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American Idol auditions continue, schedule and details

By April MacIntyre Jul 25, 2010, 6:14 GMT

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"American Idol" auditions continue Monday, July 26 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

FOX's hit series kicked off the auditions for its milestone 10th season with a bang as over 26,000 hopefuls came out for their shot at the coveted IDOL crown!

The first stop on the audition tour was Nashville on July 17, where 16,000 people swarmed Broadway, home of the world-famous Music City Honky Tonks.

Days later, in Milwaukee, more than 10,000 showed up at the Bradley Center on July 21. Next stop will be the Crescent City, as the search for the next singing superstar heads to New Orleans on Monday, July 26.

“The numbers of people turning up to the Idol auditions in Nashville and Milwaukee have been incredible,” said Simon Fuller, creator of the series.  “These attendance figures are significantly up on the last few years, and there is clearly renewed excitement and interest in the show, which is great to see.”

The remaining AMERICAN IDOL auditions will be held as follows:

Cities                                     Dates                                     Venues        

New Orleans, LA                   Monday, July 26                    New Orleans Arena

1501 Girod St.

New Orleans, LA 70113

East Rutherford, NJ              Tuesday, Aug. 3                    IZOD Center

50 Route 120

East Rutherford, NJ 07073

Austin, TX                              Wednesday, Aug. 11            Frank Erwin Center

1701 Red River St.

Austin, TX 78701 

San Francisco, CA               Thursday, Aug. 19                 AT&T Park

24 Willie Mays Plaza

San Francisco, CA 94107

Audition information, including forms and requirements, will be available online at americanidol.com. Visit americanidol.com for exclusive videos, interviews and photos from auditions, as well as special behind-the-scenes information and all of your AMERICAN IDOL news. For all photo requests, please go to foxflash.com.

AMERICAN IDOL is created and executive-produced by Simon Fuller, founder of 19 Entertainment; and executive-produced by Cecile Frot-Coutaz, CEO, FremantleMedia North America; and Ken Warwick, executive producer, FremantleMedia North America.