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 17)

Date Concert Venue Location
Mar 27, 2011
Tortoise
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La Trastienda Club Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
Mar 26, 2011
Tortoise
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La Trastienda Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D., Argentina
Mar 25, 2011
Tortoise
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Teatro Nescafé de las Artes Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
Mar 23, 2011
Tortoise
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Teatro Sin Nombre Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Mar 21, 2011
Tortoise Billboard Live Tokyo Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Mar 19, 2011
Tortoise Billboard Live Osaka Osaka, Ōsaka, Japan
Mar 17, 2011
"Mosaic Music Festival" / Tortoise

Mosaic Music Festival

Esplanade Concert Hall Singapore, SG.01, Singapore
Feb 12, 2011
Tortoise / Spookey Ruben
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Empty Bottle Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nov 25, 2010
Tortoise Het Depot Leuven, Flanders, Belgium
Nov 24, 2010
Tortoise
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Jazz Club Hipnoza Katowice, Silesia, Poland
Nov 23, 2010
Tortoise / Phon beatpol (ehem. Starclub) Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Nov 22, 2010
Tortoise / Otk Meetfactory Prague, Czechia
Nov 21, 2010
Tortoise Werkstätten- & Kulturhaus (WUK) Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Nov 20, 2010
Tortoise
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Admiralspalast Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Nov 19, 2010
Tortoise / Menomena / Broken Social Scene
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Paradiso Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Nov 19, 2010 –
Nov 21, 2010
20 Years of City Slang 2010
Broken Social Scene / Yo La Tengo / Calexico / Alexi Murdoch / The Notwist / Menomena / Get Well Soon / Lambchop / Tortoise / Tu Fawning / Dave Schramm
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Admiralspalast Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Nov 18, 2010
Tortoise Teatro Kursaal Santa Lucia Bari, Apulia, Italy
Nov 17, 2010
Broken Social Scene / Tortoise / Menomena
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Élysée Montmartre Paris, Île-de-France, France
Nov 16, 2010
Broken Social Scene / Tortoise
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KOKO London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 15, 2010
Broken Social Scene / Tortoise KOKO London, England, United Kingdom
Sep 13, 2010
Tortoise Northside Tavern Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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 Palenville, New York, United States
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 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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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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