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 43)

Date Concert Venue Location
Dec 04, 1997
Tortoise
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Ancienne Belgique Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium
Dec 03, 1997
Tortoise / Mouse on Mars / Salary Man / Long Fin Killie

Wow! & Flutter

Electric Ballroom Camden London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 03, 1997
Tortoise
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VPRO Radio Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
May 24, 1997
Tortoise The Vic Theatre Chicago, Illinois, United States
May 22, 1997
Tortoise
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Irving Plaza New York, New York, United States
May 21, 1997
Tortoise
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Downstairs, The Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
May 19, 1997
Tortoise

FIMAV

Colisée des Bois-Francs Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada
May 17, 1997
Tortoise Lee's Palace Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 16, 1997
Tortoise Lee's Palace Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apr 15, 1997
Tortoise / The Sea & Cake
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MTW Offenbach, Hesse, Germany
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
Tortoise

"Millions Now Living Will Never Die" Tour

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Der Hirsch Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Aug 25, 1996
Tortoise

Reading Festival

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

Pukkelpop

Domein Kiewit Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium
Aug 23, 1996
Tortoise

Lowlands Festival

Evenemententerrein Walibi Holland Biddinghuizen, Flevoland, Netherlands
Aug 23, 1996 –
Aug 25, 1996
Reading Festival 1996
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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
Tortoise
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Gloria Theater Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Aug 14, 1996
Tortoise Melkweg Oude Zaal Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

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 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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Genres:

Indie
Indie Rock
Experimental
Instrumental
Electronica
Experimental Rock
Noise Rock
Post-Rock
Vyrzukhisuc-Artiest
Math Rock
Krautrock
Slowcore
Jazz Rock
Noise Pop
Chicago Indie
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Latest Setlist (09/04/2026):

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  1. Night Gang
  2. Monica
  3. In Sarah, Mencken, Christ and Beethoven There Were Women and Men
  4. Ten-Day Interval
  5. The Equator
  6. Works and Days
  7. Layered Presence
  8. Gesceap
  9. I Set My Face to the Hillside
  10. Swung From the Gutters
  11. Vexations

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 66 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 17 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 79 concerts
1997 12 concerts
1996 62 concerts
1995 15 concerts
1994 14 concerts
1993 2 concerts
1992 1 concert
1968 1 concert
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