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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Past Tortoise Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 01, 2026
Tortoise Belly Up Solana Beach, California, United States
Jul 31, 2026
Tortoise Pappy And Harriet's Pioneertown Palace Pioneertown, California, United States
Jul 30, 2026
Tortoise Skirball Cultural Center Los Angeles, California, United States
Jul 03, 2026
Tortoise / Basic
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The Concert Hall Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jul 02, 2026
Tortoise

Festival International de Jazz De Montreal

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Théâtre Maisonneuve Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jul 01, 2026
Tortoise / Basic
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Ballroom, Higher Ground South Burlington, Vermont, United States
Jun 30, 2026
Tortoise
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The Sinclair Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Jun 28, 2026
Tortoise / Basic 9:30 Club
Jun 27, 2026
Follow The Arrow
Marco Benevento / The Budos Band / Tortoise / Ghost Funk Orchestra / Thee Marloes / Cochemea / Benevento Family Band / El Michels Affair (DJ Set)
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Griffin House Palenville, New York, United States
Jun 26, 2026
Tortoise / Evan Chapman
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Upper Merion Township Building Park King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States
Jun 25, 2026
Tortoise / L'Rain
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Ruins, Knockdown Center New York, New York, United States
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Jun 03, 2026
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Zepp Nagoya Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Jun 02, 2026
Tortoise Umeda CLUB QUATTRO Osaka, Ōsaka, Japan
May 31, 2026
Tortoise Crowbar Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
May 29, 2026
Tortoise / A Broken Sail
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Lion Arts Factory Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
May 28, 2026
Tortoise

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Oxford Art Factory Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
May 27, 2026
Tortoise

Touch

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Oxford Art Factory Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
May 23, 2026
Warm Love Cool Dreams
The Jesus and Mary Chain / Smerz / Pixel Grip / Tortoise / kumo 99 / YHWH Nailgun / mark william lewis
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Fairgrounds, The Salt Shed Chicago, Illinois, United States
May 23, 2026 –
May 24, 2026
Warm Love Cool Dreams
The Jesus and Mary Chain / Smerz / Pixel Grip / Tortoise / kumo 99 / YHWH Nailgun / mark william lewis / Being Dead / Courtney Barnett / Lauren Auder / Moin / Nourished By Time / Tobacco City / Toro Y Moi / Whitney
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Fairgrounds, The Salt Shed Chicago, Illinois, United States
Apr 20, 2026
Tortoise
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Culturgest Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Apr 19, 2026
Tortoise Theatro Circo Braga, Braga, Portugal

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May 23 - 24, 2026
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Jun 27, 2026
 Palenville, New York, United States
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Jun 29, 2019
 North Adams, Massachusetts, United States
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 North Adams, Massachusetts, United States
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 North Adams, Massachusetts, United States
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Jul 3, 2026
 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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May 23 - 24, 2026
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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 Chicago, Illinois, 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 (07/03/2026):

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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. Works and Days
  7. Gesceap
  8. Prepare Your Coffin
  9. Dot/Eyes
  10. Ten-Day Interval
  11. Vexations
  12. The Lithium Stiffs
  13. Crest
  14. The Equator
  15. Swung From the Gutters
  16. Rated OG

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 59 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 16 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 13 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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