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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.
Trini Lopez is playing during three weeks at Harrah's, Reno, Nevada, USA.
Rolf Harris is playing during a four-week residency at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Johnny Tillotson is undertaking a tour of American Military bases in Germany, Europe.
Ars Nova are playing during a two-week stand at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, supported by Hedge And Donna.
Shirley Bassey is playing during a week of shows at The Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, USA.
Kaleidoscope and Sea Train play the last of six nights at The Ash Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Spooky Tooth play the last of four nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by Kensington Market.
Doc Watson plays at The Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
When The Doors and Jefferson Airplane play at The Concertgebouw, Amesterdam, Holland, Europe, singer Jim Morrison of The Doors collapses prior to the gig as a result of having swallowed a block of hash earlier in the day.
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The tv film Song Of Summer by Ken Russell has its first broadcast by the BBC's Omnibus arts programme in the UK. The film will inspire Kate Bush to write her 1980 song Delius (Song Of Summer).
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers play the last of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Ten Years After play at The Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, England, UK, Europe.
Tyrannosaurus Rex play at Mothers, Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe. The band will find greater success after a name-change to T.Rex.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience end their current Tour of North America at the Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA, supported by Vanilla Fudge and Soft Machine.
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The Nazz play the last of six nights at The Cafe Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA. The band includes Todd Rundgren who will go on achieve an illustrious solo career.
The Chicago Loop play at Arthur's, New York City, USA.
Joan Baez, Big Brother And The Holding Company, The Everly Brothers, The Byrds, Country Joe And The Fish, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, The Mothers of Invention, Buffy St. Marie and Wilson Pickett play at The Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, USA.
CBS-tv in the USA broadcasts the pre-recorded live concert Barbra Streisand : A Happening in Central Park. The show had been played by Barbra Streisand to 135,000 fans in June of 1967.
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.