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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.
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.
Ahmad Jamal is playing during a one-month engagement at The Top Of The Gate, New York City, USA.
The Treniers are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Sahara Lounge, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Jazz vocalist Bobbe Norris is playing during two weeks at The Living Room, New York City, USA.
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers play during two weeks at The Cafe Au Go Go, New York City, USA.
Sammy Davis Jr. is appearing during two weeks at The O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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.
Earl 'Fatha' Hines is playing during a long engagement at The Colonial Tavern, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Kirby Stone Four are playing at The London House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Big Brother And The Holding Company are playing during six nights at The Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Rhetta Hughes is playing in the main dining-room of The Roostertail, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Wayne Newton is playing during four weeks at Harrah's, Reno, Nevada, USA.
The New Christy Minstrels are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, Louisana, 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 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.
P.J. Proby performs a medley of the songs Going Out Of My Head/Hurts So Bad at The MIDEM Festival in Cannes, France, Europe.
Peter, Paul And Mary play at The Empire, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
Harry Belafonte, Barbra Streisand, Phil Ochs plays at an Anti-Vietnam Concert in the Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, USA.
The Iveys play at The Summerhouse, Kingswinsford, England, UK, Europe. The group will find greater fame after a name-change to Badfinger.
At Olympic Studos in London, England, UK, Europe, the Jimi Hendrix Experience records a version of Bob Dylan's song All Along The Watchtower. Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones is in attendance.
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British r'n'b band Jo Jo Gunne play at The Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, London, England, UK, Europe, with Ronnie Jones.
The Turtles, Buffalo Springfield, Brewer And Shipley, The Grass Roots and others play at The Cheetah, Santa Monica, California, USA.
Genesis, Siegel Schwall and Mother Earth play the last of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
The 'N Betweens play at The Queen Mary Ballroom, Dudley Zoo, Dudley, England, UK, Europe, with Sweet Sounds. The 'N Betweens will find greater success after a name-change to Slade.
Kaleidoscope play the first of five nights at The Ash Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Cortinas play at The Whisky A Go Go, London, England, UK, Europe.
Following the previous day's two shows at Brisbane Festival Hall, Brisbane, Australia, Oceania, The Who, Small Faces and Paul Jones return to Sydney and check in at the Sheraton Hotel.
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The Cat's Pyjamas play at the Alex Disco in the Alexandra Rooms, New Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, with DJ Kazoon.
The Fallen Angels play at Le Cave, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
On a tour to promote their second Smash Records LP, Love Lost And Found, Jay And The Techniques play in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
The BBC radio programme Top Gear broadcasts a live session, recorded five days earlier, by Fleetwood Mac.
Joni Mitchell performs Both Sides Now, The Circle Game and The Way It Is on the CBC-TV program The Way It Is.
Big Brother And The Holding Company are playing at The Golden Bear Club, Huntington Beach, California, USA.
The Action play at Le Metro, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Fairport Convention play at The Bottleneck Blues Club, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Supremes play at the annual "Bal pare" party in Munich, West Germany, Europe, backed by the Rolf Hans Mueller Big Band - a German band.
Traffic record a live set for BBC radio programme Top Gear, in London, England, UK, Europe.
A group of seventeen young demonstrators are ejected from the National City Christian church, frequented by US President Lyndon Johnson in Washington DC, USA, after they protest about the treatment of singer Eartha Kitt, who had spoken out during a recent function at The White House against the war in Vietnam.
Robert Plant plays at The Ship And Rainbow, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK, Europe. Plant will find greater fame after he joins Led Zeppelin.
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band play at The Speakeasy, London, England, UK, Europe.
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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.
The controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.
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.