Tortoise embark on 2026 North American tour

TORTOISE RETURN FROM GLOBAL TOUR FOR NORTH AMERICAN TOUR STARTING JUNE 25 STOPS INCLUDE NYC, BOSTON, TORONTO & LA TOUR FOLLOWS ACCLAIMED RECENT ALBUM TOUCH

Photo by Parcifal Werkman PRAISE FOR TORTOISE & TOUCH “While Tortoise's albums have experimented with the editing and overdubbing possibilities of the studio, the band thrives performing in real time. The New York Times “A live marvel.” Rolling Stone “Few have managed the same sense of utopian possibility or satisfying interplay between minimal and maximal.” Hearing Things “Body music for head people.” Pitchfork “Touch is a display of perpetually unpredictable, beautiful, and vital music, for which Tortoise remains the standard bearer.” Aquarium Drunkard “Intriguingly unfamiliar…another step onto new turf for the band.” Chicago Reader

Tortoise are embarking on a run of North American tour dates this summer, beginning at Knockdown Center in NYC on June 25, with stops in DC, Boston, LA, and more. The shows are in support of Touch, their album that was released to critical acclaim last fall via International Anthem / Nonesuch. Listen to Touch here, and find all tour dates and tickets here and below. Watch Tortoise’s 2026 tour lineup — featuring Dan Bitney, James Elkington, John Herndon, Douglas McCombs, and John McEntire — perform “I Set My Face to the Hillside,” filmed by Enid Valu at a Munich show earlier this year, here.   TOUR DATES  June 25 - Queens, NY - Knockdown Center (w/ L’Rain) - tickets June 26 - King of Prussia, PA - Concerts Under The Stars - tickets June 27 - Palenville, NY - Follow The Arrow Festival - tickets June 28 - Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club - tickets June 30 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair - tickets July 1 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground - tickets July 2 - Montreal, QC - Montreal Jazz Theatre Mainneuve - tickets July 3 - Toronto, ON - The Concert Hall - tickets July 30 - Los Angeles, CA - Skirball Cultural Center - tickets July 31 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriet’s - tickets August 1 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern - tickets