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 10)

Date Concert Venue Location
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
This Is Not A Love Song
Beach House / Parquet Courts / Shellac / Tortoise / Metz / Drive Like Jehu / Robert Forster / Steve Gunn / Porches / NOTS / Gilla Band
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Paloma Nîmes, Occitanie, France
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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 / H.E.R. / 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 / Osees / Tortoise / Mudhoney / Robert Forster / Boredoms / Beak> / Shellac / Goat / Unsane / Black Lips / Richard Dawson / Loop / Julien Baker / Suede / Air / Explosions in the Sky / Tame Impala / LCD Soundsystem / Savages / Radiohead / Animal Collective / Manel / Deerhunter / Sigur Rós Show all bands
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Parc del Fòrum Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Jun 01, 2016 –
Jun 05, 2016
Primavera Sound Festival 2016
Radiohead / Tame Impala / Sigur Rós / Beach House / Beirut / Air / Animal Collective / Daughter / Pusha T / Explosions in the Sky / PJ Harvey / Neon Indian / Deerhunter / Dinosaur Jr. / Chairlift / Black Lips / LCD Soundsystem / Action Bronson / Wild Nothing / The Last Shadow Puppets / Battles / Suede / The Avalanches / Jay Rock / Moderat / Vince Staples / Destroyer / Ty Segall / Osees / Hudson Mohawke / Cass McCombs / Richard Hawley / Freddie Gibbs / Parquet Courts / Savages / Brian Wilson / Mudhoney / Titus Andronicus / Pantha du Prince / Tortoise / Julia Holter / Bob Mould / Maceo Plex / NAO / DJ Koze / Floating Points / Suuns / Shura / White Fence / Autolux / Shellac / Jessy Lanza / Kamasi Washington / Car Seat Headrest / Dungen / Venom / Har Mar Superstar / Dâm-Funk / Roosevelt / Empress Of / SG Lewis / Kiasmos / John Carpenter / Orchestra Baobab / Cabaret Voltaire / The Chills / Andy Shauf / Alex G / Boredoms / Six Organs of Admittance / Moses Sumney / Ben Watt / Drive Like Jehu / Beak> / Psychic TV / Current 93 / Royal Headache / Manel / Beach Slang / Jenny Hval / Steve Gunn / Julien Baker / Loop / U.S. Girls / Holly Herndon / Algiers / Evian Christ / Unsane / Bernard Butler / White Reaper / Deradoorian / Angel Witch / Robert Forster / Younghusband / Mbongwana Star / The James Hunter Six / Selda / Methyl Ethel / Lubomyr Melnyk / Powell / Sheer Mag / Grupo de Expertos Solynieve / Baby Dee / Alessandro Cortini / Ho99o9 / Joana Serrat / Boom Pam / Richard Dawson / Cavern of Anti-Matter / Oh Pep! / Ty Segall and The Muggers / Optimo Espacio / El Último Vecino / Bradford Cox / Dj Richard / Doble Pletina / Pumuky / Inspira / Stara Rzeka / Autumn Comets / Aliment / Mueran Humanos / C+C=Maxigross / Carla / Univers / Viva Belgrado / PXXR GVNG / Baywaves / The Saurs / Wind Atlas / Dj Coco / fasenuova / Nothing Places / Alberto Montero / Islam Chipsy / Dave P / A R Kane / C. Tangana / Neil Michael Hagerty & the Howling Hex / Pajaro Jack / My Expansive Awareness / Big Summer / Cala Vento / Holögrama / Ben Watt Band / Siberian Wolves / EEK Featuring Islam Chipsy / Die Katapult / Power Burkas / Old King Cole Younger / Invisible Harvey / Shinkiro / Twin Drama / Mar Otra Vez / Barry Hogan / Goat / Protomartyr / 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
May 28, 2016
Tortoise Latteria Artigianale Molloy Brescia, Lombardy, Italy
May 27, 2016
Tortoise Cap 10100 Turin, Piedmont, Italy
May 15, 2016
Form
"Form" / Thundercat / Julianna Barwick / Kodak to Graph / Azul / Tyondai Braxton / Tortoise / Perfume Genius / Bill Callahan / LNZNDRF / Bing & Ruth
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Arcosanti Gallery Mayer, Arizona, United States
May 14, 2016
Tortoise Launchpad Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
May 13, 2016
Tortoise Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
May 12, 2016
Tortoise / Chris Brokaw Bluebird Theater Denver, Colorado, United States
May 11, 2016
Tortoise The Granada Theater Lawrence, Kansas, 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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