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Turtles All the Way Down tour: John and Hank's US book tour (2017)

project history · status: completed · last event: milestone (2017-11-06) · last mentioned: 2026-10-16

John and Hank's 2017 US tour for Turtles All the Way Down, their first together since 2012, had 19 stops, played to more than 10,000 people and ended in Los Angeles on 2 November 2017.

Part of: Turtles All the Way Down: announcement and publication of John's novel (2017)

Parts: John and Hank return to Hank's old high school, Winter Park High School, on the Turtles tour (2017) · John and Hank abandon one opinion every day, begun on the Turtles tour (2017) · New Zealanders, led by teacher Megan, send John thousands of tuatara five-cent coins as Turtles tour gifts (2017)

Told alongside: Hank's star-rated reviews of things not normally reviewed, borrowing John's Anthropocene Reviewed idea (2017) · John's labyrinthitis after the Turtles All the Way Down tour (2017) · Pizzamas 2017 edition · Tour de Nerdfighting 2012 edition · John, Hank and Maureen Johnson speak at a Grand Rapids library (2008)

About: Turtles All the Way Down

date event what video
2017-08-15 announced John announces that he and Hank are going on tour when Turtles All the Way Down comes out in October, their first tour together since 2012. Very Hard to Desclibe 00:02:39
2017-09-07 milestone John lists the tour's 19 stops in one take, from New York through the South, Midwest and Northwest to two San Francisco Bay Area shows and Los Angeles, including Hank's high school auditorium in Orlando. I Love and Apologize to (Insert Location Here): Surprise Thursday Bonus Video! 00:00:25
2017-09-07 rule change John says there will be no signing after the shows, partly because of the venues' size but mostly because of his brain malfunctioning; he is sorry and has struggled with it. I Love and Apologize to (Insert Location Here): Surprise Thursday Bonus Video! 00:02:16
2017-09-12 milestone John says the Turtles tour shows in Bellingham, Chicago and Atlanta are sold out, sorry it happened so fast. How Will the World End? Why Even Get Out of Bed? It's Question Tuesday. 00:01:47
2017-10-10 milestone After their first warm-up show, Hank says it was only a rehearsal, yet to his surprise 150 people were going to be there; the brothers agree the audience was very nice. Turtles All the Way Down!!! A Reunion Video 00:01:23
2017-10-17 milestone Now in Nashville (the rest of his Orlando footage got corrupted), John says it has been an awesome week: they have performed for more than 10,000 people, including spouses, children, parents and elementary school teachers. Look at Tiny Baby Hank 00:01:15
2017-10-24 milestone John signed what he believes is every copy of Turtles All the Way Down for sale or borrowing in Sioux Falls, meeting librarians, booksellers and confused Target shoppers. (hedged) Tour Bus Bus Tour 00:00:05
2017-11-03 (happened 2017-11-02) outcome John says their tour ended last night in Los Angeles; almost every night for the past month he watched Hank's set from the side of the stage. Because We're Here 00:00:01
2017-11-06 (happened 2017-11-02) milestone At the last show of the tour, a big venue, Hank thanks people for showing up early, shows the books John will sign in the basement, and thanks whoever gave them donuts. Banana Milk and Almond Orchards 00:02:19
2017-11-06 looked back Hank is glad to have shared the intense tour with John and many others, made people happy and thought out loud about being a person, but very happy to be home. Banana Milk and Almond Orchards 00:03:38
2017-11-07 looked back Asked how the tour has been, Hank says 'so good, so good, so good'. (playful) Definitely Not A Pecan Orchard: A Pizzamas Question Tuesday 00:00:25
2017-11-09 looked back The months before Turtles All the Way Down came out were difficult for John: overwhelmed by worry about its reception, the tour and publicity, and how to talk about his own mental illness. The New Zealand Five Cent Coin 00:00:04
2017-11-21 looked back The Turtles All the Way Down tour returned to Washington, DC two days before their wedding; they came, and the brothers gave them a KitchenAid mixer and champagne. Two Love Stories 00:00:43
2017-12-08 looked back Hank found in his jean jacket pocket questions from the live Dear Hank and Johns on tour, and will answer them, though not as he would in a good mood. I Have (a little bit) HAD IT! 00:00:19
2021-05-14 looked back On the Turtles All the Way Down tour John told Hank his idea of star-rating facets of the human-centered world; Hank made Hank Reviews Everything in four minutes and never thought about it again. This Vlogbrothers Stat Blew My Mind 00:01:35
2021-05-25 looked back After a month touring for Turtles All the Way Down, published October 2017, John came home to Indianapolis and blazed a trail from his children's treehouse to the office, or shed, where he and his wife work. The Anthropocene Reviewed, Animated 00:00:00
2022-01-28 (happened 2017) looked back On their 2017 tour, Hank and John had Hank play Sweet Caroline on guitar and asked the audience to stay perfectly silent where the crowd chant normally goes. The Most Dangerous Thing We've Ever Done on Stage 00:00:27
2023-10-17 looked back In November 2017, just after publishing Turtles All the Way Down and a grueling tour, John's balance failed at home; he was hospitalized and diagnosed with labyrinthitis. My Next Book 00:00:00
2026-10-16 looked back On the 2017 Turtles tour Hank worked on the line edits for his book in the back of the tour bus. Is Happiness the Goal? 00:00:00

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