American Idol (season 7)
Regional auditions
For Season 7, auditions began in San Diego, California on July 30, 2007, and continued in the following cities: Contestants were required to be between the ages of 16 and 28 on July 28, 2007, and eligible to work in the United States.

American Idol (season 7)

Section Title: Regional auditions
Table Section Text: For Season 7, auditions began in San Diego, California on July 30, 2007, and continued in the following cities: Contestants were required to be between the ages of 16 and 28 on July 28, 2007, and eligible to work in the United States.

Episode Air Date	Audition City	Date	First Audition Venue	Callback Date	Callback Venue	Golden Tickets

January 15, 2008	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	August 27, 2007	Wachovia Center	September 1–2, 2007	Hyatt Regency	29

January 16, 2008	Dallas, Texas	August 6, 2007	Texas Stadium	September 20–23, 2007	W Hotel Dallas Victory	24

January 22, 2008	San Diego, California	July 30, 2007	Qualcomm Stadium	September 12–13, 2007	Rancho Bernardo Inn	31

January 23, 2008	Charleston, South Carolina	August 18, 2007	North Charleston Coliseum	September 6–7, 2007	Charleston Area Convention Center	23

January 29, 2008	Omaha, Nebraska	August 10, 2007	Qwest Center Omaha	October 5–6, 2007	Qwest Convention Center	19

January 30, 2008	Miami, Florida	August 22, 2007	American Airlines Arena	September 29–30, 2007	JW Marriott Hotel	17

February 5, 2008	Atlanta, Georgia	August 14, 2007	Georgia Dome	October 8–10, 2007	Georgia International Convention Center	21

Total Tickets to Hollywood	164

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A total of 164 contestants were invited from the seven auditioned Cities.

final_sentence: A total of 164 contestants were invited from the seven auditioned Cities.