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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 a lengthy engagement at The Sahara, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA.
Arthur Prysock is playing during ten nights at Club Harlem, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
Patti Page is playing during a week of shows at Disneyland, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Hoyt Axton is playing during six nights at The Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, California, USA, supported by Hedge And Donna.
Andy Williams is playing during a week of shows at The Carousel Theatre, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA, supported by The Osmond Brothers.
Elvis Presley is filming scenes for his latest movie, Charro, near Apache Junction, Arizona, USA.
The Beatles spend the day at various locations around London, England, UK, Europe, being photographed by esteemed war photographer Don McCullin and Stephen Goldblatt. This day will become known as The Mad Day Out.
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O.C. Smith arrives in the UK to begin a tour promoting his single The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp.
The second free concert to be held in Hyde Park, London, England, UK, Europe, is headlined by Traffic, The Nice, Pretty Things, The Action and Junior's Eyes.
Iron Butterfly play the last of four nights at The Kinetic Playground [aka The Electric Theater], 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Ray Charles comes to the end of a season at Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Ten Years After play the second of two nights at The Cheetah Club, Los Angeles, California, USA, with Jose Feliciano.
The Steve Miller Band plays the last of three nights at The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA, supported on this night by Air Speed Indicator.
Mose Allison comes to the end of a stint at The Plugged Nickel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience fly from New York City to Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Siegel Schwall Blues Band and Travel Agency play the last of four nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis come to the end of a stint at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Jerry Garcia, Jack Casady and Mickey Hart of The Grateful Dead jam at Rancho Olompali, Novato, California, USA.
The Chambers Brothers, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Santana, The Sons Of Champlin and Creedence Clearwater Revival play in the Summer Rock Concert at Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA.
Robin Gibb of The Bee Gees collapses from exhaustion and is hospitalised at Regent's Park Nursing Home, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Rascals play in Tampa, Florida, USA.
The Iveys play at The Seven Sisters Rugby Football Club, South Wales, UK, Europe.
The Who play at Miami Marine Stadium, Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida, USA. The venue is remarkable in that it floats on the waters of Biscayne Bay. The show is opened with a reading by beat guru Allen Ginsberg.
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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.