Today in downtown Nashville, the first stop for American Idol (AI) auditions 2010, started at the Bridgestone Arena.
An estimated 7,000 people, from all over the country, stood in line for hours; very early this morning to get a chance at stardom.
AI hopefuls were told to come to the arena, starting at 7:00AM local time, to collect a purple wristband for an opportunity to audition on Saturday 7/17/10.
Read about all the details here.
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Victoria Sexton-American Idol auditioner in Nashville photo by Debbi Tannock
One such hopeful, Robbie West, 16, traveled from Unionville, TN and waited in line for 3 hours this morning to get his purple wristband.
Robbie said that he was instructed to; either come back tomorrow to fill out a registration form, or go online and fill it out there.
He said he was ‘alone’ without family or friends to support him in this endeavor.
Another excited singer, Victoria Sexton, also 16, drove up from Ocala, FL with her mom, arriving in Nashville last night.
She stated that they only had to wait in line for one hour and was bummed that the cut off age had been changed to 15 this year. She had waited a whole year to be able to compete.
Robbie West-American Idol auditioner in Nashville photo by Debbi Tannock
By 10:30 this morning there were no auditioners waiting in line at the arena.
Since the deadline for collecting the needed purple wristband ends at 8:00AM tomorrow, there will be a lot of singers trickling in until then.
Stay tuned for more information as it happens!
