Tortoise's 2016 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 118 concerts in 2016 (Page 3)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 09, 2016
"Different Sounds Art 'N' Music" / Easy Star Allstars / Tortoise / Shibusashirazu Orchestra

Different Sounds Art 'N' Music

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Different Sounds Festival Grounds Lublin, Lublin, Poland
Jul 05, 2016
Tortoise
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Columbiatheater Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Jul 04, 2016
Tortoise Tollhaus Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Jun 29, 2016
Tortoise beatpol (ehem. Starclub) Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Jun 28, 2016
Tortoise / Wooden Peak WERK2 - Kulturfabrik Leipzig e.V. Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Jun 24, 2016
Tortoise Central United Church Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Jun 23, 2016
TD Canada Trust Winnipeg International Jazz Festival
"TD Canada Trust Winnipeg International Jazz Festival" / Martha Brooks Trio / Jeff Presslaff Trio / Andra Day / Tortoise / Romi Mayes / Steve Hill / Walle Larsson / Anna Lisa Kirby Quintet
Various Venues Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Jun 22, 2016 –
Jun 26, 2016
Sled Island 2016
Angel Olsen / Peaches / Built to Spill / HEALTH / Guided By Voices / Julia Holter / TOPS / Chastity Belt / Tortoise / The Sonics / Deafheaven / Suuns / Together PANGEA / Land of Talk / Protomartyr / Junglepussy / Planningtorock / Psychic TV / Cakes Da Killa / Oneida / Tt the Artist / New Bomb Turks / Dawn of Midi / Dead Cross / SubRosa / Duchess Says / Circuit Des Yeux / Radioactivity / Blanka / Numenorean / Shotgun Jimmie / Yes We Mystic / Fountain / Lab Coast / HSY / Crosss / Máscaras / The Highest Order / Johnny de Courcy / Shearing Pinx / Hyenaz / Marlaena Moore / Terminal Head / Sightlines / Vice Cooler / The Seth Bogart Show / Blu Shorts / Astral Gunk / Pmma Show all bands
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Sled Island Festival Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Jun 10, 2016
NOS Primavera Sound
"NOS Primavera Sound" / Brian Wilson / PJ Harvey / Beach House / Cass McCombs / Kiasmos / Savages / Destroyer / The Blessed Madonna / Roosevelt / Holly Herndon / Protomartyr / Freddie Gibbs / Empress Of / Tortoise / Mudhoney / Floating Points / Dinosaur Jr. / Beak> / Mueran Humanos Show all bands
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Parque da Cidade do Porto Porto, Porto, Portugal
Jun 09, 2016
Tortoise Le Grand Mix Tourcoing, Hauts-de-France, France
Jun 09, 2016 –
Jun 11, 2016
NOS Primavera Sound 2016
Beach House / Sigur Rós / Air / PJ Harvey / Animal Collective / Freddie Gibbs / Car Seat Headrest / Explosions in the Sky / Deerhunter / Moderat / Dinosaur Jr. / Parquet Courts / Wild Nothing / Ty Segall / Chairlift / Floating Points / Cass McCombs / Roosevelt / Destroyer / Battles / Kiasmos / Empress Of / The Blessed Madonna / Mudhoney / Savages / Julia Holter / Brian Wilson / Tortoise / Protomartyr / U.S. Girls / Titus Andronicus / Shellac / Beak> / Autolux / Algiers / Manel / Royal Headache / Fort Romeau / Drive Like Jehu / Holly Herndon / Loop / Bardo Pond / Unsane / Linda Martini / Sensible Soccers / Mueran Humanos / Ty Segall and The Muggers / White haus / Neil Michael Hagerty & the Howling Hex / The Black Madonna Show all bands
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Parque da Cidade do Porto Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Jun 08, 2016
Tortoise Les Trinitaires Metz, Grand Est, France
Jun 07, 2016
Tortoise Centre Culturel John Lennon Limoges, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Jun 06, 2016
Tortoise Metronum Toulouse, Occitanie, France
Jun 05, 2016
Shellac / Beach House / Metz / NOTS / Tortoise / Robert Forster / Parquet Courts / This Is Not a Love Song / Unsane
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Paloma Nîmes, Occitanie, France
Jun 03, 2016
Tortoise

Primavera Sound

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Parc del Fòrum Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Jun 03, 2016 –
Jun 05, 2016
This Is Not A Love Song 2016
Foals / Beach House / Her / Air / Explosions in the Sky / Dinosaur Jr. / Declan McKenna / Breakbot / Parquet Courts / Car Seat Headrest / Kamasi Washington / Destroyer / Parcels / Porches / Lush / Tortoise / Metz / Shellac / Protomartyr / Palehound / Algiers / Steve Gunn / Girl Band / Sheer Mag / YAK / Drive Like Jehu / Dilly Dally / weaves / Unsane / The Mystery Lights / Luke Winslow-King / Downtown Boys / Robert Forster / Cavern of Anti-Matter / Lost Under Heaven / Bon Voyage Organisation / NOTS / No Zu / Dirty Fences / Chocolat / Daddy Long Legs / Omoh / Ty Segall and The Muggers / The OBGMs / Helen Money / The Kursed / Quetzal Snakes / My Great Blue Cadillac / Battles Show all bands
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Paloma Nîmes, Occitanie, France
Jun 02, 2016 –
Jun 04, 2016
Primavera Sound 2016
PJ Harvey / The Last Shadow Puppets / Brian Wilson / Action Bronson / Moderat / John Carpenter / Drive Like Jehu / Deerhunter / Dinosaur Jr. / Kamasi Washington / Ty Segall / Julia Holter / Thee Oh Sees / Tortoise / Mudhoney / Robert Forster / Boredoms / Beak> / Shellac / Goat / Unsane / Black Lips / Richard Dawson / Loop / Julien Baker / Radiohead / Explosions in the Sky / Tame Impala / Deerhunter / Savages / Manel / LCD Soundsystem / Animal Collective / Air / Sigur Rós / Suede Show all bands
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Parc del Fòrum Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Jun 01, 2016 –
Jun 05, 2016
Primavera Sound Festival 2016
Jay Rock / A R Kane / Shinkiro / NAO / Cala Vento / Holly Herndon / Barry Hogan / Hudson Mohawke / Oh Pep! / C+C=Maxigross / Younghusband / SG Lewis / Evian Christ / Bernard Butler / Chairlift / Cavern of Anti-Matter / Optimo Espacio / Stara Rzeka / EEK Featuring Islam Chipsy / Andy Shauf / Siberian Wolves / Methyl Ethel / My Expansive Awareness / Baby Dee / Pajaro Jack / Die Katapult / Tame Impala / Daughter / Explosions in the Sky / Pusha T / PJ Harvey / Suede / Cass McCombs / Ty Segall / Battles / The Avalanches / Moderat / Brian Wilson / Savages / Parquet Courts / Richard Hawley / Shura / Floating Points / Tortoise / Julia Holter / Mudhoney / Kamasi Washington / Shellac / Jessy Lanza / Car Seat Headrest / Dungen / Empress Of / Har Mar Superstar / Roosevelt / The Chills / John Carpenter / Alex G / Beak> / Drive Like Jehu / Current 93 / Beach Slang / Manel / Algiers / U.S. Girls / The James Hunter Six / Lubomyr Melnyk / Sheer Mag / Wind Atlas / Goat / C. Tangana / Deerhunter / Moses Sumney / fasenuova / Doble Pletina / Mbongwana Star / Baywaves / Ho99o9 / Dave P / Boredoms / Pantha du Prince / Pumuky / Mar Otra Vez / Neil Michael Hagerty & the Howling Hex / Islam Chipsy / Steve Gunn / Ben Watt / Wild Nothing / Dâm-Funk / Ben Watt Band / Nothing Places / White Reaper / Carla / Six Organs of Admittance / Venom / Ty Segall and The Muggers / Unsane / Radiohead / Beach House / Beirut / Robert Forster / Suuns / Mueran Humanos / Neon Indian / Julien Baker / The Last Shadow Puppets / Destroyer / Protomartyr / Vince Staples / LCD Soundsystem / Dinosaur Jr. / Viva Belgrado / Titus Andronicus / Selda / Richard Dawson / Action Bronson / White Fence / Royal Headache / Animal Collective / Autolux / Bob Mould / Angel Witch / Sigur Rós / Air / Univers / Black Lips / Dj Coco / Kiasmos / Twin Drama / Autumn Comets / Bradford Cox / Invisible Harvey / Deradoorian / Dj Richard / Maceo Plex / Boom Pam / Grupo de Expertos Solynieve / Loop / Big Summer / Orchestra Baobab / Alberto Montero / Powell / Holögrama / Old King Cole Younger / Psychic TV / Jenny Hval / PXXR GVNG / DJ Koze / Joana Serrat / Alessandro Cortini / El Último Vecino / Power Burkas / Inspira / Cabaret Voltaire / The Saurs / Aliment / Freddie Gibbs / Osees / Sr. Chinarro / Jack Carty / Matilde Davoli / Altre di B / Water Rats Show all bands
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Parc del Fòrum Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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May 31, 2016
Tortoise / Drame
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Le Trabendo Paris, Île-de-France, France
May 30, 2016
Tortoise Das Bett Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
May 29, 2016
Tortoise
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Feierwerk / Hansa 39 Munich, Bavaria, Germany

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Jun 9 - 11, 2016
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 Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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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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