CHAPTERHOUSE ANNOUNCE FIRST‑EVERAUSTRALIAN TOUR PERFORMING WHIRLPOOL IN FULL CELEBRATING ITS35TH ANNIVERSARY

Shoegaze pioneersChapterhouse will tour Australia for the first time ever in February 2027,celebrating the 35th anniversary of their landmark debut Whirlpool.The band will perform the album in full, alongside a selection of classics andfan favourites.

Formed in Reading in 1987,Chapterhouse were always ahead of their time acid‑rockers before acid house,shoegazers before grunge, dance‑rock experimenters before Britpop. Theirbreakthrough single ‘Pearl’, featuring Rachel Goswell of Slowdive, remains oneof the era’s most audacious tracks. Its fusion of shimmering guitars and beatsinspired by John Bonham and Schoolly D helped push indie music into bold newterritory. Slowdive’s Christian Savill recalls those early Chapterhouse showsas “some of the best I’ve ever seen”.

Released in 1991, Whirlpool isa defining shoegaze record, created with Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie andranked #17 on Pitchfork’s Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time. Its follow‑up,Blood Music, has since been embraced as a visionary fusion of rock andelectronica, inspiring artists across the electronic landscape.

After disbanding in 1995,Chapterhouse returned for a one-off festival performance in 2008 blossomed intoa full-blown reunion the following year, with tours in the UK, US and Japan andyears before the wider shoegaze revival. Now, 35 years on from their iconicdebut, the band finally brings their immersive, genre‑shaping sound toAustralian audiences.

Chapterhouse, 35 Yearsof Whirlpool. First‑ever Australian tour. A long‑overduecelebration of a timeless album and a highly influential band.