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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.
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.
Quicksilver Messenger Service play the second of three nights at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA, supported by Spooky Tooth.
The Who play the second of two nights at Wedgewood Village Amusement Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, supported by The Noblemen.
Grapefruit play at The Pavilion, Weston Super Mare, England, UK, Europe.
Roy Orbison plays the twentieth night of a four-week residency at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, and King Curtis play at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, New York State, USA.
Magic Bus by The Who reaches No1 in the Canadian singles chart.
Mony Mony by Tommy James And The Shondells, returns to the UK No1 single spot.
H.P. Lovecraft and Kaleidoscope play the second of two nights at The Sound Factory, Sacramento, California, USA.
Ten Years After play in a Free Concert at Hyde Park, London, England, UK, Europe.
Status Quo continue a three day visit to Holland with a gig at Parochieel Ontspannings Centrum, Weesp, Netherlands, Europe.
The highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, is Harper Valley P.T.A. by Jeannie C. Riley entering at No47.
People Got To Be Free by The Rascals reaches No1 in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling pop singles in the USA.
John Lennon of The Beatles and Yoko Ono undertake a live interview on David Frost's UK television program Frost On Saturday.
Spirit play the second of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Country Joe And The Fish and Iron Butterfly play at Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland, USA.
Anti-war campaigner Country Joe McDonald and two members of his backing band The Fish are attacked by three over-zealously patriotic Vietnam Veterans, in a lift at the Democratic Party National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Cryan Shames play at The Jaguar Club, St. Charles, Illinois, USA.
The Grateful Dead and Taj Mahal play the second of two nights at The Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Hush By Deep Purple enters the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA, where it will peak at No4.
You Keep Me Hangin' On by Vanilla Fudge reaches No1 in the Australian pop singles chart.
A dispute between The Rolling Stones and Decca Records in the UK is made public today. The company is refusing to release their album Beggar's Banquet, claiming that the cover, showing a toilet wall scrawled with graffiti, might cause offence.
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I Pretend by Des O'Connor is awarded a Silver Disc in the UK, Europe.
The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation play at Mothers, Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Pink Floyd play the second of two nights at The Bank, Torrance, California, USA.
July play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Litter play the first of two nights at The Kinetic Playground [aka The Electric Theater], 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by Bangor Flying Circus.
UK psychedelic band Kaleidoscope changes its name to Fairfield Parlour.
Born To Be Wild by Steppenwolf peaks at No2 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA.
Neil Young completes mixing of The Loner, which will appear on his Reprise Records solo debut album.
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The Polka Tulk Blues Band plays at The County Ballroom, Carlisle, England, UK, Europe. They will find greater success when they evolve into Black Sabbath.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience play at Bushnell Memorial Hall, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, supported by Eire Apparent.
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Eric Burdon And Animals play the fourth of five nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles supported by A.B. Skhy.
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.