The seventh season of American Idol will premiere in January 2008.[1] Judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson will presumably return to judge once again, along with Ryan Seacrest as host. All of the initial auditions have been completed.
Locations
The Auditions were held in the following cities:[2]
San Diego, California: Qualcomm Stadium - July 30 [3]
Dallas, Texas: Texas Stadium - August 6 [4]
Omaha, Nebraska: Qwest Center - August 10 [5]
Atlanta, Georgia: Georgia Dome - August 14 [6]
Charleston, South Carolina: North Charleston Coliseum - August 18 [7]
Miami, Florida: American Airlines Arena - August 22
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Wachovia Center - August 27
Contestants were required to be between the ages 16 and 28 on July 28, 2007 and eligible to work in the United States. Those ineligible include former contestants who reached the top 40 of past seasons, those holding recording or management contracts or those who are not US citizens or landed immigrants.
