AMERICAN IDOL is expanding audition opportunities by providing aspiring superstars additional ways to audition for the No. 1 show on television, including the �??AMERICAN IDOL Small Town Audition Bus Tour.�?�

The series will leave no stone unturned in its quest for talent, and for the first time ever, will embark on the �??AMERICAN IDOL Small Town Audition Bus Tour,�?� a 10-town nationwide mobile tour offering hopefuls a chance to audition for IDOL. The mobile audition bus will hit the road next month, giving thousands of hopefuls the chance of a lifetime.

The �??AMERICAN IDOL Small Town Audition Bus Tour�?� will stop at the following cities: Idaho Falls, ID; Billings, MT; Casper, WY; Rock Rapids, IA; Iowa City, IA; Bowling Green, KY; Clarksdale, MS; Joplin, MO; Dodge City, KA; and Grand Junction, CO. Specific locations and dates to be announced. Please check www.americanidol.com for forms, rules and terms and conditions.