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Host Ryan Seacrest and Idol judges Jennifer Lopez, Harry Connick Jr. and Keith Urban will all be back for Season 15 of American Idol. (FOX Photo)

American Idol has announced audition dates in Philadelphia and Baltimore, Md. — the closest in years — and folks who aren’t interested in traveling that far can audition now online.

The Baltimore audition date is just a month away — June 20 — and is part of this year’s American Idol bus tour. The venue hasn’t been announced yet.

The Philly audition is one of the large-city stops for Season 15, already announced as Idol’s last, and will be held at the Liacouras Center on Aug. 2.

Other large-city stops:

July 10 — Denver, Col.
July 22 — Savannah, Ga.
Aug. 8 — Little Rock, Ark.
TBD — San Francisco, Calif.

Other bus-tour stops:

June 18 — Seattle, Wash.
June 18 — Providence, R.I.
June 22 — San Diego, Calif.
June 24 — Tucson, Ariz.
June 25 — Indianapolis, Ind.
June 26 — Sante Fe, N.M.
June 28 — Athens, Ga.
June 29 — Tulsa, Okla.
June 30 — Oxford, Miss.

For more on the audition process, head here.