Tortoise Concert History

Tortoise's almost entirely instrumental music defies easy categorization. The group gained significant attention from their early career. The members have roots in Chicago's fertile music scene, playing in various indie rock and punk groups. Formed in 1990, Tortoise was among the first American indie rock bands to incorporate styles closer to Krautrock, dub, minimalism, electronica and various jazz styles, rather than the standard rock and roll and punk that had dominated indie rock for years.

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 06, 2023
Tortoise / Basic
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Union Transfer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Nov 05, 2023
Tortoise / Basic
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Black Cat Washington, D.C., United States
Nov 04, 2023
Jam Room Music Festival
Tortoise / Adia Victoria / JaRon Marshall / J Robbins / Devon Kay & The Solutions / Throttlerod / Trigger (nyc) / Leone & the Ascension / Bedlam Hour / Homemade Haircuts / The Third Floor
Main St. Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Nov 03, 2023
Tortoise The Grey Eagle Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Nov 02, 2023
Tortoise
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Cat's Cradle Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
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Mar 30, 2023
Tortoise
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Great American Music Hall San Francisco, California, United States
Mar 28, 2023
Tortoise / Smokey Kingdom Revolution Hall Portland, Oregon, United States
Mar 27, 2023
Tortoise
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Neumos Seattle, Washington, United States
Oct 05, 2022
Tortoise Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, California, United States
Oct 04, 2022
Tortoise Revolution Hall Portland, Oregon, United States
Oct 03, 2022
Tortoise
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Thalia Hall Chicago, Illinois, United States
Oct 02, 2022
Tortoise / 75 Dollar Bill
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Elsewhere New York, New York, United States
Oct 01, 2022
Tortoise
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Rialto Theatre Montréal, Québec, Canada
Jun 29, 2019
Solid Sound Festival 2019
Wilco / The Feelies / Tortoise / Cate Le Bon / Mdou Moctar / Julian Lage Trio / Foxwarren
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Mass MoCA North Adams, Massachusetts, United States
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Jun 28, 2019 –
Jun 30, 2019
Solid Sound 2019
Wilco / Wilco / Courtney Barnett / The Feelies / Tortoise / Tortoise / Cate le Bon / Jonathan Richman / Jeff Tweedy & Friends / The Minus 5 / clipping. / Milo / Ohmme / Lonnie Holley / Rafiq Bhatia / Foxwarren / Julian Lage Trio / Quindar / Lithics / Skyway Man / The Expandards / Rough Francis / Lakou Mizik / Mdou Moctar / Wand / Buck Meek Show all bands
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Mass MoCA North Adams, Massachusetts, United States
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Feb 15, 2019 –
Feb 17, 2019
Pitchfork Midwinter 2019
Deerhunter / Panda Bear / Perfume Genius / Slowdive / Kamasi Washington / Zola Jesus / DJ Koze / Oneohtrix Point Never / Grouper / Tortoise / Hiss Golden Messenger / Mount Eerie / Joey Purp / Laurie Anderson / Weyes Blood / Mykki Blanco / JPEGMAFIA / William Basinski / Yves Tumor / serpentwithfeet / Jlin / Sudan Archives / Smerz / Baba Stiltz Show all bands
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The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Oct 14, 2017
Desert Daze
"Desert Daze" / Iggy Pop / Sleep / John Cale / King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard / Thurston Moore / The Make-Up / Terry Riley / Gyan Riley / Tortoise / The Gories / Black Moth Super Rainbow / Emily Haines / twin peaks / Avey Tare / Sunflower Bean / King Woman / Mr. Elevator And The Brain Hotel / Jjuujjuu / Mint Field / Winter / Camera / Jesika Von Rabbit / Frankie and the Witch Fingers / Pearl Charles Show all bands
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Insititute Of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree, California, United States
Oct 13, 2017 –
Oct 15, 2017
Desert Daze 2017
Panda Bear / Black Moth Super Rainbow / Tortoise / Ty Segall / Unknown Mortal Orchestra / Spiritualized / Boris / Holy Wave / Sleep / La Femme / Avey Tare / John Maus / Froth / Death Valley Girls / Ariel Pink / Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith / Jesus Sons / Iggy Pop / Khruangbin / The Creation Factory / King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard / The Babe Rainbow / Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile / Triptides / Big Search / The Orange Kyte / Dopey's Robe / Allah-Lahs / GOGGS / Twin Peaks Show all bands
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The Institute of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree, California, United States
Oct 12, 2017 –
Oct 15, 2017
Desert Daze 2017
Iggy Pop / Kurt Vile / Unknown Mortal Orchestra / Panda Bear / Eagles of Death Metal / Courtney Barnett / Spiritualized / Ty Segall / Atlas Sound / BadBadNotGood / Liars / Allah-Las / Black Moth Super Rainbow / King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard / Thurston Moore / Ariel Pink / Tortoise / John Cale / Cigarettes After Sex / Boris / John Maus / The Budos Band / Sleep / La Femme / Twin Peaks / Deap Vally / Hope Sandoval And The Warm Inventions / Khruangbin / Avey Tare / Sunflower Bean / MNDSGN / Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton / Lee Fields / Froth / Terry Riley / Weyes Blood / Celebration / Holy Wave / Aldous Harding / The Gories / Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith / Jerry Paper / L.A. Witch / Miranda Lee Richards / Drugdealer / Fever the Ghost / ENTRANCE / Triptides / Mr. Elevator & the Brain Hotel / Make-Up / Camera / Emel Mathlouthi / Imaad Wasif / Winter / King Woman / Death Valley Girls / The Myrrors / Drinks / Thurston Moore Group / The Babe Rainbow (aus) / spaceface / the goggs / Earthlings / Big Search / Frankie & The Witch Fingers / Jesus Sons / Pearl Charles / Desert Daze / Dahga Bloom / Jjuujjuu / Starcrawler / Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile (and the Sea Lice) / Ian Svenonius / John Dwyer / Mint Field / The Creation Factory / Gyan Riley / Prettiest Eyes / Petyr / The Orange Kyte / Li Daiguo / Dopey's Robe / Spirtualized / Terry Riley & Gyan Riley Show all bands
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The Institute of Mentalphysics Joshua Tree, California, United States
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Oct 11, 2017
Festival Aurora (MX)
"Festival Aurora" (MX) / Bomba Estéreo / Spiritualized / Thurston Moore / Tortoise / Vaya Futuro / Has A Shadow
Pepsi Center WTC Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

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May 21, 1999
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Tortoise / 75 Dollar Bill
Oct 2, 2022
 New York, New York, United States
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Oct 2, 2022
 New York, New York, United States
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Oct 2, 2022
 New York, New York, United States
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Oct 2, 2022
 New York, New York, United States
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 New York, New York, United States
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Oct 2, 2022
 New York, New York, United States
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 New York, New York, United States
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 New York, New York, United States
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 New York, New York, United States
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 New York, New York, United States
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Oct 2, 2022
 New York, New York, United States
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Flower 15 / Tristeza / Isis / Make Believe / The Promise Ring / Tortoise
Nov 12, 2005
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Tortoise had?

Tortoise has had 362 concerts.

What genre is Tortoise?

Tortoise is most often considered to be Indie, Indie Rock, Experimental, Electronica, Instrumental, Experimental Rock, Post-Rock, Noise Rock, Noise Pop, Chicago Indie, Double Drumming, and Warp.

When was the last Tortoise concert?

The last Tortoise concert was on November 06, 2023 at Union Transfer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The bands that performed were: Tortoise / Basic.

What setlist does Tortoise play live?

The songs that Tortoise performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the November 06, 2023 concert at Union Transfer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States:

  1. Gigantes
  2. Monica
  3. In Sarah, Mencken, Christ and Beethoven There Were Women and Men
  4. Prepare Your Coffin
  5. Dot/Eyes
  6. I Set My Face to the Hillside
  7. Gesceap
  8. Along the Banks of Rivers
  9. Eros
  10. Ten-Day Interval
  11. Swung From the Gutters
  12. The Suspension Bridge at Iguazú Falls
  13. Crest
  14. Tin Cans & Twine
  15. Seneca

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