Tortoise live in concert.
ON TOUR

Tortoise

45
critic concert reviews
experimental

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

71
%
Based on 
45
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
%
Based on 
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

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Critic Consensus

Based on 45 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Tortoise is rated as a decent live performer, with shows that lack distinction. Tortoise concert reviews describe live shows and performances as compelling, layered, and eccentric.

ON TOUR

Outset, Chicago, IL, United States (October 17)

Latest Release

R.O.D - EP (10 April 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
experimental
Origin
Chicago, United States (1990 - present)
Bio
Tortoise's almost entirely instrumental music defies easy categorization. The group gained significant attention from their early career.
Has Performed With
Cluster

Critic Concert Reviews

New Noise Magazine (USA)

April 7, 2023
%
Tortoise Live in Concert at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, CA, USA

Spectrum Culture (USA)

March 30, 2023
%
Tortoise Live In Concert In Portland, OR,USA

Exclaim (Canada)

April 29, 2016
80
%
Imperial Theatre, Vancouver, Canada

The Boston Globe (USA)

March 17, 2016
%
That’s true of its latest album, The Catastrophist, which is its first with traditional lead vocals on two songs.

Rockfreaks.net (Denmark)

February 7, 2016
70
%
Lille Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark

The AU Review (Australia)

October 13, 2012
%
Upon my seemingly premature arrival I noticed the guests were both esteemed bands in their own rights laying the foundation for an exceptional spectacle.

Consequence (USA)

April 29, 2012
%
When you give a Chicago mainstay like Tortoise home field advantage though it’s not always a boon.

Past critic reviews published in

Surviving the Golden Age (USA), The Owl Mag (USA), Performer Magazine (USA), City Weekly (USA), Performer Magazine (USA)

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