Chapterhouse - Whirlpool 35 Aus & NZ Tour
Sat, 27 Feb 2027 · 19:30 · Manning Bar, Camperdown
<p style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos","sans-serif";background:white;'><strong><span style="color:black;">CHAPTERHOUSE ANNOUNCE FIRST‑EVER AUSTRALIAN TOUR PERFORMING <em>WHIRLPOOL</em> IN FULL CELEBRATING ITS 35TH ANNIVERSARY</span></strong></p><p style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos","sans-serif";background:white;'><br></p><p style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos","sans-serif";background:white;'><span style="color:black;">Shoegaze pioneers Chapterhouse will tour Australia for the first time ever in February 2027, celebrating the 35th anniversary of their landmark debut <em>Whirlpool</em>. The band will perform the album in full, alongside a selection of classics and fan favourites.</span></p><p style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos","sans-serif";background:white;'><span style="color:black;">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. Their breakthrough single ‘Pearl’, featuring Rachel Goswell of Slowdive, remains one of the era’s most audacious tracks. Its fusion of shimmering guitars and beats inspired by John Bonham and Schoolly D helped push indie music into bold new territory. Slowdive’s Christian Savill recalls those early Chapterhouse shows as “some of the best I’ve ever seen”.</span></p><p style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos","sans-serif";background:white;'><br></p><p style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos","sans-serif";background:white;'><span style="color…