The members then announced a hiatus, which would ultimately last for almost a decade; during this period, the band came together for reunion concerts in Boston (2004), New York City (2007), and Washington, D.C. (2009).

[3][4] On April 22, 2013, Dispatch announced a double-disc live album called "Ain't No Trip to Cleveland Vol.

Chad Urmston, Brad Corrigan, and Pete Heimbold, who were all attending Middlebury College,[6] comprised the band's lineup throughout their entire schooling.

They first performed at Cosmic Cantina in Durham, North Carolina, while on a trip to visit the younger sister of one of the band members at Duke University.

After graduating from college the members of Dispatch relocated to the greater Boston area to continue the strong touring effort that would characterize their sound.

Dispatch gained much recognition outside of New England, without any help from a label, thanks to peer-to-peer file sharing programs such as Napster, as well as word-of-mouth.

After the release of their last album, Who Are We Living For?, painted and designed by artist William Quigley, they began to tour extensively nationwide.

Fans flocked from Italy, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Mexico, New Zealand, and Australia among others,[9] making up an estimated total audience of 166,000.

The performance was released as a three-disc set (two CDs, one DVD) later that year, entitled All Points Bulletin, along with recordings from a warm-up show in Somerville, Massachusetts.

For some of their songs at the Hatch Shell, Dispatch shared the stage with Phil Keaggy (guitar), Paul Tillotson (keyboard), Brian Sayers (drum kit), and Reinaldo DeJesus (percussion).

They were joined on stage for some songs by various musicians such as the African Children's Choir, Bongo Love (a group from Zimbabwe), and various horn and percussion players.

In December 2007, a DVD directed by photographer and filmmaker Danny Clinch, highlighting the weekend will be released in a Collector's Edition, along with a photo book.

Dispatch played an acoustic show at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on June 12, 2009, at the request of Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe.

[11] Speculation turned to the idea of a possible tour when more QR codes were released on each of the five subsequent Mondays, pointing to pins on Chicago, Illinois;[12] Berkeley, California;[13] Boston, Massachusetts;[14] Atlanta, Georgia;[15] and Harrison, New Jersey.

Throughout the rest of the winter, Dispatch released short clips of themselves rehearsing new songs, as well as photos of themselves in a studio, fueling suspicion that a new album or EP would accompany the tour.

On April 22, 2013, the band announced the release of a double-disc live album called Ain't No Trip to Cleveland Vol.

[21] On January 1, 2015, Dispatch announced that they would be playing a benefit show on July 11, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York City to shine light on the issue of hunger in America.

[22] On February 10, 2017, Dispatch announced on their website that they would be touring the United States in June and July, and would be joined by Guster for most of their shows.

[28] In October, 2024 they embarked on the "Amplifying Democracy" tour, including several stops in main battleground states before the 2024 election in an effort to encourage voter registration and participation.

These shows also included the announcement of a new album and a preview of some of the songs, coming in early 2025 [29] Dispatch experiments with a variety of genres, and thus is known as a very difficult band to categorize.

Different styles and idioms employed by the band include reggae, flamenco, funk, ska, folk, rock, and rap.

On December 22, 2005, Corrigan helped to organize a benefit concert, known as The Relief Project, at Irving Plaza in New York City.