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Musical comedy The Toreador is presented at The Gaiety Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 675 performances. 
Musical comedy The Girl From Kay's is playing at The Apollo Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a lengthy run.
The musical revue Hip-Hip-Hooray is playing at The Hippodrome Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 425 performances.
Chu Chin Chow, billed as 'A Musical Tale of the East in Fourteen Scenes - Company of 300' is playing at His Majesty's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 2238 performances.Billie Holiday and the Count Basie Band play the fifth of seven days at the Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Singer and popular songwriter Hank Fort is playing at The Jefferson Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
The musical Hazel Flagg, with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Bob Hilliard, is playing at The Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 190 performances.
Patti Page is playing during a month of shows at The Pigalle, London, England, UK, Europe.Bob Dylan's girlfriend Suze Rotolo leaves New York City, USA, with her mother to study at the University of Perugia in Italy, Europe. Her departure will inspire Dylan to write two memorable love songs - Don't Think Twice, It's Alright and Tomorrow Is A Long Time. The pair will break up in 1964.
Brenda Lee plays the fifth of what is planned as fourteen nights at The Latin Casino, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA. She will, however, dislocate her neck on the 12th, necessitating cancellation of the remaining dates.
Winifred Atwell, Lance Percival, Ronnie Carroll, Antonio Vargas And The Spanish Dancers, Gerard Sety, Des Lane, Toni Ros, The Mistins and The Don Robb Group are playing during the summer season at The Star Light Roof, The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.
The Beach Boys have a recording session at Western Recorders, Los Angeles, California, USA, working on
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Elvis Presley continues with filming of his next movie, Frankie And Johnny, at Goldwyn Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Beatles single, Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!, is released in Germany, Europe, on Odeon Records.
The Brian Auger Trinity, with vocalists Julie Driscoll, Long John Baldry and Rod Stewart, play at The Cavern, Liverpool, UK.Big Brother And The Holding Company and Canned Heat play the first of four nights in the Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Procol Harum's A Whiter Shade Of Pale takes up residence at the top of the UK single chart for six weeks. On the same day, Strange Brew by Cream enters the UK singles chart, where it will peak at No17.
When The Electric Flag play at the Fillmore East, New York City, USA, Jimi Hendrix joins them for a jam. Also on the bill are Quicksilver Messenger Service.
O.M.D. (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark) play at Oxford Polytechnic, Oxford, England, UK, Europe.
Charles Freeman, owner of the E-C Records store in Florida, USA, is jailed for selling the album As Nasty As They Wanna Be by 2 Live Crew, which had recently been declared obscene.
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Billboard magazine reports that Neil Young is to be the subject of a concert film, to be directed by Jonathan Demme, at The Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, during August.
Todd Rundgren, Joe Jackson and The Ethel String Quartet play at The U sher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.Pioneering rock guitarist Link Wray is inducted into the Native American Music Hall of Fame.
The 2007 Isle Of Wight Festival, a three-day event, begins at Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle Of Wight, UK.
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Lady Gaga attends her younger sister's graduation ceremony in the Convent Of The Sacred Heart, New York City, USA.
Teenage Fanclub come to the end of a UK tour with a gig at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London, Rngland, UK.
The Airborne Toxic Event release the single Neda in the USA. The song is about the death of Neda Agha-Soltan, who was shot dead in 2009 by an Iranian militiaman, while she attended a peaceful demonstration in Tehran. All proceeds from the sales of the single on iTunes will go to Amnesty International.
Tom Petty And the Heartbreakers play at The GM Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
During their Progress Live tour, Take That play the fifth of eight nights at The City Of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.Lady Gaga is a bridesmaid at her best friend Bo O'Connor's wedding in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, North America.
Metallica make a surprise appearance in an afternoon slot at The Orion Music And More Festival, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan, USA. The band listed to appear, Dehaan, did not exist and, instead Metallica treat the assembled throng to a note-for-note rendition of their classic 1983 Kill 'Em All debut album. Other artists appearing on the day include Drop Kick Murphys, Death Grips, Tomahawk and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, SPEx, DJ Angelle, DJ Saturnine and DJ Sneauxball play at One-Eyes Jacks, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
On his Botanical Gardens tour, Don McLean plays the first of two nights at Seapoint Leisure Centre, Galway, Ireland, Europe.
On their World Tour 2019 
Billie Eilish plays at The Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
The Ishmael Ensemble plays at Meadows In The Mountains, Polkvnik Serafimovo, Bulgaria, Europe.
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