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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.
The controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.
The Sweet Inspirations are playing during a week of shows at The Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, USA.
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.
Joe Tex is playing during seven nights at The Howard Theater, Washington DC, USA.
Maxine Brown is playing during nine days at The Pecan Grove, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
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.
The King Sisters, Alvino Rey and Kent Larsen are playing during a three-week engagement at The Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Long John Baldry is playing during a week of cabaret at The Garrick, Leigh, UK, Europe.
Ron Eliran, known as "Israel's Ambassador of Song," is playing during a month of shows at The Hungry i, San Francisco, California, USA.
Glen Campbell is in London, England, UK, Europe, for a week of promotional radio and tv appearances.
The 5th Dimension play at The College Of Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
The Showstoppers play at Blaises Club, London, England, UK, Europe.
Aretha Franklin comes to the end of a European tour with a show in Stockholm, Sweden.
Blue Cheer play at The Boston Tea Party, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Kaleidoscope play the last of three nights at The Straight Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA.
New York City club owner Steve Paul advertises The Scene Club with a personal statement in the Village Voice newspaper.
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The Grateful Dead play the last of three nights at The Electric Circus, 23 St. Mark's Place, New York City, USA.
Ray Charles plays in Antwerp, Belgium, Europe.
The Buddy Guy Blues Band plays the first of four nights at Main Point, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA.
Pink Floyd are recording at Sound Techniques, Chelsea, London, England, UK, Europe, working on the songs Vegetable Man, John Latham, Remember A Day and Jug Band Blues.
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Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and June Carter play at The Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK, Europe.
James And Bobby Purify are undertaking engagements in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe, at the end of a week-long tour.
Moby Grape play the third of six nights at The Generation Club, New York City, USA.
B.B. King becomes the first non-jazz performer ever to play a live set on the tv show Jazz Casual in the USA.
Nancy Ames is the musical guest on the tv show Bob Braun's 50-50 Club in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
The Nazz play the first of four nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA. The group includes future solo star Todd Rundgren.
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The Yardbirds play at Hal Baby's, Denver, Colorado, USA.
The Foundations fly out of London, England, UK, Europe, to undertake a series of dates in the USA.
Folk star Burl Ives begins recording his Christmas Album in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, for Columbia Records.
Jimmy McGriff is playing during four nights at The Alpine Villa, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Lana Cantrell is playing during a three-week engagement at The Fairmont, San Francisco, California, USA.
Wes Montgomery records Serene at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for A+M Records.
The Beach Boys and the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi play at New York State University, , USA.
Fleetwood Mac, Ten Years After, The Fugs and The Nice play at the Konserthallen, Liseberg, Gothenburg, Sweden, Europe.
A meeting is held at Apple HQ in London, England, UK, Europe, with John Lennon and Ringo Starr of The Beatles in attendance, to discuss the possibility of starting an Apple-funded school for children.
The Rolling Stones spend the first of two days in Olympic Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, working on the track Silver Blanket, which will eventually be released as Salt Of The Earth.
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.