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The first of the Alhambra Assemblies is held in the Hokitika Social Hall, Revell Street, Hokitika, New Zealand, with music supplied by Miss Heron and Messers Gibbons and Hausen.
A concert and dance featuring songs, pianoforte solos, duets and gramophone selections is presented in the Orange Hall, Newton, Auckland, New Zealand, in celebration of the 219th anniversary of the Battle Of The Boyne.
Stephen H. Gregg, guitarist of UK 80s band The Parachute Men, is born in Bishop Auckland, New Zealand.

1. WALK RIGHT BACK - THE EVERLY BROTHERS
2. Surrender - Elvis Presley
3. Are You Sure - The Allisons
4. Where the Boys Are - Connie Francis
5. Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles

Everly Brothers, Ray Peterson and Dicky Doo And The Don'ts, play at the Araneta Coliseum in the Philippines at the start of a ten day tour of The Philippines, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania.
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The Top Five Singles in Lever Hit Parade in New Zealand, Oceania, on this date are as follows :
1. Sweets For My Sweet - The Searchers
2. Blowin' In The Wind - Peter, Paul and Mary
3. Candy Girl - The Four Seasons
4. Wipe Out - The Surfaris
5. Twist And Shout - Brian Poole And The Tremeloes
1. Sweets For My Sweet - The Searchers
2. Blowin' In The Wind - Peter, Paul and Mary
3. Candy Girl - The Four Seasons
4. Wipe Out - The Surfaris
5. Twist And Shout - Brian Poole And The Tremeloes
Billboard in the USA reports that The Howard Morrison Quartet has scored a major hit single in New Zealand, Oceania, with the controversial song The Wild(er) New Zealand Boy, a parody of the folk song The Wild Colonial Boy. The Morrison Quartet song celebrates the achievements of George Wilder, said to be New Zealand's greatest-ever prison escaper.
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The Top Five singles in the Lever Hit Parade in New Zealand, Oceania, on this date are as follows :
1. SUGAR SHACK - JIMMY GILMER AND THE FIREBALLS
2. Be My Baby - The Ronettes
3. Do You Love Me - Brian Poole And The Tremeloes
4. Blue Bayou - Roy Orbison
5. Washington Square - The Village Stompers
1. SUGAR SHACK - JIMMY GILMER AND THE FIREBALLS
2. Be My Baby - The Ronettes
3. Do You Love Me - Brian Poole And The Tremeloes
4. Blue Bayou - Roy Orbison
5. Washington Square - The Village Stompers
Roy Orbison, The Beach Boys, The Surfaris, Paul And Paula and The Joy Boys play in The Founders Hall, Hamilton, New Zealand.
The Beatles play the first of two nights at The Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand.

Hello Goodbye by The Beatles reaches No1 in the New Zealand Songles Chart, for the first of two weeks.
The Who, Small Faces and Paul Jones kick off a tour of Australia and New Zealand with a concert in The Royal Festival Hall, Brisbane, Australia, Oceania. After the gig, Keith Moon of The Who drives off in a rental car, which he later parks in front of a motel's reception desk.
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Daydream Believer by The Monkees rises from No4 to No2 in the Go-Set National Top 40 Singles Chart in New Zealand, Oceania. It is held off the No1 slot by The Beatles with Hello Goodbye.

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble arrive in New Zealand for a performance at The Town Hall, Wellington.
As the prize in a competition, Crowded House play live in the basement of film student Grant Harvey's home in Calgary, Canada.


The three-day-long Aotearoa WOMAD Pacific Fesival begins in Western Springs Park, Auckland, New Zealand. Artists appearing include Salif Keita, Fun-da-mental, The Terem Quartet, Richard Thompson, Afro-Celt Sound System and Maxi Priest.



On their World Magnetic tour Metallica play the second of two nights at The Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

Gotye [featuring Kimbra] releases a new single, Somebody That
I Used To Know in Australia and New Zealand. (2011)
On their Up All Night Tour, One Direction play at The St. James Theatre, Wellington, New Zealand.
New Zealand dream-pop chanteuse Princess Chelsea releases a new single, We're So Lost, in the UK.
Ellie Goulding, Lorde and Katy Perry are among the guests attending the Universal Brits' After Party At Soho House Pop-Up, London, UK.






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