‘American Idol’ Plans Multi-City Open Call Auditions for Next Season
The first day of the American Idol audition tour starts on August 25 and runs through September 15.
After American Idol got the green light to continue on for a second season on ABC, the creators began to plan their 2019 journey by plotting cities for their upcoming talent search.
Exploring towns across the country from Seattle to Philadelphia to Houston, the producers will give the hopefuls a shot to give it what they got in order to possibly move on to the television portion of the series. Rather than narrow down the locations to a tiny list of big cities, they decided to see what all corners of the nation had to offer in their singing talent and will look for the best of the best in the fall.
Those who can’t make it to the live auditions can make their own submissions through the American Idol Auditions link or by tagging a video of their performances with #TheNextIdol on social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Musical.ly.
As seen on last season, the show crowned Maddie Poppe as the next American Idol and she became the youngest winner in history to take home the prize. She celebrated the life-changing moment with a rendition of her induction song, “Going, Going, Gone,” and her status rose to stardom practically overnight.
Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie will make their expected return to the next season of the series, with Ryan Seacrest also signing on for another go-round with AI. There is no official premiere date for the upcoming season at this time.
The first day of the American Idol audition tour starts on August 25 and runs through September 15. Those interested in trying out for the show must be 15 years of age and older. The cities and their corresponding dates are listed below:
Orlando, FL – August 25
San Diego, CA – August 25
Chattanooga, TN – August 28
Scottsdale, AZ – August 28
Charlotte, NC – August 31
Albuquerque, NM – August 31
Seattle, WA – August 31
Boise, ID – September 2
Richmond, VA – September 3
Plano, TX – September 3
Houston, TX – September 4
Austin, TX – September 6
Philadelphia, PA – September 6
Oklahoma City, OK – September 6
Buffalo, NY – September 9
Kansas City, MO – September 9
Shreveport, LA – September 9
Columbus, OH – September 12
Little Rock, AR – September 12
Charleston, WV – September 15
