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 6)

Date Concert Venue Location
Apr 19, 2017
Tortoise
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Great American Music Hall San Francisco, California, United States
Apr 18, 2017
Floating Points / Tortoise / 1939 Ensemble
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The Atrium Santa Cruz, California, United States
Apr 17, 2017
Tortoise The Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, California, United States
Mar 26, 2017
Tortoise

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Empty Bottle Chicago, Illinois, United States
Mar 24, 2017
Alvin Curran / The American Contemporary Music Ensemble / Carla Bley Trio / Claire Chase / Colleen / Frederic Rzewski / Frode Haltli / Johann Johannsson / Laetitia Sadier / Lisa Moore / Matmos / Maya Beiser / Meredith Monk / Michael Hurley / Nief-...
Alvin Curran / The American Contemporary Music Ensemble / Carla Bley Trio / Claire Chase / Colleen / Frederic Rzewski / Frode Haltli / Johann Johannsson / Laetitia Sadier / Lisa Moore / Matmos / Maya Beiser / Meredith Monk / Michael Hurley / Nief-Norf / Nils Økland / Richard Teitelbaum / Shane Parish / Stale Storlokken / Arve Henriksen / The Magnetic Fields / Tortoise / Wilco / Wu Fei Show all bands
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Downtown Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Mar 23, 2017
Tortoise
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Terminal West Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Mar 23, 2017 –
Mar 26, 2017
Big Ears Festival 2017
Wilco / Blonde Redhead / The Magnetic Fields / Deerhoof / Tortoise / My Brightest Diamond / Xiu Xiu / Johann Johannsson / Colin Stetson / Laetitia Sadier / Aoife O'Donovan / Matmos / Colleen / Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith / Yasmine Hamdan / Six Organs of Admittance / Julian Lage / Anna Meredith / Michael Hurley / DM Stith / Joan Shelley / Gavin Bryars / Meredith Monk / Yuki Numata Resnick / DJ Rupture / Arve Henriksen / Shye Ben Tzur / Xylouris White / The Rajasthan Express / Rachel Grimes / Dakha Brakha / Sir Richard Bishop / White Magic / Oliver Coates / Philip Jeck / Theatre of Voices / Shara Worden / Maya Beiser / Carla Bley / Dave Harrington / Supersilent / Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge / Glenn Kotche / Ahleuchatistas / Nathan Salsburg / Acme / Horse Lords / Deathprod / Sarah Kirkland Snider / Frederic Rzewski / Theo Bleckmann / Rangda / Alvin Curran / Gavin Bryars Ensemble / Steve Lehman / Lisa Moore / Dave Harrington Group / Nils Økland / Junun / On Fillmore / Claire Chase / Frode Haltli / Matthew Shipp Trio / Henry Threadgill's Zooid / Emilia Amper / Wu Fei / The American Contemporary Music Ensemble / Knoxville Jazz Orchestra / Sélébéyone / Henry Grimes / Stale Storlokken / Padma Newsome / Shane Parish / Richard Teitelbaum / Musica Elettronica Viva / Nils Økland Band / Nief-Norf / Julius Eastman Memorial Dinner Show all bands
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Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Mar 22, 2017
Tortoise / Tara Jane O'Neil / Just Neighbors
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High Dive Gainesville, Florida, United States
Mar 21, 2017
Tortoise / Tara Jane O'Neil / The Soft Rock Renegades
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Crowbar Tampa, Florida, United States
Mar 20, 2017
Tortoise / Tara Jane O'Neil
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The Social Orlando, Florida, United States
Mar 19, 2017
Tortoise / Tara Jane O'Neil
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Miami Beach Bandshell Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Mar 18, 2017
Tortoise / Tara Jane O'Neil
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Jack Rabbits Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Mar 17, 2017
Tortoise / Tara Jane O'Neil Cat's Cradle Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
Mar 16, 2017
Tortoise / Little Black Egg / Tara Jane O'Neil

Tortoise / Little Black Egg / Tara Jane O'neil

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The Hall at MP New York, New York, United States
Mar 15, 2017
Tortoise
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Le Poisson Rouge New York, New York, United States
Mar 13, 2017
Tortoise The Theatre, Mr. Smalls Millvale, Pennsylvania, United States
Mar 12, 2017
Festival Nrmal (Mexico City)
"Festival Nrmal" (Mexico City) / Tortoise / Psychic TV / Lorelle Meets The Obsolete / Mueran Humanos / Black Devil Disco Club / Camila Moreno / Oscar Key Sung / Ava Rocha / Kablam / Black Forest
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Estadio Jesus Martinez Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Jan 12, 2017
"Art Of Live Festival" / Tortoise

Art Of Live Festival

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Old Rock House St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Jan 11, 2017
Tortoise / Bayonne / Monobody
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Lincoln Hall Chicago, Illinois, United States
Dec 10, 2016
Tortoise Rosemount Hotel Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Dec 09, 2016
Tortoise
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Fowler's Live Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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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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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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