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  1. National Jazz & Blues Festival
    Deep Purple, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Ten Years After, The Nice, Ginger Baker, Traffic, John Mayall, Spencer Davis, Taste, Jerry Lee Lewis and Arthur Brown performed at the three-day National Jazz & Blues Festival at Kempton Park Racecourse in Sunbury-on-Thames, England.
  2. James Brown & The Famous Flames
    James Brown & The Famous Flames performed at Balboa Stadium in San Diego, California.
  3. Janis Joplin
    Janis Joplin performed at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri.
  4. Jerry Lee Lewis
    Jerry Lee Lewis, Marmalade, Taste, The Herd and Timebox performed on the first day of the three-day National Jazz & Blues Festival at Kempton Park Racecourse in Sunbury-on-Thames, England. Jerry Lee Lewis whipped the crowd into such a frenzy during his performance that organizers cut his set short and asked him to leave the stage.
  5. Pink Floyd
    Pink Floyd played the first of three concerts at Eagles Auditorium in Seattle, Washington. Blue Cheer appeared as the opening act, with the light show provided by Retina Circus Light Company.
  6. Jimi Hendrix
    Jimi Hendrix performed at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago.
  7. National Jazz & Blues Festival
    The second day of the National Jazz & Blues Festival at Kempton Park Racecourse in Sunbury-on-Thames, England, featured Alan Haven, Deep Purple, Ginger Baker, Jeff Beck Group, Joe Cocker, Mike Westbrook, Ronnie Scott, T. Rex, Ten Years After, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, The Don Rendell & Ian Carr Quintet, and The Nice.
  8. Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
    They performed at the Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia.
  9. The Who
    The Who performed at the Fillmore West in San Francisco.
  10. Herman's Hermits
    They performed at the Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia.
  11. The Who
    They performed as the headline act at the Fillmore West in San Francisco.
  12. Bruce Springsteen; Earth
    Bruce Springsteen's new group Earth played their first concert on August 16 at the Off Broad Street Coffee House in Red Bank, New Jersey. Eighteen-year-old Springsteen sang and played guitar; the repertoire included songs by Cream, Hendrix and Traffic as well as original blues jams. The group existed for only six months.
  13. Pink Floyd
    Pink Floyd played the first of two concerts at the Sound Factory club in Sacramento, California.
  14. The Who
    The Who performed at Phoenix Municipal Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona.
  15. The Who
    The Who performed at the Kelker Junction Night Club in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
  16. The Grateful Dead
    The Grateful Dead performed at the Fillmore West in San Francisco.
  17. The Who
    The Who performed at Municipal Auditorium Music Hall in Kansas City, Missouri.
  18. Pink Floyd
    Pink Floyd played the first two nights of the final stop on their US tour at The Bank club in Torrance, California, in the Los Angeles area.
  19. The Jimi Hendrix Experience; Soft Machine; Big Brother And The Holding Company
    The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Soft Machine and Big Brother And The Holding Company performed at the New York Rock Festival at the Singer Bowl in Flushing Meadow Park in Queens, New York. Janis Joplin also performed with Big Brother And The Holding Company. The concert was part of The Jimi Hendrix Experience's North American tour and attracted approximately 18,000 people. The atmosphere was disrupted by a heavy police presence because of a violent fight involving thrown chairs that had taken place at the same venue during the previous festival day on August 2.
  20. James Brown
    James Brown performed at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.
  21. Pink Floyd
    Pink Floyd performed the final concert of their North American tour at The Bank club in Torrance, California.
  22. The Incredible String Band; Traffic; Bonzo Dog Band; Family; Fairport Convention; Blossom Toes; The Pretty Things; The Deviants; Blonde on Blonde; Free
    The listed artists performed over two evenings at The Roundhouse club in London.
  23. Albert King
    Blues musician Albert King performed at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit, Michigan.
  24. Howlin’ Wolf
    Howlin’ Wolf performed at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit, Michigan.
  25. Isle Of Wight Festival
    The first edition of the Isle of Wight Festival was held, with Jefferson Airplane and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown as the headliners.
  26. Janis Joplin
    Janis Joplin performed on the first of two evenings at the Palace of Fine Arts festival in San Francisco.
  27. Yes
    Yes performed at the Civic Centre in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England.
  28. Howlin’ Wolf
    Howlin' Wolf performed at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit, Michigan.
  29. Isle Of Wight
    At the first Isle of Wight Festival, held from August 31 to September 1 over two days at Hells Field near Godshill, The Move, The Pretty Things, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Orange Bicycle, Jefferson Airplane, Fairport Convention and Tyrannosaurus Rex performed. Tickets cost 25 shillings.
  30. Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin and Vanilla Fudge performed at the Civic Auditorium in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
  31. Atlantic City Pop Festival
    The three-day Atlantic City Pop Festival concluded at the Atlantic City Race Track. Performers included Three Dog Night, The Moody Blues, Joe Cocker, Janis Joplin, Canned Heat, Little Richard, and the Mothers of Invention.
  32. Elvis Presley
    Elvis Presley performed at the International Hotel in Las Vegas at 8:15 p.m. and at midnight. Each show had a capacity of 2,200.
  33. Elvis Presley
    Elvis Presley performed both an evening and midnight show at the International Hotel in Las Vegas.
  34. Elvis Presley
    Elvis Presley performed evening and midnight shows at the International Hotel in Las Vegas.
  35. Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin performed at Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, California, during their North American tour. It was their only concert in the city.
  36. Elvis Presley
    Elvis Presley odehrál večerní a půlnoční koncert v International Hotelu v Las Vegas. Oba koncerty navštívilo po 2 200 divácích.
  37. Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin během severoamerického turné vystoupili v Berkeley Community Theatre v Kalifornii.
  38. Alice Cooper
    Alice Cooper performed at the Eastown Theater in Detroit, Michigan.
  39. Elvis Presley
    Elvis Presley performed an evening and midnight concert at the International Hotel in Las Vegas. Each concert had an attendance of 2,200.
  40. Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin performed at the Swing Auditorium in San Bernardino, California, during their North American tour, with Jethro Tull as the opening act.
  41. Led Zeppelin / Jethro Tull
    Jethro Tull performed as the opening act for Led Zeppelin at the Swing Auditorium in San Bernardino, California.
  42. Pink Floyd
    Pink Floyd performed at the ninth National Jazz, Pop, Ballads & Blues Festival at Plumpton Race Track in Strete, England. It was the opening night of the three-day festival, which also featured Soft Machine, The Who, Roy Harper and other artists.
  43. Yes
    Yes performed at Mother's club in Birmingham, England.
  44. Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin performed at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, during their North American tour. Jethro Tull, who appeared as the opening act, were at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart with their second album, “Stand Up”.
  45. Elvis Presley
    Elvis Presley performed at the International Hotel in Las Vegas during the evening and midnight shows. Both shows had a capacity of 2,200 spectators.
  46. The Who / Yes / King Crimson / Chicken Shack / The Strawbs
    The Who, Yes, King Crimson, Chicken Shack and The Strawbs performed on the second day of the National Jazz and Blues Festival in Sussex, England.
  47. Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin performed at the San Diego Sports Arena during their North American tour. Jethro Tull and Seattle's The Surprise Package appeared as support acts.
  48. Elvis Presley
    Elvis Presley performed an evening and midnight concert at the International Hotel in Las Vegas. Both concerts had a capacity of 2,200.
  49. National Jazz and Blues Festival
    The three-day National Jazz and Blues Festival in Sussex, England, concluded with performances by The Nice, Pentangle, and Long John Baldry.
  50. Elvis Presley
    Elvis performed two concerts at the International Hotel in Las Vegas—a dinner show at 8:15 p.m. and a midnight show. Both concerts included, among others, “Blue Suede Shoes”, “Heartbreak Hotel”, “Hound Dog”, “Yesterday”, “Hey Jude”, “In the Ghetto”, and “Suspicious Minds”.