Tortoise's 1996 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 62 concerts in 1996

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 05, 1996
Tortoise / Flying Saucer Attack Electric Ballroom Camden London, England, United Kingdom
Sep 04, 1996
Tortoise Paard van Troje The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Sep 03, 1996
Tortoise Bahnhof Langendreer Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Aug 29, 1996
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"Millions Now Living Will Never Die" Tour

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Der Hirsch Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Aug 25, 1996
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Reading Festival

Little John's Farm Reading, England, United Kingdom
Aug 24, 1996
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Pukkelpop

Domein Kiewit Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium
Aug 23, 1996
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Lowlands Festival

Evenemententerrein Walibi Holland Biddinghuizen, Flevoland, Netherlands
Aug 23, 1996 –
Aug 25, 1996
Reading Festival 1996
Weezer / The Offspring / Moby / The Prodigy / The Flaming Lips / Rage Against The Machine / Placebo / The Stone Roses / Garbage / Underworld / Social Distortion / Ben Folds Five / Feeder / Moloko / Ash / Billy Bragg / Butthole Surfers / Rehab / Super Furry Animals / Broadcast / The Divine Comedy / Kula Shaker / Ice-T / The Posies / Reef / Tortoise / Sebadoh / Sonic Youth / Soul Coughing / The Wedding Present / Catatonia / Space / Alabama 3 / Sneaker Pimps / Mansun / Dodgy / Black Grape / Julian Cope / Symposium / Dirty Three / Terrorvision / The Raincoats / Gene / Rocket from the Crypt / Dubstar / Bis / Ruby / JACK / Girls Against Boys / The Supernaturals / downset. / Marion / Baby Bird / The Embassy / Drugstore / Evil Superstars / Seaweed / 3 Colours Red / Dweeb / Tiger / My Life Story / Geneva / Brotherhood / 22-Pistepirkko / Sparklehorse / New Kingdom / Salad / Audioweb / Collapsed Lung / Rare / Brassy / Alone / Northern Uproar / Kenickie / China Drum / Octopus / Urusei Yatsura / Goldblade / Compulsion / Driven / 12 rounds / Bennet / Nut / Subcircus / Scheer / AC Acoustics / Earl Brutus / Quickspace Supersport / 60 Ft. Dolls / Linoleum / Sensefield / Posh / The Daisies / Jocasta / Scarfo / Tunic / Davey / Bawl / Pin Ups / The Gyres / Supermodel / Chest / Goldblade / Vent 414 / Pallet / Frank Sidebottom / Laxton's Superb / Rude Club / Uresei Yatsura Show all bands
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Little John's Farm Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Aug 17, 1996
Tortoise Exzellenzhaus Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Aug 15, 1996
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Gloria Theater Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Aug 14, 1996
Tortoise Melkweg Oude Zaal Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Jun 29, 1996
Tortoise / Tocotronic / Neurosis / Sick of It All / Sternzeit

3. Mamma Mia - Festival

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Alter Wüllener Sportplatz Ahaus, Germany
Jun 28, 1996
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Roskilde Festival

Roskilde Dyrskueplads Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark
Jun 27, 1996 –
Jun 30, 1996
Roskilde Festival 1996
Alanis Morissette / Bad Religion / Bel Canto / Björk / The Cardigans / Cypress Hill / D-A-D / David Bowie / Deftones / Dizzy Mizz Lizzy / Fear Factory / Fun Lovin' Criminals / Joan Osborne / Kent / Life Of Agony / Massive Attack / Ministry / Moby / Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds / No Doubt / Paradise Lost / Patti Smith / Placebo / Pretty Maids / Pulp / Rage Against The Machine / Red Hot Chili Peppers / Sepultura / Sex Pistols / Skunk Anansie / Slayer / Type O Negative / Bush / Dave Matthews Band / The Flaming Lips / Mazzy Star / Underworld / Sugar Ray / Nightmares On Wax / The Presidents of The United States of America / Toots & The Maytals / Moloko / Goldfinger / Chumbawamba / Ash / Billy Bragg / Lamb / Leftfield / Super Furry Animals / Frank Black / The Bluetones / Tindersticks / Khaled / Tortoise / Sebadoh / Baaba Maal / Die Fantastischen Vier / Cocteau Twins / Heather Nova / GZA/Genius / Amorphis / Kashmir / Asian Dub Foundation / Black Grape / Grant Lee Buffalo / A Guy Called Gerald / The Jesus Lizard / Dirty Three / Babybird / Front Line Assembly / Lord Finesse / Southern Culture On The Skids / Pop Will Eat Itself / The Last Poets / Banco de Gaia / Cranes / Rockers Hi-Fi / Gorky's Zygotic Mynci / H-Blockx / The Nature / No Fun At All / Dog Eat Dog / Unsane / Sort Sol / El Vez / System 7 / Taraf de Haïdouks / The Walkabouts / Shelter / Caroline Henderson / Ken Ishii / Dub Tractor / Infinite Mass / Test Dept. / Dan Baird & Homemade Sin / Elakelaiset / Total Eclipse / Den Gale Pose / BAAL / Fred Schneider / Psyched Up Janis / China Drum / Hagfish / Liberator / Moondog Jr. / Future 3 / Positive Black Soul / Mental Overdrive / Gary Clail / Hvid Sjokolade / Rockers By Choice / Rinneradio / Audio Active / fluffy / Hotel Hunger / Takfarinas / Greene / Keith Secola / Rhonda Harris / Scarce / God Is My Co-Pilot / Strawberry Slaughterhouse / The Lions Den / Eboman / Grope / Dureforsog / Lucky People Center / Pineforest Crunch / Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio / The Customer$ / Dulfer / Tango Orkestret / Jasper And The Prodigal Suns / Te Ava Piti / BLEEDER / Ruby Fruit Jungle / De Skrigende Halse / Boghandle / Passion Orange / Merzy / Scott Maddox / Funk Flush / Mobyhead / The Mole Session / Cygnet Committee / kinky vibes / Self-transforming Machine Elves / Fire Music / Schweinhund Show all bands
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Roskilde Dyrskueplads Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark
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Jun 13, 1996
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Maida Vale Studios London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 04, 1996
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The Granada Theater Lawrence, Kansas, United States
May 31, 1996
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Hollywood Alley Mesa, Arizona, United States
May 29, 1996
Tortoise The Roxy Theatre West Hollywood, California, United States
May 25, 1996
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Bimbo's 365 Club San Francisco, California, United States
May 23, 1996
Tortoise Clinton Street Theater Portland, Oregon, United States
May 22, 1996
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The Town Pump Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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 Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark
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Aug 23 - 25, 1996
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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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