Chapterhouse played Mexico for the first time on September 24, 2026 at Bajo Circuito in Mexico City, where the band performed Whirlpool (1991), its debut album, in full to open its first Latin American tour.
Andrew Sherriff, the group's guitarist and vocalist, told La Tempestad that the band formed in Reading in 1987 among four university students. The musician attributes their sound to experimentation and a growing interest in the electronic and dance music coming out of London, a club vein that set Chapterhouse apart from their contemporaries. The band broke up after barely seven years and two albums, and returned to the stage for the Whirlpool anniversary.
The scope of the tour was documented before the concert. La Jornada reported on September 1 that the Bajo Circuito show would be the band's first in the country, and that the setlist would also include material from Blood Music (1993), plus the tracks gathered on the Chronology (2023) anthology, a six-LP box set released by Cherry Red.
The concert was split in two: first Whirlpool from start to finish, then songs from the second album. According to Me Hace Ruido's review, the show ran about 100 minutes and opened with the Mexican projects Sonic Emerson, by Sebastián Neyra, and No Somos Marineros, which previewed tracks from Devoción.
The tour continued through South America and Central America. Expreso confirmed the Lima date, with Los Membrillos as support, and in October the band also announced its first concerts in Australia and New Zealand for 2027, according to Hi Fi Way.
In an interview with La Tempestad, Andrew Sherriff said the band wants to record and release new music, and that the songwriting process has already begun. Fuentes: - https://www.latempestad.mx/chapterhouse-entrevista-andrew-sherriff - https://edit00.jornada.com.mx/2026/09/01/espectaculos/a08n1esp - https://www.mehaceruido.com/2026/09/chapterhouse-bajo-circuito/ - https://www.expreso.com.pe/entretenimiento/chapterhouse-debutara-en-latinoamerica-con-concierto-en-lima-por-los-35-anos-de-whirlpool-noticia/1262873/ - https://hifiway.live/2026/10/08/chapterhouse-announce-first-ever-australian-and-new-zealand-tour-performing-whirlpool-in-full-celebrating-its-35th-anniversary/
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