If you think you can do better than Jordin Sparks or David Cook (heck, you know you can do better than Sanjaya!), then head off to the 2008 American Idol 8 auditions at your nearest city. Audition dates and cities have been announced for the eighth season of American Idol, with the first audition kicking off July 17 in San Francisco.

• San Francisco, CA: July 17
• Louisville, KY: July 21
• Phoenix, AZ: July 25
• Salt Lake City, UT: July 29
• San Juan, Puerto Rico: August 2
• Kansas City, MO: August 8
• Jacksonville, FL: August 13
• East Rutherford, NJ: August 19