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The musical Charlie Girl is performed at The Adephi Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run lasting over five 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.
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.
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.
The Kirby Stone Four are playing at The London House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Rhetta Hughes is playing in the main dining-room of The Roostertail, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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 Move, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Fleetwood Mac and Fairport Convention play at The 'New' Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Monkees are working on the songs Seeger's Theme and Merry Go Round, at Western Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Cream, including guitarist Eric Clapton, play at the University of London Union, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Herd play at Dreamland, Margate, England, UK, Europe, supported by Floribunda Rose.The Butterfield Blues Band, The Charles Lloyd Quartet and The Ultimate Spinach play the last of three nights at The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA.
Cat Stevens plays at The Winter Gardens, Weston-Super-Mare, England, UK, Europe, supported by Zeus.
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.
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The Gods play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Mabel Greer's Toyshop. The Gods include Greg Lake, later to find greater success with Emerson Lake And Palmer (ELP), and Mabel Greer's Toyshop incudes two future members of Yes, Peter Banks and Chris Squire.
Neil Diamond, Mitch Ryder, The Fallen Angels and The Human Beinz appear on tv show Upbeat, recorded in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Bob Dylan makes his first concert appearance since his 1966 motorcycle crash, when he and The Band perform at the Tribute To Woody Guthrie Concert in Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA.
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.Billboard magazine in the USA reports that, because of 'spiraling instrument costs' the average five-man teenage rock band now spends $5,000 to buy the equipment needed to get started.
Genesis, Siegel Schwall and Mother Earth play the second of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
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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John Fred and His Playboy Band hit the Billboard Singles Chart No1 slot in the USA with Judy In Disguise (With Glasses).
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The Roman Numerals play at Babson Institute, Babson, Massachusetts, USA.
On a tour to promote their second Smash Records LP, Love Lost And Found, Jay And The Techniques play in Houston, Texas, 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 'N Betweens play at Queens Beat Club, Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe. The band's members will find greater fame after a name-change to Slade.
Buffalo Springfield play at The Auditorium, Whittier High School, Whittier, California, USA.
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)
Johnny Tillotson plays the second of two nights at The Shriners Convention in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Big Brother And The Holding Company are playing at The Golden Bear Club, Huntington Beach, California, USA.
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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