They’re from the Toronto Concert. If anyone would like me to upload these for download please let me know!

The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Tuesday that American Idol champion and Blue Springs, Missouri native David Cook will perform the National Anthem on September 14th when the Chiefs host the Oakland Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium. David will perform the anthem with his younger brother, Andrew Cook.

David originally went to the American Idol auditions in Omaha, Nebraska to support his brother Andrew through the process. However, David also auditioned for the show, and eventually became the champion of the seventh season of the hit competition.

“We are very excited to have David and Andrew perform the anthem for our first regular season game of the 2008 season” Chiefs President Carl Peterson, noted. “The citizens of Kansas City are proud to call David one of our own, and we are very happy for all of the well deserved success he has achieved. We know our fans will give both David and Andrew a very warm reception on September 14th.”

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Los Angeles, CA (CNS) - David Cook, the current “American Idol” crown holder, is working with top record producer Rob Cavallo on his yet untitled rock album, he confirms the collaboration.

The 25-year-old singer reveals that he is confident that working with Cavallo would help him achieve the right kind of sound he wants in his own record.

He tells EW.com, “I think he’s a great producer with the kind of sound that I want. And in talking to him, he’s just a good guy. Like the song selection I had on the show, Rob just fit.”

Cavallo is an in-house producer with Green Day. He has also produced records for Goo Goo Dolls, Chris Isaak, Alanis Morissette, and My Chemical Romance.

Cook says he plans to release the album in November.

Meanwhile, his AI opponent, David Archuleta, has recently released his first single “Crush” on August 1.

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ANILA, Philippines—A surprise announcement from David Cook himself had his web fan site buzzing with excitement, especially from its Filipino subscribers: “American Idol”’s Season 7 champ is coming to Manila for a concert.

Comments from the website ranged from incredulity to amazement to simple joy, in a thread whose common question was the need to present proof.

Inquirer pursued a tip that the evidence was earlier posted on YouTube, and indeed, there it was (type in: CHUMFM interview with David Cook). The audio clip, 4 minutes and 15 seconds long, has Cook being interviewed by DJ Richie on a Canadian radio station. The conversation starts with Cook’s scheduled visit to Toronto as part of the “Idol” tour.

Cook proceeded to discuss his coming major-label debut CD, set for a November release and with Rob Cavallo (Green Day, My Chemical Romance) as producer.

And then the announcement:

“We just booked my first show, post-‘Idol,’ Jan. 27 in the Philippines … a one-off show and then we start the tour in the States …”

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TORONTO — He barely registered on “American Idol” until he cut his hair and sang “Hello.”

From then on, David Cook was the unlikely dark horse who reinvented hits from the ’80s and ’90s to the delight of his female fans, in the end trouncing teenage phenom David Archuleta in a landslide upset.

Cook and his fellow Top 10 competitors arrive in Toronto on Saturday, and it turns out that the emo-balladeer has a musical idol of his own - Canadian singer-songwriter Raine Maida.

Cook says he’s long been a fan of the Our Lady Peace singer and requested a meeting with Maida when it came time to hash out material for his “Idol”-funded solo release.

“The songs that we wrote were, in my opinion, some of the strongest that we’ve done for this record,” Cook says by phone from a recent tour stop in Detroit.

“I’m very pleased with how it turned out and I’m actually hoping to get together with him again before the record gets released and try to write some more.”

Cook notes that Maida’s edgy rock sound is very much in line with the type of material he hopes to put out himself. Other rockers he’s written with include Ed Roland from Collective Soul and Zac Maloy from the Nixons.

“I wanted to write with people that I admired and respected and people that I thought could tune into the kind of vibe that I wanted. Raine’s definitely one of those people,” he says of the L.A. writing session, in which he also met Maida’s wife, songstress Chantal Kreviazuk, and their sons.

“I put his name on a list, I turned that list in and next thing I know he was on the schedule. With it being my first session I remember being just really nervous because you always have that kind of anxiety, this person I look up to - ‘Are they going to be nice?’ … And in the first 15 seconds he completely put me at ease. He’s the most unassuming, down-to-earth person I think I’ve ever met.”

Cook, who chose the Our Lady Peace song “Innocent” for his Top 8 performance, says he hopes to release the disc in the fall, and follow it up with another tour.

During the Idol competition, the 25-year-old singer distinguished himself from the pack with a harder rock sound and a breathy delivery that made his female fans swoon.

Unconventional arrangements of ’80s and ’90s classics including Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean,” Mariah Carey’s “Always Be My Baby,” and Lionel Richie’s “Hello” earned him glowing reviews from judges Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell.

Cook’s alt-rock performance of “Billie Jean,” was actually a Chris Cornell arrangement, but the Idol champ lays claim to unique interpretations of “Always Be My Baby” and “Hello,” which came in at week 3 as he entered the Top 16.

Cook says his guitar-driven emo version of “Hello” started out as an inside joke with his buddies back home in Tulsa, Okla.

“We always joked around that that would be a great power ballad. And then I had the first two weeks where I kind of stumbled over myself a little bit, was just trying to find my footing and I really walked into that third week, and was just like…’I'm just going to have fun with this song - I’ll do it.’ ”

The judges loved his rendition, and in many ways, that off-beat approach set the tone for Cook’s gradual climb to the top.

Cook says he’s going for similar musical surprises when he releases his solo album later this year.

“It’s a rock record but in my opinion it’s not the standard ‘one-four-five’ pop chord progression rock,” he insists, noting the lyrics deal with “themes of love and displacement, being unsure and all those kind of vibes.”

“I wanted there to be some room on this record to meander and do some interesting things that make a listener want to pay attention.” Source

I will be attending the Toronto show tomorrow night and I will try and record some videos while I’m there! Unfortunately I am not able to hang around when the Tour Buses Come & Go, but I’ll try and find some pictures taken at the event :).

Shia LaBeouf, Rachel Bilson, David Cook, Channing Tatum, David Archuleta, Lil Mama, LL Cool J, Demi Lovato, James Marsden, Katharine McPhee, Leighton Meester and Jordin Sparks will join the celebration of the hottest teen icons in film, television, music, sports and fashion. Previously announced participants include Sophia Bush, Josh Holloway, Ryan Sheckler, Steve Carell, Chris Brown, Scarlett Johansson, Zac Efron, Pink, Danica Patrick, Selena Gomez, JoJo, Minka Kelly, Jesse McCartney, Chad Michael Murray, Chace Crawford, Kristen Bell, Drake Bell, Mischa Barton, Brittany Snow and Hayden Panettiere.

TEEN CHOICE 2008 is executive-produced by Bob Bain (”Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards”) and Michael Burg. Paul Flattery serves as producer, Kelly Brock is co-producer and Greg Sills serves as supervising producer.

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In the circle of life that is “American Idol,” the show begins each year during the snows of winter. After the spring flowers bloom, a winner is chosen. Then, in blazing summer, the concert version travels across the country, making a regular stop in Detroit.

Yes, the “American Idols Live!” 2008 tour arrives at Joe Louis Arena on Thursday. Expect to see screaming young girls, a Pop-Tarts mascot (the event’s presenting sponsor), and all of your favorite Top 10 finalists, from the dude with the dreadlocks, Jason Castro, to the chick with the tattoo sleeve, Carly Smithson.

This year, the hottest performer should be David Cook, the 25-year-old pop-rocker whose confident, creative vibe helped him defeat cutie-pie teen David Archuleta for top “Idol” honors.

We caught up by phone recently with Cook, who’s making his Motor City performing debut. He shared his idle thoughts on, among other things, cougars, Chikezie and crossword puzzles.

QUESTION: Is there a way to understand your routine on the road? Is it crazy or is there a lot of downtime?

ANSWER: It’s a lot of hurry up and wait. But more than anything, now we get to concentrate on being performers as opposed to being contestants and I think that’s kind of freed all of us a little bit. The stress level is a lot lower. The hours are a bit better. We get to do what we love without worrying about getting voted off. It’s a win-win.

Q: Are you trashing hotel rooms or not? Do you secretly want to?

A: You know, if I were not worried that it would ruffle feathers, I might want to glue some furniture to the ceiling. But no, I’m a pretty docile guy.

Q: Will this be your first time performing here?

A: Yes it will. I’ve played in Hillsdale, but never in Detroit.

Q: Did you play pre-”Idol” in Hillsdale with your band?

A: Yes, MWK. We played at a school there. Hillsdale College maybe?

Q: Are there any classic Motown songs you’ve performed onstage before?

A: Well, when I was living in Tulsa, I played a couple of times an acoustic “Let’s Get It On.” … It was pretty interesting, to say the least. There’s a reason it only happened a couple of times (laughs).

Q: Do you have time to work on your upcoming CD while you’re on the road?

A: Yeah, actually, I got into St. Louis late last night. I was in L.A. for a couple of days working on the record. What I like about it is, to me, it’s not really carrying the vibe of a generic melodic rock record. I think there’s some twists and turns on it. Lyrically, I feel like I’ve had something to say for a while. To be able to put pen to paper and actually get it out of my system is pretty therapeutic.

Q: Does it have a title yet, to give us an idea of what to expect?

A: Not yet. I definitely want there to be an attitude to it. … I don’t want to come out singing standards or anything. That’s just not my vibe.

Q: You seem like someone who wants his performances to be interesting and intimate. How does playing big arenas affect your style?

A: That’s been the big learning curve for me, to make it as intimate for the person in the nosebleed seats as it is for the person pressed up against the railing in the front row. There’s a weird irony in that when you’re on a stage that big, the best way to get across to an audience is to make yourself as vulnerable as possible, which is tough to do with that many sets of eyes on you. But so far, the crowds have been really responsive, so based on that, I’m at least in the ballpark.

Q: What about cougars for Cook (your middle-aged female fans)? Has it been fun to be associated with that?

A: It’s actually been really funny for me. … I’ve signed so many David Archuleta T-shirts on this tour, everybody’s kind of moved past the battle lines being drawn. Everybody’s been really complimentary and cool and to be able to really get back to that vibe — so if I’m not another contestant, I’m not going to get something thrown at me — is always a nice feeling.

Q: So you’re cool with having a wide age range of fans?

A: Oh absolutely. The more people that want to get into what I’m doing, bring ‘em on. We’ve got plenty of room on the bus.

Q: Which of you among the Top 10 is the most geeked about the concerts? Who’s the real live wire?

A: Probably Chikezie. He comes out and opens the show. His energy level every night has been absurdly high, to the point where it’s a challenge to try to keep up. But … that’s a tough call. I think we’re all really excited and the tour’s still really fresh.

Q: Of the other nine finalists, who would you like to become for 24 hours?

A: You know, oddly enough, I’m pretty content with being myself at the moment.

Q: Is fame what you imagined it to be?

A: It is so much more than I could ever have imagined. I never want to be that person that turns anybody away for showing interest in my career and myself. In that aspect, I’m making the time for everybody. As soon as I got off the bus here, I went and dropped my bags off and went outside and signed autographs for 30, 40 minutes. The people that come to these shows are the people who put me where I’m at, so it seems like the very least I can do.

Q: What happens when the tour is over?

A: We get into finishing the record the rest of September and maybe a little bit of October. Then a lot of press and promotion until Christmas. We’re going to try to get the record out mid-November. Then we start doing shows in the new year.

Q: You’re a word guy. What are you reading now?

A: I just finished a Chuck Palahniuk book called “Snuff.” It’s definitely an adult read, for sure, but it was interesting. I’m a big Palahniuk guy. Stephen Colbert’s book “I Am America (And So Can You!)” I’ve been thumbing through that. Other than that, just a lot of crosswords and stuff.

Q: You’re a huge crossword puzzle fan. Has your name been in a crossword puzzle?

A: I have not run across myself as an answer. That’s going to be probably one of the weirdest moments of my life.