Tips for Outdoor Concert at Tanglewood What is Tanglewood? Tanglewood is an outdoor music arena that is famous for being the home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the summer. Its unusual name came from a Nathaniel Hawthorne short story called, Tanglewood Tales. Hawthorne wrote it while living in a cottage on the Tanglewood property. Tanglewood is unusual because it has indoor “shed seating” and outdoor lawn seating. The lawn seating allows patrons to listen to music while picnicking, playing frisbee, and enjoying the beautiful surroundings of the Berkshire mountains. For many New Englanders, Tanglewood is part and...