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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.
The Serendipity Singers are playing at The Embers, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Shirley Bassey is playing during an engagement at The Sahara, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Paul Anka is playing during a two-week season at Mr. D's, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Equals play at the Alex Disco in The Alexandra Rooms, New Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, with DJ Kazoon.
The Casuals are videotaped performing Jesamine for UK tv show Top Of The Pops at the BBC tv Centre, White City, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Grateful Dead, Albert Collins and Kaleidoscope play the last of three nights at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
Percy Sledge suffers a heart attack while on stage in Pensacola, Florida, USA. The audience, however, thinks it is part of his melodramatic performance and cheers enthusiastically as he is carried off to hospital.
Cupid's Inspiration play at The Assembly Rooms, Worthing, England, UK, Europe.
The Nice play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by East Of Eden.
Richie Havens plays as part of the Jazz In The Garden series of concerts at The Museum Of Modern Art, New York City, USA.
Roy Orbison releases a new single, Penny Arcade, in the UK on London Records.
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Jazz guitarist Gabor Szabo is working on tracks for his album Dreams in New York City, USA.
Ben E. King plays at The Assembly Hall, Worthing, England, and later the same night at Sybylla's, London, England, UK, Europe.
Grapefruit play at The Locarno, Streatham, England, UK, Europe.
In New York City, USA, The Jimi Hendrix Experience sign legal documents relating to the PPX court action, and others transferring financial control from Yameta to co-managers Chas Chandler And Mike Jeffery.
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On turning five years old, Tori Amos starts at kindergarden in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
The Ronettes play at The Royal, Tottenham, London, England, UK, Europe.
Roy Orbison plays the eighteenth night of a four-week residency at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
John Lennon of The Beatles is sued for divorce by his wife Cynthia on the grounds of adultery. She had returned home from a holiday to find Yoko Ono living in their home in London, England, UK, Europe.
The Who play at The Municipal Auditorium Music Hall, Kansas City, Missouri, USA, supported by The New Epics, The Bo Street Runners and Flash And The Inmates. After the Kansas City show, The Who's car is rammed by another vehicle requiring an overnight hospital visit.
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Eric Burdon And The Animals play the second of five nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by A.B. Skhy.
The Herbie Mann Septet records I Never Knew for Atlantic Records at American Sound Studios, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
The Nice release their third album, Nice, in the UK on Immediate Records.
During recording sessions for The White Album in Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, The Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr quits the band. After his departure, the others record Back In The USSR with Paul McCartney on drums.
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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.