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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 Checkmates Ltd, are playing during four weeks at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
John Davidson is playing during a month of shows at The Plaza Hotel, New York City, USA.
Brenda And The Tabulations are playing during ten nights at The Nixon Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Al Green is playing during a week of shows at The Pine Grill, Buffalo, New York State, USA.
Jimmy McGriff is playing during a week of shows at The Orbit Lounge, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Herman's Hermits play on the BBC tv show Whistle Stop in the UK. The show is hosted by Roger Whittaker.
Ben E. King, Solomon Burke, Archie Bell And The Drells, Eddie Floyd, Dee Dee Sharpe and The Sweet Inspirations play during a week-long series of shows the Atlantic Records Show Of Stars at The Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Kenny Rogers And The First Edition play at The University of Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, USA.
Kenny Rogers And The First Edition play at William Penn College, Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA.
The Bee Gees play at the ABC, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, Europe.
The Dells play at Wheaton Youth Centre, Wheaton, Maryland, USA.
The Beach Boys begin a Tour of North America with pop guru the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at Singer Bowl, New York City, USA.
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Junior Wells, Canned Heat and Chrome Syrcus play the first of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Love Affair play at The Top Rank, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Judy Collins arrives in the UK, Europe, for a brief tour.
Neil Diamond plays at Catawba College, Salisbury, North Carolina, USA.
Dr. John the Night Tripper plays live at The Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Nina Simone opens at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, supported by Evolution, play at The Mistrale Club (formerly Beckenham Ballroom), Beckenham, Kent, England, UK, Europe.
Maxine Brown is playing during nine days at The Pecan Grove, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
James And Bobby Purify begin a week-long tour of Germany, Europe.
Paul Geremia plays the first of two nights at The Hickory Tree, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.
Buffalo Springfield performs at The Community Concourse, San Diego, California, USA, with The Electric Flag.
The King Sisters, Alvino Rey and Kent Larsen are playing during a three-week engagement at The Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Songwriter, keyboardist and producer Al Kooper is in London, England, UK, Europe, during six days of meetings with publishers, heads of record companies and other producers.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience are filmed by ABC-tv while recording Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) at The Record Plant, New York City, USA. In the evening Jimi sits in with Joe Tex at The Town Hall, New York City, USA.
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On their second North American tour, The Cream play the first of two nights at The Scene, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Mad River and Seeds Of Time play at The Retinal Circus, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Joe Tex is playing during seven nights at The Howard Theater, Washington DC, USA.
Jefferson Airplane and the Crazy World Of Arthur Brown play the first of two nights at The Fillmore East, New York City, USA.
The Mothers of Invention play at The Dog, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Manfred Mann, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, P.P. Arnold, Tony Rivers and The Washington DCs play at the Brighton Arts Festival Ball, Brighton, England, UK, Europe.
Tim Buckley plays the first of two nights at The Kinetic Playground [aka The Electric Theater], 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by Michael And The Messengers.
The musical variety revue New Faces Of 1968 is presented during a run of 52 performances at The Booth Theatre, New York City, USA, featuring performers including Madeline Kahn, Robert Klein, Suzanne Astor and Gloria Bleezarde.
The Yardbirds play the first of two nights at The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA, supported by Frost and The MC5.
The Byrds release a new single, You Ain't Goin' Nowhere, in the UK on CBS Records. The song is written by Bob Dylan.
Pink Floyd play at Westfield College, Hampstead, London, England, UK, Europe, and have an Abbey Road Studios, London, recording session, working on See Saw.
Albert King plus Big Brother And The Holding Company, featuring Janis Joplin, play the first of two nights at The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Who play at Hull University, Hull, UK, Europe.
The Sweet Inspirations are playing during a week of shows at The Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Steppenwolf, supported by Travel Agency, play the second of four nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, 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.