Dispatch Circling The Globe

With the release of Dispatch’s first full-length album in 12 years, the band isn’t wasting any time making plans to tour the world. European gigs have been booked for early 2013, on top of previously announced U.S. and Canada dates.

Last week the band released its fifth studio album, Circles Around The Sun, the follow-up to 2000’s Who Are We Living For? The new album debuted at No. 24 on the Nielsen SoundScan top current albums chart, marking the band’s highest chart entry in its 16-year career. Circles Around The Sun also racked up career high debuts in Germany, Canada and Austria.

Photo: John Davisson

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Great Stage Park, Manchester, Tenn.

Fans can purchase Circle Around The Sun on iTunes for the sale price (this week only!) of $6.99. Before you decide to buy it, you can also stream the entire album for free through a player linked on the band’s website.

The previously announced North American tour begins Sept. 20 in Vancouver, British, Columbia, at the Commodore Ballroom. Shows are scheduled through mid-October with stops in Seattle; Hollywood, Calif.; Minneapolis; Chicago; New York City; Boston; Toronto; Washington, D.C.; and Atlanta.

Check out the European routing below:

Jan. 23 – Vienna, Austria, Arena
Jan. 24 – Stuttgart, Germany, Longhorn
Jan. 26 – Berlin, Germany, Huxleys Neue Welt
Jan. 28 – Copenhagen, Denmark, VEGA House Of Music
Jan. 29 – Hamburg, Germany, Gruenspan
Jan. 30 – Frankfurt, Germany, Batschkapp
Feb. 1 – Zurich, Switzerland, Komplex 457
Feb. 2 – Amsterdam, Netherlands, Melkweg
Feb. 4 – Dortmund, Germany, FZW

Tickets are on sale now.

For more information visit DispatchMusic.com.