Idols SA Season 13: audition dates and venues for 2017

A heads-up that auditions for the 13th installment of Idols begin this weekend (14 January) with the first auditions kicking off in Cape Town.

Resident judges Unathi Msengana, Randall Abrahams and Somizi Mhlongo will be back to judge and will be joined by a different guest judge at each venue who will replace Gareth Cliff following his resignation last year.

Here’s a blow-by-blow of the audition dates and venues with deets on the guest judges for Cape Town and Johannesburg:

Cape Town
Date: Saturday 14 January 2017
Venue: Grand West Casino
Guest judge: Donald

Tshwane
Date: Saturday, 21 January 2017
Venue: Pretoria State Theatre
Guest judge: Unconfirmed

KwaZulu-Natal
Date: Saturday, 28 January 2017
Venue: The Playhouse
Guest judge: Unconfirmed

Johannesburg
Date: Saturday, 4 February 2017
Venue: Carnival City
Guest judge: Kelly Khumalo

Audition must-knows:
– Entry is open to all South African citizens who are between the ages of 16 and 30 on the date of their first audition.
– Minors must have written consent signed by a parent or guardian.
– All auditionees must take along an ID book.