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 37)

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 29, 2000
Tortoise

Flower Booking 10th Anniversary

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Metro Chicago, Illinois, United States
May 28, 2000
Freakwater / Tortoise / The Raymond Brake Lounge Ax Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jan 06, 2000
Tortoise
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Lounge Ax Chicago, Illinois, United States
Dec 18, 1999
Tortoise SESC Pompéia São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Dec 11, 1999
Tortoise / Tom Zé

TNT South American Tour

Serraria Souza Pinto Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Dec 10, 1999
Tortoise La Trastienda Club Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D., Argentina
Dec 09, 1999
Tortoise Teatro Novedades Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
Oct 23, 1999
Tortoise

Deutsches Jazz Festival Frankfurt

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Hessischer Rundfunk Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
Sep 16, 1999
Tortoise ULU London, England, United Kingdom
May 27, 1999
Tortoise KCRW Studios Santa Monica, California, United States
May 26, 1999
Tortoise El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, California, United States
May 25, 1999
Tom Zé / Tortoise Bimbo's 365 Club San Francisco, California, United States
May 22, 1999
Tortoise Walker Art Center Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
May 21, 1999
Tom Zé / Tortoise / Jim O'Rourke
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Park West Chicago, Illinois, United States
May 19, 1999
Tortoise Irving Plaza New York, New York, United States
May 18, 1999
Tortoise Downstairs, The Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Nov 01, 1998
Tortoise Corner Hotel Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Oct 28, 1998
Tortoise Metro Theatre Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Aug 09, 1998
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Benicàssim

Recinto de festivales de Benicàssim Benicassim, Valencia, Spain
Aug 07, 1998 –
Aug 09, 1998
Festival Internacional de Benicàssim - FIB 1998
The Chemical Brothers / Björk / Fatboy Slim / Placebo / PJ Harvey / Basement Jaxx / Mogwai / Yo La Tengo / Primal Scream / Morcheeba / The Jesus and Mary Chain / Spiritualized / cornershop / Super Furry Animals / Teenage Fanclub / The Herbaliser / Tindersticks / Sonic Youth / Tortoise / David Holmes / Luna / Goldie / Red House Painters / Ian Pooley / St. Etienne / Los Planetas / Terranova / Bentley Rhythm Ace / Faze Action / Dave Clarke / Gorky's Zygotic Mynci / Black Box Recorder / La Habitación Roja / DMX Krew / Lionrock / Bernard Butler / Polar / Autour de Lucie / James Lavelle / Astrud / Unbelievable Truth / Freddy Fresh / Beef / Psychonauts / Schatrax / Migala / Ross / Chucho / Urusei Yatsura / Bracken / Prolapse / Dirty Beatniks / Manta Ray / DJ Angel / Velocette / Superdiscount 3 / Zip / Hd Substance / Cecilia Ann / Professor Angel Dust / The Pribata Idaho / The Satellites (AU) / Motherfuckers / Dj Fra / Teen Marcianas / Aquaplane / Alias Galor / DJ Ridoo / Radioboy / I.p.d. / DJ Loe / Coping Saw / Fernando Gullón / Supertube / Baby Powder / DJ GERARDO / DJ 777 Show all bands
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Recinto del Festival Internacional de Benicassim -FIB Benicassim, Castellón , Valencia, Spain
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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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  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
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2026 57 concerts
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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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