Dispatch's Zimbabwe aid concert comes to DVD

photo by Sam Erickson

Here's the latest volume in Paste's "Can Rock Save the World?" series: Dispatch, self-made indie sensation, reunites and sells out Madison Square Garden three times over this summer. But more than just exercises in self-aggrandizement, these shows actually benefit a worthy cause: the refugee crisis in Zimbabwe. Even Bono would take a moment to reflect.

Although the band webcasted the shows, several fans got left out in the cold over the whole event. Then there are those who experienced the shows but want to have the moment frozen in DVD-quality audio for the rest of time. Well, maybe that last sentence tipped you off, but the band is indeed releasing a DVD commemorating the reunion concerts on Jan. 29. Dispatch: Zimbabwe - Live at Madison Square Garden features two hours of concert footage, behind-the-scenes interviews, and a half-hour documentary on the plight of Zimbabwe.

The package also includes a CD with the group's 10 favorite reunion performances and a DropCard that allows fans to download additional audio. A special "collector's edition" will also be for sale at the band's website, including a poster and commemorative booklet. And yes, a portion of DVD sales will go to the Dispatch Foundation and its projects in Zimbabwe.

Here's the DVD set list:

Here We Go
Time Served
Whaddya Wannabe
Open Up
Bulletholes
Bang Bang (with the African Children's Choir)
Ride A Tear
Passerby
Flying Horses (with Bongo Love)
Past The Falls
Fallin'
Lightning
Steeples (from Wimpy)
Questioned Apocalypse (from Wimpy)
Cut It Ya Match It
Bats In The Belfry
Elias (with the African Children's Choir)
Outloud (with the African Children's Choir)
General

Extra material:
War (w/ Bongo Love)
Camilo
Customs
Carnival