**Update: The Small Town Bus Tour has ended. Congrats to all who are advancing in the competition. View photos from the road.

All aboard! For the first time ever, we're embarking on the American Idol Small Town Audition Bus Tour, a 10-town nationwide mobile tour offering hopefuls a chance to audition for Idol.

Here is where we've been:
August 4 - Idaho Falls, ID - Snake River Landing
August 6 - Billings, MT - Zoo Montana
August 8 - Casper, WY - Fort Caspar
August 11 - Rock Rapids, IA - Island Park
August 14 - Iowa City, IA - Hubbard Park
August 17 - Bowling Green, KY - Fountain Square Park
August 19 - Clarksdale, MS - Delta Blues Museum
August 22 - Joplin, MO - Landreth Park
August 24 - Dodge City, KS - Wright Park
August 27 - Grand Junction, CO - Canyon View Park

Check back daily and follow us on Facebook and Twitter to see when the bus will be hitting up all 10 cities.

If you see the bus on the road, tweet the location and photos with hashtag #IdolBus. Tweet from the event too! The rest of the U.S. wants to know what the first-ever bus auditions are like.

Unlike the stadium auditions, there will be no pre-registration. Auditions will begin at 8am.

View the Bus Tour Auditions Rules

Read the Bus Tour Auditions FAQs

Still unable to make one of these events? You can audition online or nominate a friend. Learn more!