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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.
Hugh Masekela and Jimmy Smith are playing during a ten day season at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Judy Garland is spending time with friends during a short break in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Tony Bennett is playing during a two-week season at Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Blood Sweat And Tears are playing during three nights at The Cafe Au GoGo, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, supported by Buzzy Linhart.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band is playing during ten nights at The Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, California, USA.
Plastic Penny play at The Tabernacle, Stockport, England, UK, Europe.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience plays at Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, USA.
Following a contract dispute with the concert promoter Aretha Franklin refuses to go on stage at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver, Colorado, USA. As a result, the crowd riots, storms the stage and destroys the grand piano, causing damage estimated at $10,000.
The Who play at Melody Fair, Wurlitzer Park, North Tonawanda, New York State, USA.
Ten Years After play the first of three nights at The Scene Club, New York City, USA.
The two-day long Newport Festival, featuring Jefferson Airplane, The Byrds, Grateful Dead, Sonny And Cher, Iron Butterfly and Steppenwolf, concludes in Costa Mesa, California, USA.
The Beatles' animated film, Yellow Submarine, goes on general release in the UK, Europe.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Santana, Canned Heat, Iron Butterfly, Initial Shock and The Hello People play the last of six nights at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
Barclay James Harvest play at Mister Smith's, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Ten Years After play the first of three nights at Steve Paul's The Scene Club, New York City, USA.
Charlie Musselwhite plays the last of five nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Robert Cieka, future drummer with The Boo Radleys, is born.
The Doors play at Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Magic Sam, Ike and Tina Turner, The Steve Miller Blues Band and Kaleidoscope play at The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA.
UK band Kaleidoscope, in dispute with its record label, Fontana, has a meeting with The Moody Blues manager Tony Clark to discuss a possible move to Decca Records.
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The Smothers Brothers' Summer Show is aired by CBS-tv in the USA.
Pink Floyd play the last of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Tom Jones plays at The Princess Theatre, Torquay, Devon, 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.