During the summer of 1970, there was a series of concerts at Tanglewood, the renowned classical music venue located in Lenox, Massachusetts. On July 7th, The Who performed along with It's a Beautiful Day and Jethro Tull. This was during the first American tour for the British band Jethro Tull and would turn out to be a very crucial year for them. After extensive touring, their hard work paid off with their third album Benefit being a success and they finally were gaining recognition in the U.S.