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DAVID COOK ANNOUNCES FULL BAND SHOWS TO SUPPORT

THE LOOKING GLASS EP RELEASE IN APRIL

AND U.S. TOUR DATES IN SEPTEMBER

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NASHVILLE, TENN. – Musician/actor David Cook announces first performances with a full band in over a year to support his highly anticipated EP The Looking Glass (out April 16, 2021). Broadcast on concert live streaming platform Mandolin from Ocean Way Studios in Nashville, he will perform three shows: Sunday, April 18th, The Looking Glass EP release show; Sunday, May 2nd, a fundraiser to benefit The National Brain Tumor Society; and Sunday, May 16th, an extended set highlighting his newer offerings and additional songs from his catalog. All shows to begin at 7 pm CT and tickets are available at the BOX OFFICE.

David is also happy to announce the U.S. leg of his 2021 tour beginning September 11th in Cincinnati and continuing to the Northeast before wrapping in Columbus, OH on September 25th. It will be followed by his previously announced co-headline tour with Kris Allend billed as “Dave & Kris Go to Europe Acoustic Tour” scheduled for October 2021.

The Looking Glass EP is a six-song set recorded in Nashville with producer Andy Skib. Earlier this week, David premiered the third single “Fire” on Parade Magazine: “[‘Fire’] combines a driving rhythm with a jubilant sense of want that is palpable.”

In 2020, David released two singles from the EP. The first, “Reds Turn Blue,” a nod to the manic highs (reds) and lows (blues) of anxiety, something David has struggled to overcome since his season seven win on American Idol. As David told People.com, “This song became a therapeutic process for me, as a way to personify my anxiety and make it something other than me — which in an odd way has helped me navigate my relationship with it.” To capture that struggle, David worked with artist Justin A. Nixon to create a visual that was, “sci-fi and sinister” but left open-ended to represent “that constant battle between anxiety and myself.”

And the second, “Strange World,” is “my homage to this year,” said David. “Staring out of windows at the world outside, feeling disconnected from it, and trying to find those moments that would normally exist outside, inside.”

The Looking Glass EP will be released on April 16, 2021 with live stream and tour dates to follow.

LIVE STREAM CONCERTS VIA MANDOLIN

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APRIL 18 / EP RELEASE SHOW @ 7 pm CT

MAY 2 / FUNDRAISER FOR THE NATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY @ 7 pm CT

MAY 16 / EXTENDED SET OF FROM HIS CATALOG @ 7 pm CT

U.S. TOUR DATES

SEPT 11 / CINCINNATI, OH @ Ludlow Garage

SEPT 12 / CANTON, OH @ The Auricle Outdoors

SEPT 15 / NORTHAMPTON, MA @ Iron Horse

SEPT 16 / DERRY, NH @ Tupelo Hall

SEPT 17 / CAMBRIDGE, MA @ Sonia

SEPT 18 / NORFOLK, CT @ Infinity Hall

SEPT 20 / NEW YORK, NY @ City Winery

SEPT 21 / PHILADELPHIA, PA @ City Winery

SEPT 23 / ANNAPOLIS, MD @ Ram’s Head

SEPT 24 / PITTSBURGH, PA @ Thunderbird

SEPT 25 / COLUMBUS, OH @ Rumba Cafe

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RELEASE DATE: APRIL 16, 2021

“REDS TURN BLUE” OUT NOW SPOTIFY || YOUTUBE

“STRANGE WORLD” OUT NOW SPOTIFY || YOUTUBE

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DAVID COOK RELEASES NEW SINGLE “STRANGE WORLD” TODAY!

SECOND TRACK FROM FORTHCOMING EP DUE IN FEBRUARY 2021

Pre-Orders For The EP Are Currently Available Online

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NASHVILLE, TENN. – Musician and actor David Cook released his second single “Strange World” today from his forthcoming EP due in February 2021 and available for pre-order along with other EP-centric exclusives at DavidCookOfficial.com.

As David explains, “’Strange World’ is really my homage to this year. Staring out of the windows at the world outside, feeling disconnected from it, and trying to find those moments that would normally exist outside, inside.”

David spoke exclusively to Popculture.com, who premiered the single earlier this week, about the message which he hopes “fans will take [‘Strange World’] for something of their own amid this time of uncertainty.” Popculture.com is hosting an exclusive acoustic performance of the single today.

It follows the first single “Reds Turn Blue”, released this summer, a reference to the manic highs (reds) and lows (blues) of anxiety, something David has struggled to cover come since his Season Seven win on American Idol. As David explained to People.com: "This song became a therapeutic process for me, as a way to personify my anxiety and make it something other than me — which in an odd way has helped me navigate my relationship with it."

To capture that struggle, David worked with artist Justin A. Nixon to create a visual that was, “sci-fi and sinister” but left open-ended to represent “that constant battle between anxiety and myself.” The video premiered on Popwrapped.

“Reds Turn Blue” and “Strange World” are the first new music David has released since 2018’s EP Chromance. That same year, Cook made his Broadway debut in “Kinky Boots” as Charlie Price. “I’ve had conversations about finding creative outlets outside of being a musician, but the timing was never right. I love the collaborative aspect of theatre, the idea of being part of a creative team and working it out in front of an audience each night.”

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