The Last Dispatch

The Last Dispatch
Promotional poster for The Last Dispatch
Directed byHelmut Schleppi
Produced byShane Marie Gilbert
Brady Nasfell
Kurt Schemper
StarringChad Urmston
Pete Heimbold
Brad Corrigan
special appearance by Mr Wiggles William Quigley, piano Paul Tillotson & Wimpy
Distributed byFabrication Films
Release date
  • July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29)
Running time
81 minutes
LanguageEnglish

The Last Dispatch is a documentary film by Helmut Schleppi overviewing and giving insight into the final days of the indie rock band Dispatch, which culminated with two final live concerts. The first concert took place at the Somerville Theatre to a very exclusive crowd. Two days later, on July 31, 2004, the band performed a free concert at the Hatch Shell in Boston. It was estimated that the turnout would only be between 10,000 and 30,000 people. In the end, the crowd grew to reach a reported 110,000 fans. A CD release, All Points Bulletin, features two discs of the two concerts and a DVD featuring selections from both shows.