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 31)

Date Concert Venue Location
Apr 18, 2004
Tortoise Higher Ground Winooski, Vermont, United States
Apr 17, 2004
Tortoise
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Club Soda Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Apr 16, 2004
Tortoise Capital Music Hall Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Apr 15, 2004
Tortoise / Four Tet

Tortoise / Fourtet

The Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apr 14, 2004
Tortoise
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The Majestic Theatre Detroit, Michigan, United States
Mar 27, 2004
Tortoise

All Tomorrow's Parties 2004 #1

Pontins Camber Sands Holiday Park Rye, England, United Kingdom
Mar 26, 2004 –
Mar 28, 2004
All Tomorrow's Parties - ATP 2004
Cat Power / Mogwai / Converge / Tortoise / Prefuse 73 / Turbonegro / Shellac / Dead Meadow / Lightning Bolt / Envy / mclusky / Boredoms / Trans Am / Acid Mothers Temple / ENTRANCE / Sun City Girls / Lungfish / Isis / Part Chimp / Papa M / Sonic Boom / Growing / a Whisper in the Noise / Supersilent / Bobby Conn / Todd / arcwelder / Uzeda / Phillip Roebuck / Stinking Lizaveta / The Seconds / French Toast / Botnledja / Mike Watt and the Secondmen / Azita / Atombombpocketknife / The Dishes / James Orr Complex / Mike Watt and the Tom and Jerry Show Show all bands
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Pontins Camber Sands Holiday Park Camber, United Kingdom
Mar 24, 2004
Tortoise Babylon Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Nov 28, 2003
Tortoise
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Abbey Pub Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sep 06, 2003
Tortoise

Hideout Block Party

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The Hideout Chicago, Illinois, United States
Aug 17, 2003
Tortoise

Goose Island Fest

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A. Finkl & Sons Chicago, Illinois, United States
Aug 15, 2003 –
Aug 17, 2003
Guided By Voices / Sonic Youth / Tortoise / Bob Mould / Waco Brothers

Goose Island Festival 2003

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Chicago, Illinois, United States
Aug 01, 2003
Tortoise

AV Festival

Castillo Sohail Fuengirola, Spain
Jul 11, 2003
Tortoise / Mad Professor Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 15, 2003
Coldcut / Tortoise / Lee "Scratch" Perry / The Bees (UK)
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Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 13, 2003
Bonnaroo 2003, Day 1
RJD2 / Jack Johnson / DJ Spooky / Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals / Kid Koala / Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra / Yonder Mountain String Band / Lucinda Williams / Béla Fleck and the Flecktones / Rebirth Brass Band / Jason Mraz / Joshua Redman / Keller Willams / The Funky Meters / My Morning Jacket / Ben Kweller / Tortoise / Sonic Youth / Sound Tribe Sector 9 / Gavin DeGraw / Ekoostik Hookah / Sticky Fingers / The Soft Parade Show all bands
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Great Stage Park Manchester, Tennessee, United States
Jun 13, 2003 –
Jun 15, 2003
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 2003
O.A.R. / Garage a Trois / Kid Koala / Michael Franti & Spearhead / TheNEWDEAL / Mix Master Mike / Louque / Jerry Joseph And The Jackmormons / Mark Farina / DJ Spooky / Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players / Buddahead / Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals / Gavin DeGraw / Raq / Ekoostik Hookah / Emmylou Harris / Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon / Jason Mraz / Liz Phair / Indecision / Hackensaw Boys / Joshua Redman / Toots & The Maytals / Topaz / The Meters / Particle / Kaki King / Josh Wink / The Polyphonic Spree / Nickel Creek / The Roots / The Flaming Lips / Josh Kelley / RJD2 / Vusi Mahlasela / The Slip / Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen / The Allman Brothers Band / Z-Trip / Jack Johnson / My Morning Jacket / Lucinda Williams / Neil Young & Crazy Horse / G. Love & Special Sauce / The Wailers / Drive-By Truckers / Ben Kweller / Widespread Panic / Sonic Youth / Galactic / Medeski, Martin & Wood / Tortoise / moe. / Yonder Mountain String Band / Keller Williams / Béla Fleck and the Flecktones / Rebirth Brass Band / North Mississippi Allstars / Antibalas / STS9 / Warren Haynes / The Dead / James Brown Show all bands
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Great Stage Park Manchester, Tennessee, United States
Show Duplicates for Jun 13, 2003
Jun 11, 2003
Tortoise

Meltdown Festival

Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 07, 2003
Tortoise

Field Day Festival

Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
Apr 27, 2003
Tortoise

Coachella Festival

Empire Polo Club Indio, California, United States
Apr 26, 2003 –
Apr 27, 2003
Coachella 2003
Red Hot Chili Peppers / Black Eyed Peas / Jack Johnson / Queens of the Stone Age / Blur / Interpol / N.E.R.D / Groove Armada / Talib Kweli / Thievery Corporation / The Hives / The Libertines / Primal Scream / Underworld / RJD2 / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Nightmares On Wax / Beastie Boys / The Rapture / Gomez / The Stooges / Aesop Rock / Badly Drawn Boy / Ladytron / Café Tacvba / Hot Hot Heat / Rooney / G. Love & Special Sauce / Amon Tobin / The Mars Volta / Murs / Dirty Vegas / Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals / Ben Kweller / Fischerspooner / Felix da Housecat / Roger Sanchez / Iggy & the Stooges / Joseph Arthur / The Polyphonic Spree / The Donnas / El-P / Idlewild / Sonic Youth / Tortoise / Deep Dish / Perry Farrell / Eisley / Kinky / The White Stripes / FC Kahuna / Richie Hawtin / Mr. Lif / Timo Maas / 22-20s / Ima Robot / Blue Man Group / The Soundtrack Of Our Lives / Jaylib / Stereo Total / Masters At Work / Peanut Butter Wolf / Mouse on Mars / The Mooney Suzuki / Hernan Cattaneo / Tha Alkaholiks / Christopher Lawrence / Spymob / Particle / South (LON) / Division of Laura Lee / Darren Emerson / The Kinison / DJ Irene / Db_ / Johnny Marr & The Healers / D:Fuse / Whirlwind Heat / S.T.U.N / C-Minus / Dillinja And Lemon D / Little Louie Vega and Kenny 'dope' Gonzales / Ben Folds Show all bands
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 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Genres:

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
Warp
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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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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
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