Tortoise's 2008 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 15 concerts in 2008

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 27, 2008
Tortoise
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Memorial Union Terrace @ UW Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Sep 19, 2008
Tortoise / Built to Spill / Meat Puppets / Thurston Moore / Bardo Pond / Robin Guthrie

ATP New York 2008

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Kutshers Country Club Monticello, New York, United States
Sep 19, 2008 –
Sep 21, 2008
All Tomorrow's Parties - ATP 2008
Mogwai / Yo La Tengo / Dinosaur Jr. / My Bloody Valentine / Built to Spill / Low / The Brian Jonestown Massacre / Mercury Rev / EPMD / …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead / Meat Puppets / Thurston Moore / Tortoise / Fuck Buttons / Bob Mould / Les Savy Fav / Wooden Shjips / Shellac / Gemma Hayes / Lightning Bolt / OM / The Drones / Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra / Polvo / Edan / Maria Bamford / Robin Guthrie / Bardo Pond / Eugene Mirman / Harmönia / Spectrum / Lilys / Growing / APSE / Alexander Tucker / Le Volume Courbe / Joe DeRosa / The Wounded Knees Show all bands
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Monticello, New York, United States
Sep 12, 2008
Tortoise / The Ex / Getatchew Mekurya / Kevin Drumm / Rob Mazurek

Festival Jazz à La Villette 2008

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Cité de la Musique Paris, Île-de-France, France
Sep 06, 2008
"Guelph Jazz Festival" / Tortoise

Guelph Jazz Festival

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Various Venues Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Sep 05, 2008
Tortoise
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The Axis Club Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sep 04, 2008
Tortoise Blind Pig Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Sep 03, 2008
Tortoise / Paucity The Intersection / Showroom Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Aug 14, 2008
Tortoise Rockefeller Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Aug 04, 2008
Tortoise
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Jay Pritzker Pavilion Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jul 26, 2008
Tortoise

Forecastle Festival

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Belvedere Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Jul 20, 2008
Dour Festival
"Dour Festival" / Blitzen Trapper / Mad Caddies / Fujiya & Miyagi / The Raveonettes / Why? / BB Brunes / Gogol Bordello / Alborosie / Alpha Blondy / Asva / Chrome Hoof / Collie Buddz / Didier Super / Diskjokke / DJ QBert / Earth / Efterklang / Enon / Heavy Trash / Hollywood Porn Stars / Kruger / La Kinky Beat / Lady Saw / Madrugada / Missill / Nestor / Shameboy / Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar / Shout Out Louds / Sinik / Slagsmalsklubben / Subtle / Svinkels / The (International) Noise Conspiracy / Tortoise / Waxdolls Show all bands
Festival Grounds Dour, Wallonia, Belgium
Jul 18, 2008
Tortoise / Johann Johannsson / Liars / Efterklang / Jhann Jhannsson / The High Llamas / Silje Nes / The Sleeping Years / Dollboy / Songdog / Chequerboard / Vinicius Canturia / Hal Willner / Susan Stenger / Jonathan Coe / Iain Sinclair / Arctic Cir...
Tortoise / Johann Johannsson / Liars / Efterklang / Jhann Jhannsson / The High Llamas / Silje Nes / The Sleeping Years / Dollboy / Songdog / Chequerboard / Vinicius Canturia / Hal Willner / Susan Stenger / Jonathan Coe / Iain Sinclair / Arctic Circle / Taraf de Haïdouks / Vinicius Cantuaria Show all bands
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Conservatory @ Chq Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Jul 17, 2008 –
Jul 20, 2008
Dour Festival 2008
Foals / Ice Cube / Wu-Tang Clan / Ratatat / Pendulum / Flying Lotus / Goldfrapp / Mr. Scruff / Sub Focus / The Whitest Boy Alive / Boys Noize / Gogol Bordello / Collie Buddz / Mystery Jets / Battles / The Brian Jonestown Massacre / The Raveonettes / Birdy Nam Nam / Cassius / Wax Tailor / Pinback / Hudson Mohawke / The Bones / The Hoosiers / Hatebreed / Shout Out Louds / Tiga / Modeselektor / Steel Pulse / SebastiAn / High Contrast / Efterklang / Zombie Nation / Shy FX / The Notwist / Why? / Alborosie / The Fall / The Herbaliser / Lagwagon / Blu / Meat Puppets / Yuksek / Fujiya & Miyagi / Clark / Tortoise / Typhoon / IAMX / DJ Krush / Mad Caddies / Alpha Blondy / Triggerfinger / The Men / Brodinski / Ellen Allien / Agnostic Front / Roni Size / Lady Saw / Black Moon / The Bug / Madrugada / Shantel / Busy P / Richie Hawtin / Teenagers / H2O / Dreadzone / Earth / Do Or Die / Hocus Pocus / Flame / Edit / Syd Matters / Bonde do Rolê / Heaven Shall Burn / Eli 'Paperboy' Reed / BB Brunes / The Subs / Alter Ego / Gilles Peterson / Surkin / The Toasters / Future of the Left / Life Of Agony / Dorian Concept / wovenhand / Moonbootica / AutoKratz / Neon Neon / Digital Mystikz / Blueprint / Slagsmålsklubben / The (International) Noise Conspiracy / Compuphonic / Death by Stereo / Shameboy / Princess Superstar / Jimi Tenor / Miracle Fortress / Midnite / Hardfloor / The Heliocentrics / Reprazent / DJ QBert / Loefah / Mykal Rose / Mad Sin / Coming Soon / dälek / Magda / D.I.M / Punks Jump Up / Casey / Sinik / Cazals / Louis Logic / Heavy Trash / The Glimmers / Dub Trio / Ez3kiel / Beans / Enon / Soil & Pimp Sessions / South Central / Otto von Schirach / Oxbow / Arid / Diskjokke / Subtle / Murdock / Zenzile / Harvey Milk / Zu / Ceephax Acid Crew / Didier Super / Nasty / ~[MAR¢US]~ / Digikid84 / Vibronics / Svinkels / Björn Again / Heartthrob / Beat Torrent / LeFtO / Steak Number Eight / SirOJ / Tunisiano / Lofofora / Milanese / Arkangel / Merauder / Ambivalent / DJ Friction / Abyss / AqME / Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar / Alpha Blondy & The Solar System / Drumcorps / Bochum Welt / Ivan Smagghe / Chrome Hoof / Iration Steppas / Jerônimo / PUNISH YOURSELF / Burning Heads / Team William / The Germans / Takana Zion / Tim Vanhamel / Cataract / La Kinky Beat / Omnikrom / V.o. / Waxdolls / Backfire! / Hollywood Porn Stars / Omar Perry / Grimelock / Improvisators Dub / French Cowboy / Flat Earth Society / Orgasmic / More Rockers / Asva / Carl / Kruger / Quit Your Dayjob / Bikinians / Sierra Sam / Gildas & Masaya / Mike Paradinas / Psykick Lyrikah / Echo Ranks / Matt Walsh / Ben Sharpa / Akro / Superlux / Visionary Underground / Jah Marnyah / Orfeo / The Caroloregians / Jj Brown / Austin Lace / Surfing Leons / Dr Das / Nestor / X Makeena / Droon / Manjul / Chuck Dukowski Sextet / Set the Tone / Hudmo / Peter Kurten / The Chargers / Infinite Skillz / Parvez / Spoiler NYC / X&trick / Poulycroc / Ultraphallus / Madu Messenger / dEPOTAX / DJ Orgasmic / Marcus Vector / Alborosie & Shang Yeng Clan / Moonshine Playboys / X-makeena / General Mindy / Two-Star Hotel / Partyharders / Lady Saw & the Scrucialists / DJ Mendi / Didier Super Et Son Groupe / Adrian Sherwood Ghetto Priest / The Elegant Garage Gunners / MC Sgt Pokes / Ashanti 3000 / Takana Zion & Manjul / Omar Perry & Homegrown Band / Jay Mayhem / My Mortality / Ufo goes Ufa / Planey / Raxinasky / Elvis' Ghettoblaster / Visionary Underground Feat. Dr Das / Kofeee / Jakob Maersk Show all bands
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Dour, Wallonia, Belgium
Jul 12, 2008
Tortoise
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Empty Bottle Chicago, Illinois, United States
May 01, 2008
Tortoise

Donaufestival

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Halle 1 Krems an der Donau, Lower Austria, Austria

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Sep 19 - 21, 2008
 Monticello, New York, United States
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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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