That was probably from the cattle-call auditions, where anybody can show up and sing for the producers.
The people that made it to the TV auditions were inside.
Can you explain the difference between the cattle calls and the TV auditions? Does EVERYONE in those stadiums get seen by a producer, and the best (or worst) get forwarded on to the TV auditions??
I’ve only been to a “Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader” auditions, and there were 3 main callbacks, but there were not the quantity of people as Idol has. I can’t believe a full stadium of people gets heard.