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Musical comedy The Toreador is presented at The Gaiety Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 675 performances.
The Hungarian Gypsy Band, The Chapelle Sisters (Songs and Acrobatic Dances) and McIntyre And Heath in 'Georgia Minstrels - The Personification Of Whole-souled Irresistible Fun" are among the entertainments on offer all week at Chase's Polite Vaudeville Theatre, Washington DC, USA.
Chu Chin Chow, billed as 'A Musical Tale of the East in Fourteen Scenes - Company of 300' is playing at His Majesty's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 2238 performances.
Mildred Bailey And Her Orchestra record The Moon Got In My Eyes, It
Billy May And His Orchestra are playing during a two-week engagement at The Meadowbrook, New Windsor, New York State, USA.
A second trial edition of UK pop tv show Oh Boy!, featuring Marty Wilde and The Dallas Boys, is broadcast in the Midlands region at 10.50pm.
Connie Francis plays the tenth night of three weeks at The Sahara Hotel And Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The John Coltrane Quartet records Tunji and Out Of This World for Impulse! Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Winifred Atwell, Lance Percival, Ronnie Carroll, Antonio Vargas And The Spanish Dancers, Gerard Sety, Des Lane, Toni Ros, The Mistins and The Don Robb Group are playing during the summer season at The Star Light Roof, The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.
Sandy Gardiner, in his weekly Platter Patter column in The Ottawa Journal, gives a glowing review of The Beatles single From Me To You.
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The Yusef Lateef Quintet plays at Pep's Lounge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Johnny Cash spends the first of two days of recording sessions in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, working on tracks for the album Bitter Tears : Ballads Of The American Indian. The completed album will include six songs by Greenwich Village songwriter Peter La Farge.
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Rufus Thomas releases the single Willy Nilly on Stax Records in the USA.
The Spencer Davis Group play in The Marquee, Soho, London, England, UK.
Having completed a two-week engagement at The Thunderbird Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Judy Garland flies home to Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Jeff Beck Group, with Rod Stewart on vocals, plays the last of four nights at The Boston Tea Party, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience are in The Record Plant, New York City, USA, working on And The Gods Made Love.
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The Foundations play the last of six nights in Tokyo, Japan, Asia.
The Incredible String Band plays at The Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK, Europe.
Esther And Abi Ofarim play the first of two nights at The Coventry Theatre, Coventry, England, UK, Europe.
Mink De Ville play at El Mocambo, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
On their End Of The Road tour Status Quo are playing during seven nights at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK, Europe.
Green On Red and The Sensible Jerseys play at The Bull, East Sheen, London, England, UK, Europe.
John Lennon's psychedelically-painted 1966 Rolls Royce Phantom V fetches $2.2m at auction in New York City, USA.
The Billy Bremner band plays at The Rock Garden, Covent Garden, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Pretty Things play at The Sir George Robey, Finsbury Park, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Carol G rimes Band plays at The Old Queen's Head, Stockwell, London, England, UK, Europe.
On the North American leg of the True Confessions tour, Bob Dylan plays at the Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, Chicago, Illinois, USA, with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
On their Slippery When Wet tour, Bon Jovi play the first of two nights at The Memorial Coliseum Complex, Portland, Oregon, USA.
The album The Caution Horses by Cowboy Junkies is awarded platinum status in Canada.
The Beach Boys play at Canada Olympic Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
On her Rhythm Nation 1814 World Tour, Janet Jackson plays the last of three nights at The Great Western Forum, Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Bob Dylan plays at Dyrskuepladsen, Roskilde, Denmark, Europe.
The 1996 Sonoria Festival, a three-day event, has its second day in Parco Aquatica, Milan, Italy, Europe. Artists appearing on this day are Iggy Pop, Rage Against the Machine, No Doubt, Placebo, Stiff Little Fingers, The Afghan Whigs, The Orb, Andrea Chimenti, Carmen Consoli, Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine, Edge Park, Freak Power, Giancarlo Onorato, Karma, Lou Dalfin, Mario Venuti and Prozac+.
The Cure release their thirteenth album, The Cure, worldwide.
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Soundtrack Of Our Lives play at The Exit In, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The third day of The Wireless Festival in Hyde Park, London, England, UK, features Keane, Supergrass, Rufus Wainwright, Echo And The Bunnymen and others.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers play at The Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany, Europe.
Muse play at the Hove Festival, Arendel, Norway, Europe.
Bob Dylan plays at the Patinoire Meriadeck, Bordeaux, France, Europe.
Green Day play at Vystaviste Holesovice, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe, supported by Billy Talent and The Pooh.
On their Up All Night Tour, One Direction play at The 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre, Tampa, Florida, USA.
On their Ceremonials tour, Florence And The Machine play at The Openair St Gallen Festival, Gallen Festival Grounds, St. Gallen, Switzerland, Europe.
Tim Burgess and Mark Collins of The Charlatans play a live acoustic set at Alfa Live, a music event sponsored by Alfa Romeo, during the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed, Goodwood, UK.
Sharon van Etten plays at The Independent, San Francisco, California, USA.
On their The River Tour, Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play the second of two nights at Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway, Europe.
On their 19-date Rock Paper Scissors tour Sting and Peter Gabriel play at The Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
On their Revolution Radio tour, Green Day play at The Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland, UK, Europe.
On her 39-date LA To The Moon tour Lana Del Rey plays at The Aerodrome Festival, Panenský Týnec Airfield, Panenský Týnec, Czech Republic, Europe.
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