Mark you calendar for August 20th. That's when American Idol auditions will take place in Oakland. The venue will be announced later, but here's a list of other locations:
West Coast stops: Portland, OR (Aug. 17),Provo, UT (Aug. 23), Denver, CO (Aug. 26), Omaha, NE (Aug. 29). Tulsa, Ok. (Sept. 1), Shreveport, LA (Sept. 4), Muscle Shoals, AL (Sept. 7).
East Coast locations: Orlando, FL (Aug. 17), Miami, FL (Aug. 19), Atlanta, Ga. (Aug. 22), Charleston, SC. (Aug. 25), Asheville, N.C. (Aug. 27), Louisville, KY. (Aug. 30), Pittsburgh, PA (Sept. 3), Annapolis, MD (Sept. 5), Boston, MA (Sept. 8). Photo: Getty Images