BAND TO TOUR NORTH AMERICA THIS FALL

LOS ANGELES, CA - August 21, 2012 - Circles Around The Sun, the new studio album from Dispatch, is available today via the band's own Bomber Records. Available in stores and at all digital retailers, the album was produced by Peter Katis (Interpol, Jonsi, The National), and is the band's first studio album in over a decade. Relix recently praised the album, stating, "Dispatch fans old and new will embrace Circles Around The Sun." As put by Consequence of Sound, "[Circles Around The Sun] is, without hyperbole, one of the best tracks Dispatch has ever written, and if there's a better way to kick off your first album in over ten years, it's hard to imagine."    PRE-ORDER CIRCLES AROUND THE SUN ON ITUNES | AMAZON   On Thursday, August 23rd at 3:00p EST the band will partner with Livestream for a live acoustic performance and fan chat streamed at http://new.livestream.com/livestreamsessions/dispatch. Fans can follow the page for updates and to be notified when the session goes live.  Having recently performed at the Bonnaroo and Outside Lands music festivals, the band will embark upon the Circles Around The Sun Tour in September, the band's most extensive North American tour in over a decade. Kicking off on September 20th in Vancouver, BC at the Commodore Ballroom, the run of dates will wrap on October 12th in Atlanta, GA at Constitution Hall. Dispatch will be offering live audio downloads of every show on the North American leg of tour within 48 hours of the show ending. The list of tour dates can be found below. DISPATCH TOUR DATES*    SEPTEMBER 20th                  Vancouver, BC         Commodore Ballroom 21st                  Seattle, WA              Moore Theatre 22nd                 Portland, OR            Roseland Theatre 26th                  Los Angeles, CA      Hollywood Palladium 29th                  Broomfield, CO       1st Bank Centre OCTOBER 1st                    Minneapolis, MN     Orpheum Theatre 2nd                   Chicago, IL                 Riviera Theatre 3rd                    Chicago, IL                 Riviera Theatre 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 ABOUT DISPATCH Dispatch is Chad Stokes, Brad Corrigan, and Pete Francis.  After forming in New England in 1996 and through intense word of mouth and fan loyalty, Dispatch went on to become one of the biggest draws on the live music scene, and arguably one of the biggest independent rock bands in History.  The band released their debut album in 1996, an acoustic-driven folk-pop affair called Silent Steeples, on their own Bomber Records followed by 1998's reggae-flavored Bang Bang. In 1999 the band released their third album Four Day Trials. After a brief hiatus during which various members pursued solo endeavors, in 2004 the group organized a free show in Boston on the Esplanade, anticipating perhaps 20,000 people would turn up. The concert became the largest show in independent music event history (documented in the feature film The Last Dispatch). In 2011 the trio decided to record new music, which led to last year's Dispatch EP and now Circles Around The Sun. www.dispatchmusic.com