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 5)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 28, 2019
Tortoise

Solid Sound Festival 2019

Hunter Center, Mass MoCA North Adams, Massachusetts, United States
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
Jun 22, 2019
Tortoise / Emily Wells
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Prospect Park Bandshell New York, New York, United States
Feb 17, 2019
Tortoise
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Empty Bottle Chicago, Illinois, United States
Feb 16, 2019
Tortoise

Pitchfork Midwinter

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The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, Illinois, United States
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
Courtney Barnett / Mr. Elevator & the Brain Hotel / Aldous Harding / Emel Mathlouthi / Gyan Riley / Jesus Sons / MNDSGN / Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton / Dahga Bloom / Ian Svenonius / Winter / the goggs / ENTRANCE / Death Valley Girls / Frankie & The Witch Fingers / Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith / The Orange Kyte / The Myrrors / Spirituality / Atlas Sound / Make-Up / Desert Daze / Celebration / John Dwyer / Prettiest Eyes / BadBadNotGood / Holy Wave / Big Search / King Woman / Triptides / Fever the Ghost / Pearl Charles / Froth / Jjuujjuu / spaceface / Drinks / Deap Vally / Terry Riley / Thurston Moore Group / Petyr / Imaad Wasif / L.A. Witch / Tortoise / Allah-Las / The Babe Rainbow (aus) / The Budos Band / Twin Peaks / Terry Riley & Gyan Riley / Liars / Camera / La Femme / Mint Field / Li Daiguo / Dopey's Robe / Miranda Lee Richards / Jerry Paper / Earthlings / The Creation Factory / Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile / Iggy Pop / Kurt Vile / Unknown Mortal Orchestra / Panda Bear / Eagles of Death Metal / Spiritualized / Ty Segall / Black Moth Super Rainbow / King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard / Thurston Moore / Ariel Pink / John Cale / Cigarettes After Sex / John Maus / Sleep / Hope Sandoval And The Warm Inventions / Khruangbin / Avey Tare / Sunflower Bean / Lee Fields / Weyes Blood / The Gories / Drugdealer / Starcrawler / Boris 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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Sep 30, 2017 –
Oct 01, 2017
Tortoise Fulton Market Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sep 29, 2017
Cut Copy / Emancipator / Tortoise / Com Truise / Nosaj Thing / Blockhead / The Gaslamp Killer / Bottin / Hot Sugar / Cleopold / NERVE / The Beatings / Square Peg Round Hole / The Royal Noise / Risky Disko / Speakerbot / Wax Future / Face Plant / M...
Cut Copy / Emancipator / Tortoise / Com Truise / Nosaj Thing / Blockhead / The Gaslamp Killer / Bottin / Hot Sugar / Cleopold / NERVE / The Beatings / Square Peg Round Hole / The Royal Noise / Risky Disko / Speakerbot / Wax Future / Face Plant / Malakai / Digital Davy Show all bands
Camp Ramblewood Darlington, Maryland, United States
Jul 22, 2017
Tortoise Constellation Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jul 19, 2017
Tortoise / Gentle Brontosaurus High Noon Saloon Madison, Wisconsin, United States
May 21, 2017
Greenroom Festival
"Greenroom Festival" / Tortoise / Jake Bugg / YOUR SONG IS GOOD / never young beach / Cicada / Nao Yoshioka
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Red Brick Warehouse Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
May 19, 2017
Tortoise Billboard Live Osaka Osaka, Ōsaka, Japan
May 17, 2017
Tortoise
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Billboard Live - Tokyo Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
May 15, 2017
Tortoise
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Billboard Live - Tokyo Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Apr 22, 2017
Tortoise / 1939 Ensemble The Shakedown Bellingham, Washington, United States
Apr 21, 2017
RJD2 / Tortoise / 1939 Ensemble

RJD2 / Tortoise at The Showbox

The Showbox Seattle, Washington, United States
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Apr 20, 2017
"Soul'd Out Music Festival" / RJD2 / Tortoise / 1939 Ensemble

Soul'd Out Music Festival

McMenamins Crystal Ballroom Portland, Oregon, 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
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  4. Layered Presence
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  6. Works and Days
  7. Gesceap
  8. Prepare Your Coffin
  9. Dot/Eyes
  10. Ten-Day Interval
  11. Vexations
  12. The Lithium Stiffs
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  14. The Equator
  15. Swung From the Gutters
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