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.
![Austin City Limits Music Festival on Sep 25, 2005 [554-small]](https://www.concertarchives.org/image_uploads/photo/image/1041554/large_image.jpg)
![Austin City Limits Music Festival on Sep 25, 2005 [553-small]](https://www.concertarchives.org/image_uploads/photo/image/1041553/large_image.jpg)
![Austin City Limits Music Festival on Sep 25, 2005 [552-small]](https://www.concertarchives.org/image_uploads/photo/image/1041552/large_image.jpg)
![Tortoise on Jul 20, 1998 [386-small]](https://www.concertarchives.org/image_uploads/photo/image/1039386/large_Tortoise_20-07-1998.jpg)
![Buffalo Springfield / Charles Lloyd / Tortoise on Jan 6, 1968 [744-small]](https://www.concertarchives.org/image_uploads/photo/image/1019744/large_1968_asdfgwe.jpeg)
![Tortoise / The New Year / Beans on Jun 8, 2004 [524-small]](https://www.concertarchives.org/image_uploads/photo/image/1018524/large_PXL_20250104_044032098.jpg)
![Tortoise / Isotope 217 on Apr 9, 1998 [849-small]](https://www.concertarchives.org/image_uploads/photo/image/1001849/large_Tortoise_-_TNT_09.04.1998_Bielefeld.jpeg)
![Tortoise on Apr 12, 2001 [409-small]](https://www.concertarchives.org/image_uploads/photo/image/1001409/large_Tortoise_-_Fabrik_12.4.01.jpeg)
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