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Thursday, June 26, 2008
6/26: Audition cities for season eight
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The eight audition cities for season eight will not include Atlanta, not a surprise. Atlanta auditions actually didn’t generate that many top contestants last year.
This year, it’s mostly cities never tried before by “Idol.” Three are in homage to recent winners and runners up: Phoenix, for Jordin Sparks and Brooke White; Kansas City, near David Cook’s hometown; and Salt Lake City, where David Archuleta is from.
San Juan, Puerto Rico is definitely a new one and perhaps we’ll find a hot Latino singer there. Jacksonville, Fla. and Louisville, Ky. are two new cities, I think. A couple of cities they have tried before: San Francisco and East Rutherford, N.J. (that’s the Meadowlands, which is in shooting distance of New York City). First-round auditions from in July and August. Usually, the later rounds are done in September and October.
Despite rumors they’d push back the age limit to 14, that is not the case. The ‘Idol” press release says it’s still 16 to 28 as of July 15, 2008.
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I have to finish up a story about Dukesfest, the “Dukes of Hazzard” festival at Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend. Will add on to this blog entry in a couple of hours.
