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 41)

Date Concert Venue Location
Apr 16, 1998
Tortoise Rote Fabrik Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Apr 14, 1998
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Großer Sendesaal des RBB Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Apr 11, 1998
Tortoise Muffathalle, Muffatwerk Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Apr 09, 1998
Tortoise / Isotope 217

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Jugendzentrum Kamp Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Apr 08, 1998
Tortoise Palladium Lund, Skåne, Sweden
Apr 06, 1998
Tortoise Loppen Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
Apr 05, 1998
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Hof Ter Lo Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium
Apr 03, 1998
Tortoise / Isotope 217 Union Chapel London, England, United Kingdom
Apr 02, 1998
Tortoise / Isotope 217 Dingwalls London, England, United Kingdom
Apr 01, 1998
Tortoise / Isotope 217 Thekla Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Mar 30, 1998
Tortoise The Art School Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mar 29, 1998
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John Peel Sessions London, England, United Kingdom
Mar 28, 1998
Tortoise L'Olympic Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France
Mar 26, 1998
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Black Session @ 'La Maison de la Radio' Paris, Île-de-France, France
Dec 06, 1997
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Salle de la Cité Rennes, Brittany, France
Dec 05, 1997
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Live Music Hall Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Dec 04, 1997
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Ancienne Belgique Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium
Dec 03, 1997
Tortoise / Mouse on Mars / Salary Man / Long Fin Killie

Wow! & Flutter

Electric Ballroom Camden London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 03, 1997
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VPRO Radio Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
May 24, 1997
Tortoise The Vic Theatre Chicago, Illinois, United States

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 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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 New York, New York, United States
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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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Concerts Per Year:

2026 57 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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