Comments on: David Cook Announces Spring Tour Dates http://www.mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm American Idol - I Love This Cheesy Show Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Pam http://www.mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm/comment-page-4/#comment-184487 Pam Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:32:01 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm#comment-184487 Here is the official announcement from The <a href="http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090130/ARTICLES/901300296?Title=_American_Idol__David_Cook_to_play_Azalea_Festival" rel="nofollow">Star News</a> about the concert for the Azalea Festival. <strong>'American Idol' David Cook to play Azalea Festival</strong> <blockquote>Organizers announced Friday that the singer David Cook, who won the seventh season of hit TV show "American Idol" in 2008, would be one of two concert headliners for the 62nd annual Azalea Festival, set to be held April 1-5. Cook will perform April 2 in Trask Coliseum. Carrie Underwood, also an "Idol" winner, performed at the Azalea Festival in 2006. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“We were getting calls (from the public) weeks and months in advance wanting us to get David Cook,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  said Sherman Criner, president of the 2009 festival. The announcement of the Azalea Festival's other headliner is expected in the coming days. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“One thing weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve run against this year is the (Academy of Country Music) awards are, I think, the same week as the festival,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Criner said, hinting that a country singer might fill out the festival bill. Cook is a rocker who wowed "Idol" judges (and audiences) with hard-edged interpretations of such songs as Lionel Richie's "Hello." In a pairing dubbed "The Battle of the Davids," Cook defeated the favored David Archuleta on "Idol" in May. Just two weeks later, Cook had 11 songs from his independent album "Analog Heart" in the Billboard Hot 100, a record. His self-titled major label debut for RCA, released late last year, peaked at No. 3. The album features collaborations with the likes of Chris Cornell, formerly of the band Soundgarden.</blockquote> <blockquote>When: 8 p.m. April 2 Where: Trask Coliseum on the campus of UNCW Tickets: $45 Details: 794-4650. Tickets can be purchased from the Azalea Festival offices at 5725 Oleander Drive, unit B7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. For information on how to pay for tickets via fax or mail, go to www.ncAzaleaFestival.org.</blockquote> Here is the official announcement from The Star News about the concert for the Azalea Festival.

‘American Idol’ David Cook to play Azalea Festival

Organizers announced Friday that the singer David Cook, who won the seventh season of hit TV show “American Idol” in 2008, would be one of two concert headliners for the 62nd annual Azalea Festival, set to be held April 1-5.

Cook will perform April 2 in Trask Coliseum. Carrie Underwood, also an “Idol” winner, performed at the Azalea Festival in 2006.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“We were getting calls (from the public) weeks and months in advance wanting us to get David Cook,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  said Sherman Criner, president of the 2009 festival.

The announcement of the Azalea Festival’s other headliner is expected in the coming days.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“One thing weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve run against this year is the (Academy of Country Music) awards are, I think, the same week as the festival,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Criner said, hinting that a country singer might fill out the festival bill.

Cook is a rocker who wowed “Idol” judges (and audiences) with hard-edged interpretations of such songs as Lionel Richie’s “Hello.” In a pairing dubbed “The Battle of the Davids,” Cook defeated the favored David Archuleta on “Idol” in May. Just two weeks later, Cook had 11 songs from his independent album “Analog Heart” in the Billboard Hot 100, a record.

His self-titled major label debut for RCA, released late last year, peaked at No. 3. The album features collaborations with the likes of Chris Cornell, formerly of the band Soundgarden.

When: 8 p.m. April 2
Where: Trask Coliseum on the campus of UNCW
Tickets: $45
Details: 794-4650. Tickets can be purchased from the Azalea Festival offices at 5725 Oleander Drive, unit B7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. For information on how to pay for tickets via fax or mail, go to http://www.ncAzaleaFestival.org.

]]> By: leome http://www.mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm/comment-page-4/#comment-183797 leome Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:21:26 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm#comment-183797 At David's official site they've added 3 dates... 04/13/09 Joliet, IL N/A 04/17/09 Maryville, MO N/A 04/20/09 Tyler, TX Btw, I hope he makes any of these shows acoustic. At David’s official site they’ve added 3 dates…

04/13/09
Joliet, IL
N/A

04/17/09
Maryville, MO
N/A

04/20/09
Tyler, TX

Btw, I hope he makes any of these shows acoustic.

]]> By: phyllis_0227 http://www.mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm/comment-page-4/#comment-183230 phyllis_0227 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:06:22 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm#comment-183230 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sony_BMG_labels How this works is Sony BMG is the corporation, they have a slew of labels which beneath them are even more. Look at the above link and it bogels the mind. Any way RCA is the Parent label of Davids label and Arista. With David are Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry, Aqulara etc. All very confusing but SonyBmg is the big wig! I stand corrected and you can find Carries list of tours on her site which did not have a lot of fairs but my goodness she was busy. Jesus Take the Wheel was actually her third released single which I didn't know. Inside Your Heaven then Don't Forget To Remember Me. Her first album was with Arista USA and her second with 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville, 2 years apart. She is due to release again this year. So David is pretty much right on track with her. And as HDD said in their interview, he has the potential to be bigger then her. WOW! Anyway that's my trivia for today and DC is back to rest before Feb 13th and Wahhhhhhhhhh NO WESTCOAST! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sony_BMG_labels
How this works is Sony BMG is the corporation, they have a slew of labels which beneath them are even more. Look at the above link and it bogels the mind. Any way RCA is the Parent label of Davids label and Arista. With David are Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry, Aqulara etc. All very confusing but SonyBmg is the big wig!
I stand corrected and you can find Carries list of tours on her site which did not have a lot of fairs but my goodness she was busy. Jesus Take the Wheel was actually her third released single which I didn’t know. Inside Your Heaven then Don’t Forget To Remember Me. Her first album was with Arista USA and her second with 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville, 2 years apart. She is due to release again this year. So David is pretty much right on track with her. And as HDD said in their interview, he has the potential to be bigger then her. WOW! Anyway that’s my trivia for today and DC is back to rest before Feb 13th and Wahhhhhhhhhh NO WESTCOAST!

]]> By: Lisa http://www.mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm/comment-page-4/#comment-183163 Lisa Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:26:31 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm#comment-183163 I'm a tad too old for the college tour so I am sticking this one out. I will say Tulsa loves them some Cook so I bet that show is sold out quickly. Darn same town & I can't go. Hope we get vids. I’m a tad too old for the college tour so I am sticking this one out. I will say Tulsa loves them some Cook so I bet that show is sold out quickly. Darn same town & I can’t go. Hope we get vids.

]]> By: bhonest http://www.mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm/comment-page-4/#comment-183105 bhonest Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:45:16 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm#comment-183105 WHAT ABOUT US OUT WEST???????????????????????????????????? WHAT ABOUT US OUT WEST????????????????????????????????????

]]> By: Ashley19 http://www.mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm/comment-page-4/#comment-182909 Ashley19 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:32:10 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm#comment-182909 ^^ LOL! Dr. David Cook.. ^^ LOL! Dr. David Cook..

]]> By: oceana http://www.mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm/comment-page-3/#comment-182880 oceana Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:44:02 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm#comment-182880 I did a search on "David Cook" at University of Tulsa, and lo and behold, there is a professor there by that name. A little bit older than our DC. http://www.cas.utulsa.edu/theatre/faculty_cook.html I did a search on “David Cook” at University of Tulsa, and lo and behold, there is a professor there by that name. A little bit older than our DC.

http://www.cas.utulsa.edu/theatre/faculty_cook.html

]]> By: sunchick http://www.mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm/comment-page-3/#comment-182874 sunchick Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:52:29 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm#comment-182874 <strong>Sarah</strong> I was thinking of driving up too, and could probably sell the trip to the sig O as a V-Day present. But if we get there and can't get in, he's gonna be hellapissed, and I could definitely wait until the next leg of the tour. If you get any more info about that venue and the chances of non students getting in to the club, please post it. Otherwise I might start bugging the Disney peeps for info about this rumored Cook performance to open their AI attraction. My .02 as to why he's doing the college tour, I'm sure it's some combo of starting small and working up, expanding the fanbase, building buzz, getting in touch with his indie roots, playing in an atmosphere where he doesn't have to worry about censoring himself, and the chicks, man. Sarah I was thinking of driving up too, and could probably sell the trip to the sig O as a V-Day present. But if we get there and can’t get in, he’s gonna be hellapissed, and I could definitely wait until the next leg of the tour. If you get any more info about that venue and the chances of non students getting in to the club, please post it. Otherwise I might start bugging the Disney peeps for info about this rumored Cook performance to open their AI attraction.

My .02 as to why he’s doing the college tour, I’m sure it’s some combo of starting small and working up, expanding the fanbase, building buzz, getting in touch with his indie roots, playing in an atmosphere where he doesn’t have to worry about censoring himself, and the chicks, man.

]]> By: sleepyinsomniac http://www.mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm/comment-page-3/#comment-182867 sleepyinsomniac Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:47:22 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm#comment-182867 I'm not American and the only schools that I have heard of prior to this list are Ole Miss and Harding (and I only know about the latter because of another reason). I guess this is David trying to re-capture his "DIY" days of being a musician. It's a grassroots campaign which works to his advantage because every now and again, he's going to get the major rockstar pimpage anyways. I’m not American and the only schools that I have heard of prior to this list are Ole Miss and Harding (and I only know about the latter because of another reason). I guess this is David trying to re-capture his “DIY” days of being a musician. It’s a grassroots campaign which works to his advantage because every now and again, he’s going to get the major rockstar pimpage anyways.

]]> By: Joanna S. http://www.mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm/comment-page-3/#comment-182865 Joanna S. Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:24:19 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm#comment-182865 Hoppy, I'm in Vegas too, and when I'd heard he would be playing in casinos I hoped he would hit one or two of the smaller ones out here, too. But knowing my luck, I probably wouldn't have been able to get tickets before they sold out, so I will be patient and wait for him to hit up Vegas with a bigger gig. I wish everyone else luck getting tickets! :) Hoppy, I’m in Vegas too, and when I’d heard he would be playing in casinos I hoped he would hit one or two of the smaller ones out here, too. But knowing my luck, I probably wouldn’t have been able to get tickets before they sold out, so I will be patient and wait for him to hit up Vegas with a bigger gig. I wish everyone else luck getting tickets! :)

]]> By: Michelle http://www.mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm/comment-page-3/#comment-182852 Michelle Sat, 24 Jan 2009 06:14:25 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm#comment-182852 LOL westsiders, I wouldn't stress. Like others have said there'll be more tour, he'll work his way here eventually. Lucky easterners: sell out those venues so there'll be more tour!!! ;) LOL westsiders, I wouldn’t stress. Like others have said there’ll be more tour, he’ll work his way here eventually.

Lucky easterners: sell out those venues so there’ll be more tour!!! ;)

]]> By: Hoppy http://www.mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm/comment-page-3/#comment-182836 Hoppy Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:18:54 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm#comment-182836 Uhh. Where the crap is the western part of the country!? Dangit! I find it hilarious that he'll be at my mom's alma mater (Shawnee State) in the town I was born in (Portsmouth, OH), but he won't be coming to the college I go to (UNLV) in the city I was raised in (Las Vegas, NV). Bummer. Uhh. Where the crap is the western part of the country!? Dangit!

I find it hilarious that he’ll be at my mom’s alma mater (Shawnee State) in the town I was born in (Portsmouth, OH), but he won’t be coming to the college I go to (UNLV) in the city I was raised in (Las Vegas, NV). Bummer.

]]> By: americanidolfan102 http://www.mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm/comment-page-3/#comment-182833 americanidolfan102 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:56:16 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm#comment-182833 <em>edit: this information was posted already in several other places.</em> edit: this information was posted already in several other places.

]]> By: kathrynTX http://www.mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm/comment-page-3/#comment-182831 kathrynTX Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:44:02 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm#comment-182831 Awwwwwwwwwww Dave! No TEXAS dates? OK then, I'll have to DRIVE, like I did to see you on the frigging American Idol tour. Sheesh. And I would've driven to Tulsa BEFORE Idol if you had bothered to call and let me know you were SINGIN' up there. OK, I could make KC MO, Tulsa, and probably Searcy AR. lalaLAAAAAAAAAA! Yep, gonna start planning my vacation time. I really can't think of anything else I'd rather do with my limited time off and funds than see these guys LIVE! I have no ideas about the what where why of this type tour. I kinda hoped they would try to book places like the Nokia here, around 6,000-7,000 seats. But I guess that's kinda big for a "brand new" or newly nationally known anyway artist. After all, the last show I saw there was Keith Urban on the Be Here tour. And may I say, what a GREAT venue. Oh and Keith ROCKED the entire place! Back to my current bf...my gut reaction is that this is a great idea to get the college demographic on the Cook Bandwagon. And he isn't that long out of college himself, true. Oh and I must admit, college...CHICKS, man. Sigh. Ah well, a woman can dream! BWHAHAHAHHAHAHHA! If any of you guys are wondering if it would be worth a drive or an overnight trip even, DO IT! GO to the show! It will be fun. You'll love it. I'm willing to travel from TX to Tulsa, Arkansas, and/or Missouri. OK...well...maybe I'm a complete raving fanatic...hee. But I guarantee there are fans out there WAY crazier than me! Thanks for these dates and info, mj, so so much. Awwwwwwwwwww Dave! No TEXAS dates? OK then, I’ll have to DRIVE, like I did to see you on the frigging American Idol tour. Sheesh. And I would’ve driven to Tulsa BEFORE Idol if you had bothered to call and let me know you were SINGIN’ up there. OK, I could make KC MO, Tulsa, and probably Searcy AR. lalaLAAAAAAAAAA! Yep, gonna start planning my vacation time. I really can’t think of anything else I’d rather do with my limited time off and funds than see these guys LIVE!

I have no ideas about the what where why of this type tour. I kinda hoped they would try to book places like the Nokia here, around 6,000-7,000 seats. But I guess that’s kinda big for a “brand new” or newly nationally known anyway artist. After all, the last show I saw there was Keith Urban on the Be Here tour. And may I say, what a GREAT venue. Oh and Keith ROCKED the entire place!

Back to my current bf…my gut reaction is that this is a great idea to get the college demographic on the Cook Bandwagon. And he isn’t that long out of college himself, true. Oh and I must admit, college…CHICKS, man. Sigh. Ah well, a woman can dream! BWHAHAHAHHAHAHHA!

If any of you guys are wondering if it would be worth a drive or an overnight trip even, DO IT! GO to the show! It will be fun. You’ll love it. I’m willing to travel from TX to Tulsa, Arkansas, and/or Missouri. OK…well…maybe I’m a complete raving fanatic…hee. But I guarantee there are fans out there WAY crazier than me! Thanks for these dates and info, mj, so so much.

]]> By: EllenK http://www.mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm/comment-page-3/#comment-182820 EllenK Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:58:43 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/david-cook-announces-spring-tour-dates.htm#comment-182820 <blockquote>The New Hampshire concert is a couple of hours away from me, but ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s at a small Liberal Arts College.</blockquote> <strong>Very</strong> small liberal arts college... I went there, great school, but wicked small. ...but tour date at my alma mater? That's just way too awesome for words. I need to try and get up there for that.

The New Hampshire concert is a couple of hours away from me, but ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s at a small Liberal Arts College.

Very small liberal arts college… I went there, great school, but wicked small.

…but tour date at my alma mater? That’s just way too awesome for words. I need to try and get up there for that.

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