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 8)

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 24, 2016
Tortoise
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Club Araoz Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D., Argentina
Nov 15, 2016
Crystal Castles / Tortoise
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Electric Ballroom Camden London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 13, 2016
Le Guess Who
"Le Guess Who" / Scott Fagan / Tortoise / Pita / Lau Nau / Josephine Foster / Jessica Moss / Suuns / Marching Church / Marie Davidson / Jerusalem In My Heart / Patrick Higgins / Jonny Greenwood / Swans / Anna von Hausswolff / Alessandro Cortini / Ryan Sambol Show all bands
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Various Venues Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Nov 12, 2016
Sonic City Festival
"Sonic City Festival" / Kate Tempest / Tortoise / Suuns / Mykki Blanco / Bo Ningen / Jessy Lanza / Inga Copeland / Duke Garwood
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De Kreun VZW Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium
Nov 11, 2016
Tortoise Kulturzentrum Lagerhaus Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Nov 10, 2016
Tortoise Südpol Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland
Nov 10, 2016 –
Nov 13, 2016
Le Guess Who? 2016
Wilco / Dinosaur Jr. / Whitney / Weyes Blood / Digable Planets / Swans / Tim Hecker / Deerhoof / Cate Le Bon / Savages / Julia Holter / Tortoise / The Comet Is Coming / Wooden Shjips / Suuns / Preoccupations / Laurel Halo / Jessy Lanza / Wand / Beak> / Fennesz / Elza Soares / Gilla Band / Anna von Hausswolff / Steve Gunn / Marie Davidson / Laraaji / William Tyler / Ryley Walker / Quilt / Josephine Foster / Hannah Peel / Lee Ranaldo / Lucrecia Dalt / Shopping / Alessandro Cortini / Bo Ningen / Nadja / Lonnie Holley / Les Filles de Illighadad / The Ex / Duke Garwood / Die Nerven / Raime / Circuit Des Yeux / Horse Lords / Daniel Bachman / Drinks / Good Sad Happy Bad / Marching Church / Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba / RP Boo / Jameszoo / Richard Skelton / Jherek Bischoff / Mario Batkovic / Ladybug Mecca / DJ Nigga Fox / Jerusalem In My Heart / The Cairo Gang / Klara Lewis / Lau Nau / 75 Dollar Bill / kyoka / Jessica Moss / Patty Waters / I Speak Machine / Tashi Wada / Scott Fagan / Pita / A Dead Forest Index / Samuel Kerridge / Dwarfs Of East Agouza / Stara Rzeka / Phurpa / Jackie Lynn / Lera Auerbach / Patrick Higgins / Arnold Dreyblatt / Maya Dunietz / Heather Leigh / Johnny Hostile / Áine O'Dwyer / delphine dora / Ryan Sambol / Tom Carter / Brian Case / Zerfu Demissie / CONTAINER (US) / Api Uiz / Guy One & the Polyversal Souls / Fendika / don teel curtis / St. Francis Duo / Melaku Belay / Doodcast Live Special Show all bands
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Le Guess Who? Festival Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Nov 09, 2016
Tortoise Pfalzbau Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Nov 08, 2016
Tortoise Harmonie Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Nov 07, 2016
Tortoise Bahnhof Langendreer Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Nov 06, 2016
Tortoise Zwischenbau Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Nov 05, 2016
Tortoise John Dee Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Nov 04, 2016
Tortoise beatpol (ehem. Starclub) Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Nov 03, 2016
Tortoise Niebo Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
Nov 02, 2016
Tortoise The Gdansk Shakespeare Theatre Gdańsk, Pomerania, Poland
Nov 01, 2016
Tortoise / Wooden Peak Conne Island Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Oct 31, 2016
Tortoise La Cartonnerie Reims, Grand Est, France
Oct 30, 2016
Tortoise / Castus L'Épicerie Moderne Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Oct 29, 2016
Tortoise / Miossec / Puppetmastaz / Dee Nasty Le Minotaure Vendôme, France
Oct 28, 2016
Tortoise / Don-e Krakatoa Mérignac, France
Oct 26, 2016 –
Oct 30, 2016
Tortoise Festival Soy 2016 Nantes, France

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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
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  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
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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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