The upcoming sixth season of American Idol on ABC will welcome back judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie. Host Ryan Seacrest is also confirmed to return to the singing competition series when it kicks off a new season in spring 2023.
American Idol season six – or 21 overall, if you count the years it spent on Fox – will kick off live virtual auditions on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. ABC released the following schedule and details on the audition process:
“Auditions take place across all 50 states plus Washington, D.C, and start with the annual First 500 event, where hopefuls can sign up to grab a VIP spot before anyone else. ‘Idol Across America’ offers hopefuls the opportunity to showcase their talents face-to-face with an American Idol producer, from anywhere in America, across any official audition date for a chance to proceed to the judge audition round of the competition.
Contestants must be at least 15 years old to audition and may do so on any ‘Idol Across America’ date regardless of your location.
• ‘First 500’ VIP Event (Aug. 3)
• Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina (Aug. 5)
• Florida, Michigan, Virginia, West Virginia (Aug. 8)
• Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas (Aug. 10)
• Connecticut, New Jersey, New York (Aug. 12)
• Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi ( Aug. 15)
• Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee (Aug. 17)
• Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Washington (Aug. 19)
• Open Call: Nationwide (Aug. 22)
• Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin (Aug. 24)
• Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming (Aug. 26)
• Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C. (Aug. 29)
• Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont (Aug. 31)
For more info, visit www.americanidol.com/auditions.
