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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Tortoise Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 22)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 17, 2009
Tortoise Melkweg Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Aug 16, 2009
Tortoise Fabrik Hamburg Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Aug 14, 2009
La Route Du Rock
"La Route Du Rock" / The Horrors / A Place To Bury Strangers / My Bloody Valentine / Tortoise / Deerhunter / Crystal Stilts / Magnetic Friends / Marissa Nadler / Mark Kozelek / The Delano Orchestra / Ethel / Foot Is Not Dead
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Various Venues Saint Malo, France
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Jul 24, 2009
Fuji Rock Festival
"Fuji Rock Festival" / Longwave / Diplo / Tortoise / Oasis / The Virgins / Simian Mobile Disco / White Lies / Lily Allen / Robert Randolph & The Family Band / Cage The Elephant / Buraka Som Sistema / Curly Giraffe / Doves / Gang Gang Dance / Gong / Guitar Wolf / Jeff Lang / M83 / The Neville Brothers / Patti Smith / SAKEROCK / System 7 (UK) / Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra / Peaches / Major Lazer Show all bands
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Naeba Ski Resort Niigata, Japan
Jul 24, 2009 –
Jul 26, 2009
Fuji Rock 2009
Fall Out Boy / Weezer / M83 / Franz Ferdinand / Lily Allen / Diplo / Jimmy Eat World / Bright Eyes / Cobra Starship / Animal Collective / Röyksopp / Basement Jaxx / Jet / Public Enemy / Doves / Patti Smith / Dinosaur Jr. / Paul Weller / Clap Your Hands Say Yeah / Maxïmo Park / Simian Mobile Disco / Bad Brains / Melvins / Tortoise / Holy Fuck / Gang Gang Dance / Booker T. Jones / Buraka Som Sistema / Oasis / Friction / The Neville Brothers / Relentless7 / Juana Molina / Eli 'Paperboy' Reed / Gong / Street Sweeper Social Club / Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra / Wilko Johnson / System 7 / Trashcan Sinatras / 80Kidz / Polysics / Guitar Wolf / Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 / Funky Meters / Chara / The Birthday / 9mm Parabellum Bullet / Ua / Orquesta de la Luz / Zazen Boys / DE DE MOUSE / Hanaregumi / Yukihiro Takahashi / Rovo / Sunny Day Service / Räfven / SAKEROCK / The Ska Flames / Soul Flower Union / Kenichi Asai / aria asia / Shibusa Shirazu Orchestra Show all bands
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Naeba Ski Resort Niigata, Japan
Jul 21, 2009
Tortoise
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Le Poisson Rouge New York, New York, United States
Jul 20, 2009
Tortoise First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Jul 19, 2009
Tortoise / Grey Reverend
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Black Cat Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Jul 18, 2009
Tortoise Other Music New York, New York, United States
Jul 17, 2009
Pitchfork Music Festival 2009
DJ/rupture / The Pains of Being Pure at Heart / Dianogah / Cymbals Eat Guitars / Yeasayer / Plants and Animals / Disappears / Women / Lindstrøm / The Very Best / Pharoahe Monch / M83 / Frightened Rabbit / Beirut / Killer Whales / The Antlers / The Mae Shi / Black Lips / Final Fantasy / Japandroids / Grizzly Bear / Ponytail / The Thermals / Bowerbirds / The National / Blitzen Trapper / The Flaming Lips / Vivian Girls / The Walkmen / Mew / The Dutchess and the Duke / El Otro Yo / DOOM / Wavves / Michael Columbia / Matt and Kim / Built to Spill / Fucked Up / Tortoise / The Jesus Lizard Show all bands
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Union Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Jul 17, 2009 –
Jul 19, 2009
Pitchfork Music Festival 2009
Killer Whales / Matt and Kim / Pharoahe Monch / Vivian Girls / Lindstrøm / Disappears / Michael Columbia / Plants and Animals / Cymbals Eat Guitars / Ponytail / The Thermals / Black Lips / Japandroids / Bowerbirds / The Dutchess and the Duke / Dianogah / The Mae Shi / DJ Rupture / Beirut / The Very Best / The Pains of Being Pure at Heart / Final Fantasy / The Flaming Lips / M83 / The National / Grizzly Bear / Yeasayer / Yo La Tengo / The Antlers / Frightened Rabbit / Wavves / Blitzen Trapper / The Walkmen / Built to Spill / Mew / Fucked Up / Tortoise / The Jesus Lizard / Women / DOOM Show all bands
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Union Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Jul 15, 2009
Tortoise Mohawk Austin, Texas, United States
Jul 13, 2009
Tortoise
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Great American Music Hall San Francisco, California, United States
Jul 11, 2009
Tortoise / Earthless
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Troubadour West Hollywood, California, United States
Jul 09, 2009
Tortoise
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Amoeba Music Los Angeles, California, United States
Jul 08, 2009
Tortoise
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KCRW Studios Santa Monica, California, United States
Jun 12, 2009
Synch Festival
"Synch Festival" / Florence + the Machine / Jazzanova / Tortoise / Ebony Bones / Fujiya & Miyagi / Friendly Fires / Evripidis & His Tragedies / Cluster / Night On Earth / Puppetmastaz / Disasteradio / Joe Goddard / Mr Olzo
Technopolis Athens, Attica, Greece
Jun 12, 2009 –
Jun 14, 2009
Synch Festival 2009
Caribou / Friendly Fires / The Pigeon Detectives / Hudson Mohawke / Junior Boys / Squarepusher / Fujiya & Miyagi / Jazzanova / Mulatu Astatke / New Young Pony Club / Tortoise / Aeroplane / The Bug / Teenagers / Fennesz / Shit Robot / Cluster / Mathew Jonson / Merzbow / Puppetmastaz / Ebony Bones! / YOU / Nteibint / The Matthew Herbert Big Band / A Mountain of One / Evripidis And His Tragedies / Disasteradio / Caribou DJ Set / Night On Earth / 3 Chairs / 2l8 / Joe Goddard (DJ Set) / Schaltkreis Wassermann / Egotrya / Family Battle Snake / Mr. Oizo Dj Set / Jazzanova Live feat. Paul Randolph / Tasman / 3 Chairs Feat. Theo Parrish, Marcellus Pittman, Rick Wilhite - Dj Set / Biomass / Mari.Cha / Alex Tsiridis / Florence + the Machine Show all bands
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Athens, Attica, Greece
Show Duplicate for Jun 12, 2009
May 31, 2009
Tortoise Brookfield Place New York, New York, United States
May 30, 2009
Tortoise
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The Bell House New York, New York, United States
May 29, 2009
Tortoise / Lazlo Hollyfeld
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The Tralf Buffalo, New York, United States
Apr 09, 2009
Tortoise Barbican Centre London, England, United Kingdom
Mar 08, 2009
Tortoise Tabernacle Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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  7. Promenade à deux
  8. Glass Museum
  9. Works and Days
  10. Ten-Day Interval
  11. The Equator
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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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