An Insider Look at the America’s Got Talent Auditions
Dressed to Impress
A lot of people want to know what their audition day for America’s Got Talent will be like. It may be a very long day, but one you might never forget, especially if you’re the one that walks away with the million-dollar prize.
Step number one is to pre-register for your city and pick the day of your audition. It’s not mandatory to pre-register, but it does allow us to keep you up to date on important information, like where to park, where to enter the venue, etc. Next up you want to look over the paperwork. Then third you want to prepare your audition. You get up to 90 seconds to perform and we have some really helpful advice on our Frequently Asked Audition section of this site. The bottom line is…you want to be original and stand out from the crowd. Now you just got to wait it out until your audition day.
Chase handing out wristbands
When you arrive at the venue your going to look for a member of our staff who will give you two very important items: A wristband and an audition number.
That number will determine the order that you are auditioned. It’s very important you do not lose your number or wristband, otherwise you’ll be sent all the way back to the end of the line again to get new number. Also keep in mind the lines may be long. We never know exactly how many people will show up, so please dress warm. You should consider this an ALL DAY COMMITMENT.
The next step is the on-site registration and check in-desk. It’s here you’ll submit all your paperwork and show your ID. Everyone in your act needs to fill out the paperwork, and it’s a lot better to download it right now, read it over carefully, and fill it out at home, then outside on the street. You going to need to bring some important stuff with you like an ID. We’d hate for you to wait in line, then get to the check in and not have what you need, so read the paperwork section carefully.
There also special paperwork to fill out if there is a minor in your act (under 18) or a minor coming out to support you without their parent or legal guardian, so make sure you read those regulations and come with the proper paperwork and identification.
Calling out numbers in the holding room
After submitting your paperwork at our check-in desk, you’ll be headed to our holding room where you may meet Jason G. We may do some group video shots for the show in and around the holding room. These are the shots we use in the audition episodes and it’s really important for the show that you come out and represent your city. It’s our attempt to get everyone who shows up to be seen on TV.
