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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.
Folk-rock duo Bunky And Jake are playing at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA. Headline act is Joni Mitchell.
The Everly Brothers are playing during a fourteen-night stint at The Latin Quarter, New York City, USA.
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Joni Mitchell is playing during eight nights at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA. Her support acts change during this period, but include David Steinberg and Bunky And Jake.
Roy Orbison is playing during a three-week season at The Club Embassy, Toronto, Canada.
Hurdy Gurdy Man by Donovan reaches No1 in the Canadian singles chart.
Rosemary Clooney walks off stage during her show at Harold's Club, Reno, Nevada, USA. The official reason given is "acute influenza" but she has in fact suffered a nervous breakdown, and will shortly be admitted to Mount Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles, California, USA, to be treated for "drug-induced psychosis".
Steppenwolf release the single Born To Be Wild, on Dunhill Records in the USA.
The Who play at The Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA.
Gene Pitney is playing during a week of shows at The Fiesta Club, Stockton, England, UK, Europe.
Tim Rose begins a tour of Yugoslavia, Europe.
Iron Butterfly play at The Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA.
Pink Floyd begin the North American leg of their tour in support of the album Saucerful Of Secrets at The Kinetic Playground, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
At the office of ANIM management in London, England, UK, Europe, Jimi Hendrix is interviewed by Alan Walsh of Melody Maker.
Patti LaBelle And The Bluebells play at The Cedar Club, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Charlie Watts, drummer of The Rolling Stones, joins Mick Jagger in Los Angeles, California, USA, where the Stones' album Beggar's Banquet is being mixed.
Taj Mahal and Tim Buckley play the first of six nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Dusty Springfield opens for a season at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
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Unhappy with their first attempts, The Beatles start work on a new version of Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Beach Boys release a new single, Do It Again, on Capitol Records in the USA.
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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.