TORTOISE 2026 TOUR — live event on May 29, 2026
Tortoise live at Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide on Fri, May 29, 7:30 PM. Free entry. Lineup, start time and tickets on Ckord.
Trts AUS 2026.Tortoise is widely considered one of the most influential music groups of the last 40 years, with a wide-reaching impact on the contemporary music scene. Pitchfork says: “Imagine a graphic showing all the bands the five members of Tortoise were in before they came together and then all the bands they went on to play with after. At the top of the funnel you have groups ranging from dreamy psych-rock to earthy post-punk crunch, including Eleventh Dream Day, Bastro, Slint, and the Poster Children; on the 'post-Tortoise' end are groups focusing on electro-jazz and twangy instrumental rock like Isotope 217, Chicago Underground, and Brokeback. In this graphic, Tortoise is the choke point, the one project that has elements of all these sounds but is never defined by nor committed to any of them. The band, which originally formed in Chicago in 1990, comprises Dan Bitney, John Herndon, Douglas McCombs, John McEntire, and Jeff Parker.Initially hailed as pace-setters of an emergent,…experimented with the editing and overdubbing possibilities of the studio, the band thrives performing in real time.” Rolling Stone deems Tortoise “a live marvel,” while Pitchfork further says the band’s performances reveal that “at heart, they’re a supremely fun band, wide open to all sorts of sonic possibilities.”With their first visit to Australian shores in 10 years, Tortoise is set to wow audiences around the country with these select shows.
Starts: Fri, May 29, 7:30 PM
Ends: Fri, May 29, 11:30 PM
Where: 68 North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Price: $0.0
Lineup
Venue: Lion Art Factory