At U today, ‘Idol’ offers shot at fame, ticket out

Everybody wants to be a star in Minnesota, apparently.

“American Idol” is holding auditions at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis today. And while the show’s ratings have been declining for several years, look at the number of people who showed up in this video posted by Ben Garvin at the Saint Paul Pioneer Press.

People were not allowed to camp out overnight to be the first to get wristbands and their shot at fame.

About the blogger

Bob Collins

bcollins@mpr.org • @newscut

Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.