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Millions will vote for the latest American Idol. Only nine will spend the summer with him.

Tickets for this summer's annual American Idols Live! Tour are set to go on sale Saturday for the more than 50 stops on the North American trek.

The top 10 contestants will all be hitting the road July 1, with the two finalists, Davids Cook and Archuleta, leading the way.

Fellow also-rans Syesha Mercado, Brooke White, Carly Smithson, Chikezie Eze, Jason Castro, Kristy Lee Cook, Michael Johns and Ramiele Malubay will make up the numbers for the stage extravaganza, which fans will no doubt get a taste of next Wednesday. Producers historically put their show ponies to work in several cheesily staged group numbers, aka filler, on the two-hour finale show.

Full itinerary after the jump.

  • July 1: Glendale, Ariz.   • July 2: San Diego   • July 3: Fresno, Calif.   • July 5: Las Vegas   • July 7: Los Angeles   • July 8: San Jose, Calif.   • July 9: Sacramento   • July 11: Portland, Ore.   • July 12: Tacoma, Wash.   • July 14: West Valley City, Utah   • July 18: St. Louis   • July 19: Rosemont, Ill.   • July 20: Columbus, Ohio   • July 22: Indianapolis, Ind.   • July 23: Cincinnati   • July 24: Detroit   • July 26: Toronto   • July 27: Rochester, N.Y.   • July 29: Pittsburgh   • July 30: Newark, N.J.   • Aug. 2: Atlantic City, N.J.   • Aug. 4: Long Island   • Aug. 6: Albany, N.Y.   • Aug. 8: Hartford, Conn.   • Aug. 9: Worcester, Mass.   • Aug. 10: Manchester, N.H.   • Aug. 12: Baltimore   • Aug. 13: Philadelphia   • Aug. 14: Washington, D.C.   • Aug. 16: Lexington, Ky.   • Aug. 17: Charlotte, N.C.   • Aug. 18: Duluth, Ga.   • Aug. 20: Sunrise, Fla.   • Aug. 21: Tampa   • Aug. 24: Houston   • Aug. 25: Dallas   • Aug. 26: Bossier City, La.   • Aug. 28: Oklahoma City   • Aug. 29: Kansas City, Mo.   • Aug. 31: Minneapolis, Minn.   • Sept. 2: Green Bay, Wis.   • Sept. 3: Grand Rapids, Mich.   • Sept. 4: Cleveland   • Sept. 6: Bridgeport, Conn.   • Sept. 7: Providence, R.I.   • Sept. 8: Wilkes Barre, Pa.   • Sept. 10: Ft. Wayne, Ind.   • Sept. 11: Evansville, Ind.   • Sept. 13: Tulsa, Okla.