Pete Francis Of Dispatch · Portsmouth · Oct 11, 2026

Jimmy's features a full-service restaurant, and food is available for purchase at every performance. Doors open at 5:30 PM, when you can order dinner directly from your ticketed seat, no separate dinner reservations needed! Kitchen service runs from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Pete Francis has never been afraid to build his own world. As the co-founder of Dispatch, he helped prove that independent bands could enjoy massive success on their own terms, selling over 700,000 albums and playing to arena-sized crowds?including five sell-outs at Madison Square Garden and a record-setting 110,000-person audience at Boston's Hatch Shell?without mainstream support. That same DIY spirit inspired him to launch a critically-acclaimed solo career in 2001, and it's woven throughout his newest release, Homemade. Written and recorded in his New England home, it's a timeless record that brings Pete back to the very beginning: to his roots as a singer-songwriter.

Please note: The Box Office at Jimmy's Jazz and Blues Club is open daily from 10 AM to 5 PM, offering both in-person and phone ticket sales. You can purchase tickets by calling 888-603-5299 (ext. 1) or by visiting us at 135 Congress Street in Portsmouth, NH. For online purchases and to check out our food and beverage menus, please visit jimmysoncongress.com. Please note: Ticket sales outside of Jimmy's Box Office and Ticketmaster are not purchased directly from Jimmy's Jazz and Blues Club.