1 9 6 6 . ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁– ▁The ▁Beat les ▁pose ▁with ▁a ▁phot ographic ▁coll age ▁and ▁w ax ▁figures ▁from ▁Madame ▁T uss aud ' s ▁famous ▁museum ▁for ▁the ▁cover ▁art work ▁of ▁S gt . ▁Pe pper ' s ▁L on ely ▁He arts ▁Club ▁Band ▁album ▁at ▁Ch else a ▁Man or ▁Studios ▁in ▁London . ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁– ▁K ick ing ▁off ▁a ▁tour ▁with ▁The ▁Walker ▁Brothers , ▁Cat ▁Stevens ▁and ▁Engel bert ▁Hum per din ck ▁at ▁The ▁Ast oria ▁London , ▁Jim i ▁Hend rix ▁sets ▁fire ▁to ▁his ▁guitar ▁on ▁stage ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁He ▁is ▁taken ▁to ▁hospital ▁suffering ▁burn s ▁to ▁his ▁hands . ▁The ▁guitar - burn ing ▁act ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁a ▁tra dem ark ▁of ▁Hend rix ' s ▁performances . ▁ 8 ▁April ▁– ▁The ▁ 1 2 th ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁is ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁Hof burg ▁Imperial ▁Palace , ▁Vienna , ▁Austria . ▁The ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁wins ▁the ▁contest ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁with ▁the ▁Bill ▁Martin / Ph il ▁C oul ter ▁song ▁" P u ppet ▁on ▁a ▁String ", ▁s ung ▁by ▁Sand ie ▁Shaw . ▁May ▁– ▁Paul ▁McC art ney ▁reve als ▁that ▁all ▁four ▁members ▁of ▁The ▁Beat les ▁have ▁" dro pped ▁acid ". ▁▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁– ▁P ink ▁F loyd ▁stage ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁rock ▁concert ▁with ▁quad raph onic ▁sound ▁at ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁Hall ,