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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.
Nico (backed by Jackson Browne on guitar) plays at Stanley's in the basement of The Dom, New York City, USA, supported by Tim Buckley.
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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.
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.
Fiddler On The Roof, starring Luther Adler and Dolores Wilson, is running during a lengthy engagement at McVickers Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Bo Diddley and Big Brother And The Holding Company play the second of four nights at the Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Three Bob Dylan albums, Highway 61 Revisited, Blonde On Blonde and Bringing It All Back Home, are simultaneously awarded gold discs in the USA.
San Francisco band Moby Grape play the last of five nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Alan Price Set plays on the BBC tv show Whistle Stop in the UK. The show is hosted by Roger Whittaker.
Having recently closed its premises in central London, The UFO Club re-opens at The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London, England, UK, Europe, with a show featuring The Pretty Things and Paper Blitz Tissue.
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Thelonious Monk plays the fifth of fourteen nights at The Colonial Tavern, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Youngbloods, The Yardbirds and Jake Holmes play at The Village Theater, New York City, USA. Jake Holmes plays his song Dazed And Confused. Jimmy Page of The Yardbirds listens, and is so 'inspired' that the song will later, with some amendments, make its way into the repertoire of Led Zeppelin, with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant listed as its writers. Forty years later, Holmes will sue Zeppelin for plagiarism.
Dave Van Ronk, Mimi Farina and Fred Neil play at the Community Theater, Berkeley, California, USA.
Cream play the fourth of twelve nights at The Fillmore, San Francisco, California, USA, supporting The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and the Electric Flag.
Folk singer Bob Lind plays at The ice House, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd plays the fourth of six nights at The Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Vanilla Fudge play the third of four nights at The Ambassador Theatre, Washington DC, USA, supported by Lothar And The Hand People and The Fallen Angels.
Herman's Hermits, The Who and the Blues Magoos play at the Kiel Opera House, St Louis, Missouri, USA. Ticket prices range from $3 to $5.
Traffic release their second single, Hole In My Shoe, in the UK on Island Records. It will peak at No2.