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.

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Past Tortoise Tours & Concerts (Page 13)

Date Concert Venue Location
May 16, 2014
Tortoise MAO Livehouse Shanghai, Shanghai, China
May 15, 2014
Tortoise Grappa's Cellar Hong Kong, China
May 14, 2014
Tortoise Bentley Music Auditorium Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
May 13, 2014
Tortoise Aliwal Arts Centre Singapore, SG.01, Singapore
May 10, 2014
Tortoise Billboard Live Osaka Osaka, Ōsaka, Japan
May 08, 2014
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Billboard Live Tokyo Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
May 07, 2014
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Billboard Live Tokyo Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Mar 30, 2014
The Grouch & Eligh / Tortoise / The Grouch Bronze Peacock Room, House of Blues Houston Houston, Texas, United States
Feb 26, 2014
The Grouch & Eligh / Tortoise / Madchild / Pigeon John / Eliot Lipp Fortune Sound Club Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Dec 15, 2013
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SESC Belenzinho São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Dec 14, 2013
Tortoise SESC Belenzinho São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Dec 13, 2013
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SESC Belenzinho São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Dec 12, 2013
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SESC Belenzinho São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Nov 23, 2013
Tortoise

ATP The End of an Era #1

Pontins Camber Sands Holiday Park Rye, England, United Kingdom
Nov 22, 2013
ATP End Of An Era - Part One
Dinosaur Jr. / Television / Godspeed You! Black Emperor / Tortoise / múm / Les Savy Fav / Magik Markers / Low / The Icarus Line / Lee Ranaldo and The Dust / Chelsea Light Moving / Porn with Thurston Moore & Billy Gould / Pharmakon / Dinos Chapman / Beak> / Har Mar Superstar / Hebronix / Scout Niblett / Los Planetas / Oneohtrix Point Never / Wolf Eyes / Refree / Headbirds / Standstill / New War / The Haxon Cloak / Blanck Mass / Forest Swords / Eraas / Demdike Stare / Zyna Hel / His Clancyness / Adam Gnade Show all bands
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Pontins Camber Sands Holiday Park Camber Sands, United Kingdom
Nov 22, 2013 –
Nov 24, 2013
All Tomorrow's Parties - ATP 2013
Dinosaur Jr. / Low / Godspeed You! Black Emperor / Television / Oneohtrix Point Never / múm / Tortoise / Forest Swords / Les Savy Fav / Beak> / Braids / Los Planetas / Har Mar Superstar / Blanck Mass / Scout Niblett / Lee Ranaldo / The Haxan Cloak / Mike Watt / Pharmakon / Demdike Stare / Standstill / Wolf Eyes / Porn / Chelsea Light Moving / Magik Markers / His Clancyness / Lee Ranaldo and The Dust / Eraas / Refree / Hebronix / Headbirds / Dinos Chapman Show all bands
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Pontins Camber Sands Holiday Park Camber, United Kingdom
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Jul 14, 2013
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Empty Bottle Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jul 13, 2013
Tortoise

West Fest

Chicago Avenue Between Damen Avenue and Wood Street Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jul 13, 2013 –
Jul 14, 2013
West Fest 2013
Javelin / Heavy Times / Born Ruffians / Thin Hymns / Tortoise / Redgrave / Forgotten Species / Those Darlins / Tight Phantomz / Oblivians / Baathhaus / Girl Group Chicago
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Chicago Ave, between Wood and Damen Chicago, Illinois, United States
May 04, 2013
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ATP I'll Be Your Mirror

Alexandra Palace London, England, United Kingdom
May 03, 2013
Tortoise Lux Frágil Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Feb 23, 2013
Tortoise Maison des Arts et de la Culture Créteil, France

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 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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 New York, New York, United States
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 King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Oct 11, 2012
 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Indie
Indie Rock
Experimental
Electronica
Instrumental
Noise Rock
Post-Rock
Vyrzukhisuc-Artiest
Experimental Rock
Math Rock
Krautrock
Slowcore
Noise Pop
Jazz Rock
Chicago Indie
Double Drumming
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  1. Night Gang
  2. Monica
  3. In Sarah, Mencken, Christ and Beethoven There Were Women and Men
  4. Layered Presence
  5. I Set My Face to the Hillside
  6. Works and Days
  7. Gesceap
  8. Prepare Your Coffin
  9. Dot/Eyes
  10. Ten-Day Interval
  11. Vexations
  12. The Lithium Stiffs
  13. Crest
  14. The Equator
  15. Swung From the Gutters
  16. Rated OG

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 58 concerts
2025 12 concerts
2024 5 concerts
2023 10 concerts
2022 5 concerts
2020 3 concerts
2019 6 concerts
2017 33 concerts
2016 118 concerts
2015 2 concerts
2014 11 concerts
2013 13 concerts
2012 35 concerts
2011 16 concerts
2010 55 concerts
2009 64 concerts
2008 16 concerts
2007 31 concerts
2006 10 concerts
2005 43 concerts
2004 76 concerts
2003 19 concerts
2002 12 concerts
2001 81 concerts
2000 3 concerts
1999 13 concerts
1998 78 concerts
1997 12 concerts
1996 62 concerts
1995 14 concerts
1994 14 concerts
1993 2 concerts
1992 1 concert
1968 1 concert
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