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The Beatles play the first of three Sunday night engagements at Blair Hall, Walton, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
The final day of filming for The Beatles movie A Hard Day's Night takes place in Ealing, West London, England, UK, Europe.
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Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions play the last of three nights at The Tangent ,Palo Alto, California, USA. The group is the first musical collaboration between Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, who will go on to form The Grateful Dead.
The Rolling Stones begin a two week holiday period with the members going off to Morocco, West Germany and France, Europe.
UK tv show Lucky Stars – Summer Spin features The Small Faces, Sonny And Cher, Joe Brown And The Bruvvers, Heinz And The Wildboys.
The Animals Big Band makes its only live appearance, a headline slot on the closing night of The 5th Annual Jazz And Blues Festival, Richmond, England, UK. Also appearing on the same day are Chris Barber, Kenny Ball, Ottilie Patterson, Ken Colyer, Spencer Davis, Jimmy James And The Vagabonds, The Alex Welsh Band and The Steam Packet, including Brian Auger, Julie Driscoll, Rod Stewart and Long John Baldry. George Harrison and John Lennon of The Beatles attend the event.The Pink Floyd Sound play at the Celebration Dance for the London Free School in All Saints Hall, Powis Gardens, London, UK.
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The Beatles start work on what will become the title track to the album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band in EMI Studio 2, Abbey Road, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Magic Roundabout play at Mildway Tavern, Highbury, London, England, UK, Europe.Big Brother And The Holding Company, The Electric Flag, The Youngbloods and Ultimate Spinach play at the Fillmore, San Francisco, California, USA.
Eyes Of Blond play at The Crazy Horse Club, Feltwell, Norfolk, England, UK, Europe.
Quicksilver Messenger Service play at Portland State College, Portland, Oregon, USA.
The Music Explosion release a new single, What You Want / Roadrunner, on Laurie Records in the USA.
The Bee Gees record a live session for the BBC Radio 1 show Top Gear in London, England, UK, Europe.
The Grateful Dead play the first of two nights at 1300 Boulevard Way, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience plays at Hunter College, New York City, USA.
Tommy James And The Shondells headline a KIRZ radio concert in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Cream, The James Cotton Blues Band, Jeremy And The Satyrs, and Blood Sweat And Tears play the first of three nights at The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA. During these shows, Cream record the performances used on their live album Wheels Of Fire.
Traffic play at Liverpool University, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.Music trade magazine Billboard in the USA reports that of the 200 titles on the current album chart, 171 are currently available as 8-track cartridges (as well as standard LPs and cassettes).
The Gods play at The 
A benefit concert for the Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinic is held at the Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, California, USA. Live music is provided by Kaleidoscope, Initial Shock, Country Weather and The AB Skhy Blues Band.
On their second North American tour, The Cream play at the Exhibit Hall, San Diego, California, USA.
Pink Floyd play at the Mayfair Suite, The Belfry Hotel, Wishaw, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, UK, Europe. Support acts are Young Blood and The Pineapple Incident.Love, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and The Psychedelic Stooges play at The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Beatles record Good Night at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Soft Machine play as part of the Jazz In The Garden series of concerts at The Museum Of Modern Art, New York City, USA.
John Lennon of The Beatles marries Yoko Ono in Gibraltar (near Spain), Europe. Their marriage and the events surrounding it will inspire Lennon to write the song The Ballad Of John And Yoko for The Beatles.
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The Mandrake Paddle Steamer release a new single, Strange Walking Man, on Columbia Records in the UK, Europe.
Sly And The Family Stone play the second of two nights at the Fillmore East, New York City, USA, supported by Clarence Carter and Rotary Connection.
On their 
Jerry Garcia and David Grisman record Fair Ellender at Dawg Studios, Mill Valley, California, USA.
Billy Corgan releases a new album The Future Embrace, in the USA. It includes Robert Smith of The Cure doing backing vocals on a cover of The Bee Gees' To Love Somebody.
Glastonbury Festival 2010 comes to an end at Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset, UK. Acts appearing today include Stevie Wonder, Faithless, Ray Davies, Jack Johnson, Orbital, LCD Soundsytem, MGMT, We Are Scientists, Grizzly Bear, The Hold Steady, Jackson Browne with David Lindley, Toots And The Maytals, Dr John and others.
To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon, fans all over the world participate in a global online playback of the album during which they can share thoughts and comments via twitter using #DarkSide40 and witness the impact as the volume of messages combine to turn a specially designed online moon dark.
Radio Moscow, Kings Destroy and Holy Serpent play at Yours And Owls, Wollongong, Australia, Oceania.1961 |
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