songwriter David Ackles plays the first of two nights in Amsterdam, Holland, Europe.
The Steve Miller Band plays the first of five nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by Chicago Transit Authority.
The Beatles are in Trident Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, working on Paul McCartney's lead vocal to the song Honey Pie.
Diana Ross And The Supremes are playing during two weeks at Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Searchers play at The Place, Hanley, Stoke-On-Trent, England, UK, Europe.
Lesley Gore is playing during a week of shows at The Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC, USA.
Setting off from BBC tv studios, Lime Grove, London, England, UK, Europe, The Who tour London in a vintage French bus to promote their next single, Magic Bus.
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Singer/songwriter Tim Buckley appears on BBC2 tv show Late Night Line-Up in London, England, UK, Europe.
With A Little Help From My Friends by Sheffield vocalist Joe Cocker, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles, enters the UK singles chart on its way to No1.
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At IBC Studios, Lodon, England, UK, Europe, George Harrison of The Beatles adds rhythm guitar and backing vocals to The Cream song Badge, which he had co-written with Eric Clapton.