American Idol winner David Cook will be rocking at our friendly neighborhood theme park this summer.

Folks at Busch Gardens Williamsburg announced today that Cook will play Aug. 7 and 8 as part of the park’s IllumiNights Concert Series. That series starts July 10 with a two-night stand by the B-52′s.

The shows are included in regular park admission.

David Cook, known for his rock singing, won the competition in American Idol’s seventh season.
“I went on Idol with a five-card hand and showed three of my cards,” Cook says in his official bio. “Now it’s time to put down the other two. There’s a lot I haven’t shown the world, just as far as who I am and what I’m about.”

B-52’s, July 10 – 11
Creedence Clearwater Revisited, July 17 – 18
The Bangles, July 24 – 25
The Fixx, July 31 – Aug. 1
David Cook Aug. 7-8
Grand Funk Railroad, Aug. 14 – 15
Emily Osment, Aug. 21 – 22

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Appearances > Idols Give Back

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Appearances > David Cook Visits The “If I Can Dream” House – March 18, 2010
Appearances > American Idol – March 17, 2010

Make sure to tune into American Idol tonight to see David return to the Idol stage! The show airs at 9PM EST.

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Say what you want about David Cook, but don’t call him lazy. After taking home the American Idol season 7 crown in May 2008, Cook spent that summer and fall writing and recording his self-titled debut album during breaks in the “Idols Live” concert tour. The resulting CD has now gone on to sell 1.3 million copies (according to Nielsen SoundScan), due in no small part to Cook’s relentless touring schedule; he played 153 shows in 2009 (not counting trips to Iraq and the Philippines, nor corporate and promotional gigs). But there was no extended vacation for Cook when he finally sent his tour bus to the garage in December. Instead, he headed back to the studio to start the writing process for his sophomore disc, which he hopes to release in mid-2010.

While visiting New York City for a recording session in late January, Mr. Cook took on one more task, stopping by the Idolatry studios and spilling a little scoop on his work-in-progress: We got some details on his dream collaborators (Max Martin), heard about some “lofty ideas” (like going the Imogen Heap route), and were treated to four separate titles of songs he hopes will make the final album cut (!!!).

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Appearances > We The Kings Album Release Party

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Live Performances > Energy Progress Center – November 27, 2009

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Live Performances > Horseshoe Casino – November 20, 2009