AI's David cook adds summer and fall tour dates

David Cook

Credit: 19 Recordings / RCA Records

 The next leg of his North American tour hasn't even kicked off yet, but American Idol season 7 winner David Cook is prepared to tack on a slew of additional dates to his "Declaration Tour" this fall.

The stint - named for first song of his debut self-title record - kicks off tomorrow night at the San Diego Fair, held in Del Mar, Calif., with confirmed dates continuing through Aug. 21. According to a 19 Recordings / RCA Records release, the solo trek will definitely continue into October.

Released around Thanksgiving last year, "David Cook" entered and peaked at No. 3 on The Billboard 200. Since winning the televised competition last year, Cook - a Kansas City native (holler!) - has been touring practically non-stop, from the AI 2008 finalists tour to his own headlining run that began in April.

It was only last month, however, that Cook experienced the loss of his older brother Adam, from brain cancer. Cook himself learned of the news during the Race for Hope, a fundraiser for brain cancer research, in Washington, D.C.

"I have amazing people just kind of surrounding me from all levels," he said on television show "Larry King Live" on Monday. "I'm extremely close to my family. I've been able to surround myself professionally with a ton of great people and that's from my management, my label, all the way down to my fans."

Here are David Cook's currently scheduled tour dates:

June 18         Del Mar, CA                San Diego Fair
June 20         Kansas City, MO          KMXV Red White and Boom
June 21         Wichita, KS                 The Cotillion
June 23         Tulsa, OK                    Cain's Ballroom
June 24         Oklahoma City, OK       Diamond Ballroom
June 26         Denver, CO                  Ogden Theatre
June 27         Aspen, CO                   Belly Up
June 28         Beaver Creek, CO        Vilar Center
June 30         Santa Fe, NM               Lensic PAC
July 1            Amarillo, TX                 Midnight Rodeo
July 3            Thackerville, OK           Winstar Casino
July 4            Baton Rouge, AL          Dixie Landin
July 5            Galveston, TX             Moody Gardens
July 7            New Orleans, LA          House of Blues
July 8            Chattanooga, TN          CCCenter
July 10          Lansing, MI                 Common Ground Music Festival
July 11          Chesaning, MI              Chesaning Showboat Festival
July 12          Chicago, IL                   House of Blues
July 15          Duluth, MN                  DECCA Auditorium
July 16          Des Moines, IA             Simon Estes Ampitheatre
July 17          Sioux City, IA               Orpheum Theatre
July 19          Indianapolis, IN           Egyptian Room
July 20          Covington, KY              Madison Theatre
July 22          Mahomen, MN             Shooting Star Casino
July 23          West Bend, WI             Washington County Fair
July 24          Prior Lake, MN             Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
July 25          Monticello, IA              Great Jones County Fair
July 27          Harrington, DE             Delaware State Fair
July 29          Washington D.C.           The Birchmere
July 30          Sayerville, NJ               Starland Ballroom
July 31          Philadelphia, PA            The Keswick Theatre
Aug 3            Bethlehem, PA              Musikfest
Aug 6            New York, NY               Nokia Theatre
Aug 7            New York, NY               GMA Summer Concert - Central Park
Aug 8            Ohio State Fair             Columbus, OH
Aug 9            Toledo, OH                   Owens University
Aug 12          Ventura, CA                  Ventura County Fair
Aug 15          Lewisberg, WV              W. Va State Fair
Aug 20          Lancaster, CA               Antelope Valley Fair
Aug 21          Sacramento, CA           California State Fair

Katie Hasty
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After five years as a columnist and editor at Billboard, Katie Hasty joined HitFix in 2009 for music and film reporting out of New York. The Midwest native has worked as a writer, music promoter and in A&R since 1999 and performs with her band Numbers And Letters.