Dispatch announced they would release Circles Around The Sun, their first studio album in twelve years on August 21st on their own Bomber Records. Produced by Peter Katis (Interpol, Jonsi, The National), Circles Around The Sun is an eclectic all-American rock and roll record that delivers the gutsy storytelling, compelling songwriting and radian harmonies that has earned the band fans throughout countless countries. It was recorded at The Clubhouse (Rhinebeck, NY), Water Music (Hoboken, NJ), and Tarquin Studios (Bridgeport, CT).
Dispatch will perform this summer at Bonnaroo, Hangout and Outside Lands festivals and starting September 20th the band will embark upon the Circles Around The Sun Tour, its most extensive North American tour in over a decade. The list of tour dates can be found below. In an ongoing effort to keep tickets in the hands of the fans, Dispatch is asking its fans to visit www.dispatchmusic.com and register for the ticket presale which launches today, April 16th and will wind down at 5PM EST on April 25th. Then on April 27th, registered fans will get a code enabling them to purchase concert tickets starting on May 1st to any stop on Dispatch’s North American Tour this fall.
Dispatch will be offering live audio downloads of every show on the North American leg of the Circles Around The Sun Tour within 48 hours of the show ending. Every ticket purchased comes with a FREE download of that particular show. Attending fans will be able to redeem the bar code number on their physical ticket for a download of the performance they attended (fans MUST keep their ticket stubs in order to do so). More details of this program, including the web redemption location, to follow.
DISPATCH TOUR DATES*
MAY
19th Gulf Shores, AL Hangout Music Festival
JUNE
9th Manchester, TN Bonnaroo
AUGUST
12th San Francisco, CA Outside Lands Festival
SEPTEMBER
20th Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
21st Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre
22nd Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
26th Los Angeles, CA Palladium Ballroom
28th Broomfield, CO 1st Bank Centre
29th Broomfield, CO 1st Bank Centre
OCTOBER
1st Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theatre
2nd Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
3rd Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
5th New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
6th Boston, MA Agganis Arena
8th Toronto, ONT Sound Academy
9th Philadelphia, PA Tower Theatre
11th Washington, DC Constitution Hall
12th Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre
* MORE DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED
