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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.
Engelbert Humperdinck is appearing in a season as Robinson Crusoe in pantomime at The Palladium Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Shadows play during a three-week cabaret season at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe, with Brian Locking standing in for bassist John Rostill who has suffered a nervous breakdown. 
The Treniers are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Sahara Lounge, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Ahmad Jamal is playing during a one-month engagement at The Top Of The Gate, New York City, USA.
Jazz vocalist Bobbe Norris is playing during two weeks at The Living Room, New York City, USA.
Lulu is playing during a two-week engagement at Cesar's Palace, Luton, England, UK, Europe.
The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
Barbara McNair is playing during two weeks at The Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Big Brother And The Holding Company are playing during six nights at The Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The New Christy Minstrels are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, Louisana, USA.
The three-day long Autorama is staged at Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Over the course of the three days, acts appearing include The Bob Seger System, The Rationals, Scott Richard Case, The Camel Drivers, The Amboy Dukes and The Talasmen.
A superstar gathering takes place at a recording session for the album McGough And McGear, under the supervision of The Beatles' Paul McCartney, at De Lane Lea Studios. In the studio are Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones, Graham Nash of The Hollies, Dave Mason of Traffic and Zoot Money.
Henry Mancini conducts The Bambi Festival Symphony Orxchestra at The Bambi Festival in Munich, Germany, Europe.
Spicks And Specks by The Bee Gees reaches No1 in the pop singles chart, Tio i topp, in Sweden, Europe.
The Amboy Dukes play at Burton's, Uxbridge, England, UK, Europe. (N.B. This is an English band, not the American one led by Ted Nugent)
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The Roman Numerals play at Babson Institute, Babson, Massachusetts, USA.The Move, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Fleetwood Mac and Fairport Convention play at The 'New' Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London, England, UK, Europe.
Big Brother And The Holding Company are playing at The Golden Bear Club, Huntington Beach, California, USA.
It is reported that the Sunn Musical Equipment Company has signed The Who - notorious for smashing up musical equipment during their live shows - to a product endorsement contract.
Pink Floyd play at Hastings Pier, Hastings, England, UK, Europe. This is believed to have been the last gig at which Syd Barrett played with the group.
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Al Hirt is playing at The Latin Casino, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA.
The Move, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Fleetwood Mac, Family, Geranium Pond and Paper Blitz Tissue play in the Brunel University Rag Night at The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London, Eng;land, UK, Europe.
The Fallen Angels play at Le Cave, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Geno Washington And The Ram Jam Band play at The Twisted Wheel, Manchester, England, UK, Europe. 
The Jimi Hendrix Experience have a photo session for Top Pop magazine in London, England, UK, Europe.
Johnny Tillotson plays the second of two nights at The Shriners Convention in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Timebox are playing at Hatchett's Playground, Piccadilly, London, England, UK, Europe.
Normie Rowe And The Playboys do their final live show together at The Op-Pop disco in Sydney, Australia, Oceania, beforw Normie goes off to undertake two years of National Service in the army.Neil Diamond, Mitch Ryder, The Fallen Angels and The Human Beinz appear on tv show Upbeat, recorded in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Aynsley Dunbar's Retaliation play at the Alex Disco in the Alexandra Rooms, New Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, with DJ Kazoon.
Cat Stevens plays at The Winter Gardens, Weston-Super-Mare, England, UK, Europe, supported by Zeus.
The Monkees are working on the songs Seeger's Theme and Merry Go Round, at Western Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Rolling Stone magazine reports that "The Rolling Stones' own television and recording studio in London is nearly underway. Four sites in London are under consideration for the studio which will have the capacity to handle TV promotional film production."Blossom Dearie, Long John Baldry and Simon Dupree are the musical guests on tonights edition of the BBC-1 tv show Dee Time, hosted by Simon Dee.
The Doors play the second of two nights at the Carousel Theater In the Round, West Covina, California, USA, supported by The Sunshine Company.
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.
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