Thousands of "American Idol" hopefuls fabricated it through the rain -- and the algid -- acquisitive to acquisition their singing admired by the board as Division 9 auditions kicked off abreast Boston.

Braving showers and unseasonably algid winds, some contestants showed up about 3 a.m. Sunday at Gillette Amphitheater in Foxborough. They formed a band that eventually continued the breadth of the amphitheater and into the parking lot.

Host Ryan Seacrest said the bad acclimate may accept been a additional for contestants aback it acceptable bargain the acreage of competitors. "If you're auditioning, you appetite cloudburst rain, you appetite freezing weather," Seacrest said. "It makes the anemic break home."

His advice: Appearance up, sing well, move on.

The alpha auditions admiring about 7,000 contestants from all over the East Coast, including New England, New York and as far south as North Carolina.

Contestants wore aerial heels, cowboy hats, and sported umbrellas declaring that they were the abutting big thing. But to move on, they had to argue the aboriginal annular screeners that they were aces of a alarm back.

"It would beggarly the apple to me," said Brittany Edgett, 25, a citizen of "four or bristles towns" in New Hampshire. "I'm aloof aggravating to accomplish a added good activity for me and my babe and my admirer ... aggravating to get a little added good in activity than what we've been dealt so far."

Besides accepting talent, adventuresomeness and conceivably a blubbery skin, auditioners charge additionally be amid the ages of 16 and 28 and acceptable to assignment in the United States.

Tiffany "Shorty" Dorsey, 20, of Walpole, Mass., believed she had all that. While cat-and-mouse in band for added than four hours, the 20-year-old acclimated gel and added chemicals to appearance her beard into a faux mohawk. She promised to sing and ball to "Play That Funky Music" for the judges.

"I've got my accompany with me. I'm admiring it," Dorsey said.

Others fought to accumulate up with their planned apparel as the rains came. Melody Nardone, 26, of Buffalo, N.Y., alleged the acclimate "treacherous" while she struggled to accumulate her architecture fresh. "My mascara was running," Nardone said.

Marcela Cruz, of Lowell, Mass., said she couldn't beddy-bye the night before. The 18-year-old University of New Hampshire apprentice nervously stood in band while she accomplished her adaptation of the song "Fever."

"I'm cerebration I appetite to go to sleep," Cruz said. "(But) I appetite to sing. I appetite to go to Hollywood."

Seacrest said the affecting end to aftermost division kept the appearance beginning and admirers should apprehend added seasons. "There's consistently a twist," he said.

After added than a four-hour wait, performers were herded into the amphitheater area 14 tents with a console of board accessible to appraise them. Those who accomplish the aboriginal cut will be alleged aback later.

Auditions for the accepted Fox TV appearance will be captivated in six added cities during the abutting several weeks: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Orlando and Denver. The abutting are appointed for Tuesday and Wednesday in Atlanta.

'Idol' attracts bags in Massachusetts

Auditions move to Atlanta on Tuesday and Wednesday

Associated Press

June 15, 2009, 01:39 PM ET

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Bags of "American Idol" hopefuls fabricated it through the rain -- and the algid -- acquisitive to acquisition their singing admired by the board as Division 9 auditions kicked off abreast Boston.

Braving showers and unseasonably algid winds, some contestants showed up about 3 a.m. Sunday at Gillette Amphitheater in Foxborough. They formed a band that eventually continued the breadth of the amphitheater and into the parking lot.

Host Ryan Seacrest said the bad acclimate may accept been a additional for contestants aback it acceptable bargain the acreage of competitors. "If you're auditioning, you appetite cloudburst rain, you appetite freezing weather," Seacrest said. "It makes the anemic break home."

His advice: Appearance up, sing well, move on.

The alpha auditions admiring about 7,000 contestants from all over the East Coast, including New England, New York and as far south as North Carolina.

Contestants wore aerial heels, cowboy hats, and sported umbrellas declaring that they were the abutting big thing. But to move on, they had to argue the aboriginal annular screeners that they were aces of a alarm back.

"It would beggarly the apple to me," said Brittany Edgett, 25, a citizen of "four or bristles towns" in New Hampshire. "I'm aloof aggravating to accomplish a added good activity for me and my babe and my admirer ... aggravating to get a little added good in activity than what we've been dealt so far."

Besides accepting talent, adventuresomeness and conceivably a blubbery skin, auditioners charge additionally be amid the ages of 16 and 28 and acceptable to assignment in the United States.

Tiffany "Shorty" Dorsey, 20, of Walpole, Mass., believed she had all that. While cat-and-mouse in band for added than four hours, the 20-year-old acclimated gel and added chemicals to appearance her beard into a faux mohawk. She promised to sing and ball to "Play That Funky Music" for the judges.

"I've got my accompany with me. I'm admiring it," Dorsey said.

Others fought to accumulate up with their planned apparel as the rains came. Melody Nardone, 26, of Buffalo, N.Y., alleged the acclimate "treacherous" while she struggled to accumulate her architecture fresh. "My mascara was running," Nardone said.

Marcela Cruz, of Lowell, Mass., said she couldn't beddy-bye the night before. The 18-year-old University of New Hampshire apprentice nervously stood in band while she accomplished her adaptation of the song "Fever."

"I'm cerebration I appetite to go to sleep," Cruz said. "(But) I appetite to sing. I appetite to go to Hollywood."

Seacrest said the affecting end to aftermost division kept the appearance beginning and admirers should apprehend added seasons. "There's consistently a twist," he said.

After added than a four-hour wait, performers were herded into the amphitheater area 14 tents with a console of board accessible to appraise them. Those who accomplish the aboriginal cut will be alleged aback later.

Auditions for the accepted Fox TV appearance will be captivated in six added cities during the abutting several weeks: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Orlando and Denver. The abutting are appointed for Tuesday and Wednesday in Atlanta.