Winners of Tampa Bay Idol will receive a “Front of the Line” Ticket to audition for American Idol producers during their bus tour stop in Orlando on August 17,2017. This guarantees them a chance to be seen by producers without waiting in the long lines.
ABC Action News and Tampa Bay’s Morning Blend will open audition sign-ups on August 5, 2017 at ABCActionNews.com/Idol. The first 400 registrants will have the chance to audition. Then, a one-day audition will be held for the registrants to perform a short a capella song before a panel of local celebrity judges on Saturday, August 12, 2017 at Florida Hospital Center Ice in Wesley Chapel.
To audition, local singers must meet all eligibility requirements and download the official rules & local registration which can only be found at ABCActionNews.com/Idol