Tortoise's 2012 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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Tortoise had 35 concerts in 2012 (Page 2)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 02, 2012
Field Day 2012
Franz Ferdinand / Grimes / Beirut / Metronomy / The Vaccines / SBTRKT / Andrew Bird / Jessie Ware / Mazzy Star / Blood Orange / Django Django / Gold Panda / Com Truise / Hudson Mohawke / Austra / Modeselektor / Maya Jane Coles / Liars / Julia Holter / Julio Bashmore / Last Dinosaurs / kindness / Rustie / Here We Go Magic / Tortoise / Baxter Dury / Friends / Daniel Avery / Citizens! / Summer Camp / Eats Everything / The Men / Zomby / Crocodiles / Spector / Toy / When Saints Go Machine / Peaking Lights / Jeffrey Lewis / Fennesz / Koreless / Laurel Halo / To Kill A King / Theme Park / Blanck Mass / Blawan / Errors / Zulu Winter / R. Stevie Moore / Korallreven / Afrocubism / Tim Burgess / Kassem Mosse / Papa M / Jeffrey Lewis & the Junkyard / Revere / Sunless '97 / Rocketnumbernine / Deco Child / Huw Stephens / Outfit (UK) Show all bands
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Victoria Park London, England, United Kingdom
May 31, 2012
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Barby Club / בארבי Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
May 18, 2012
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Territorios

Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo Seville, Andalusia, Spain
May 18, 2012 –
May 19, 2012
Territorios 2012
Iggy Pop / The Stooges / Buraka Som Sistema / Lori Meyers / Mano De Dios / Alpha Blondy / Supersubmarina / The Orb / Mission of Burma / The Bug / The Zombie Kids / Maga / Guadalupe Plata / Juaninacka / 17 Hippies / Tortoise / Los Enemigos / pájaro / Iggy And The Stooges Show all bands
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Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (CAAC) Seville, Andalusia, Spain
May 17, 2012
Tortoise Wah Wah Valencia, Valencia, Spain
May 16, 2012
Tortoise Sala Apolo Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
May 15, 2012
Tortoise Matadero Madrid, Madrid, Spain
May 13, 2012
Tortoise Sala BBK Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
May 12, 2012
Tortoise Auditorio de Galicia Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
May 04, 2012
Tortoise Walker Art Center Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
May 02, 2012
Tortoise Majestic Theatre Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Apr 28, 2012
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Empty Bottle Chicago, Illinois, United States
Apr 27, 2012
Tortoise Blind Pig Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Apr 26, 2012
Tortoise / Miracle Condition Dionysus Discotheque (the Sco) Oberlin, OH, US
Apr 25, 2012
Tortoise / Paucity / Metavari / Miracle Condition Pyramid Scheme Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Jan 24, 2012
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Empty Bottle Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Tortoise on Jun 5, 2012 [772-small]

Tortoise
Jun 5, 2012
 Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Thrill Jockey 20th Anniversary Celebration on Sep 13, 2012 [210-small]

Thrill Jockey 20th Anniversary Celebration
Sep 13, 2012
 Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Territorios 2012
May 18 - 19, 2012
 Seville, Andalusia, Spain
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Territorios 2012
May 18 - 19, 2012
 Seville, Andalusia, 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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Latest Setlist (05/27/2026):

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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. Gesceap
  7. Promenade à deux
  8. Glass Museum
  9. Works and Days
  10. Ten-Day Interval
  11. The Equator
  12. Crest
  13. Tin Cans & Twine
  14. Prepare Your Coffin
  15. Dot/Eyes

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 56 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 15 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 12 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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