4 January – Guitarist Jimi Hendrix is accused of arrogance by TV producers after playing an impromptu version of "Sunshine of Your Love" past his allotted timeslot on the BBC1 showHappening for Lulu.
18 January –Pete Best wins his defamation lawsuit againstThe Beatles. Best had originally sought $8 million, but ended up being awarded much less.
30 January – The Beatles perform for the last time in public, on the roof of theApple building at 3 Savile Row, London. The performance, which is filmed for theLet It Be movie, is stopped early by police after neighbors complain about the noise.
John Lennon officially changes his name from John Winston Lennon to John Winston Ono Lennon.
24 April – The Beatles make a $5.1 million counteroffer to theNorthern Songs stockholders in an attempt to keep Associated TV from controlling the band's music.
29 June – Bass playerNoel Redding announces to the media that he has quit the Jimi Hendrix Experience, having effectively done so during the recording ofElectric Ladyland.
3 July –Brian Jones is found dead in the swimming pool at his home in Sussex, England, almost a month after leaving The Rolling Stones.
5 July – The Rolling Stones proceed with a free concert in Hyde Park, London as a tribute to Brian Jones; it is also the band's first concert with guitaristMick Taylor. Estimates of the audience range from 250,000 to 400,000.
