That would be awesome.
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It’s a big signing if true. Adam Lambert is great, and has a god charisma to him.
And obviously has a connection to the Idol Franchise…
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I’ve come to a conclusion that many “judges” on our shows usually guest appear the year prior. It’s almost an opportunity for the managers to suss out the place before they sign the contract.
For example, Boy George appeared the year prior to starting on The Voice, so did James Blunt before X Factor.
So Adam was a guest performer this year on Idol, therefore this could add up.
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It’s firming up to be true. Just caught up on the Nova podcast from last week when Tim Blackwell brought up the rumour appearing in other media. Rikki Lee Coulter said that she cannot officially confirm any rumours but knows what’s going on. Joel Creasey said he hoped that she invites them to hang out with Adam Lambert when he is in Australia. So Rikki agreed to do that, which pretty much confirms the rumour.
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So Adam, Amy, Marcia and Kyle? That seems an improvement.
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Looking at Scott Tweedie’s socials, it seems like they started up some of the pre-production work on the new season today (with Scott, Ricki-Lee and some of the crew).
It won’t surprise me if they use The Voice finale to do a bit of a launch / audition callout.
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Ricki-Lee posted on her Instagram tonight that she would start filming the new season this Sunday (October 8).
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Filming?
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Yes filming. Must be the word suggestion function on my mobile.
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Audience tickets are now available from That’s the Ticket website for the first two events of 2024 season: the arrival of judges at Sydney’s Allianz Stadium next Wednesday (October 11), and the audition showcase at Roslyn Packer Theatre in Walsh Bay, on Friday night, October 27.
Kyle Sandilands was seen at Sydney Airport this week flying to Adelaide to film the auditions.
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Kyle made an interesting comment on his show this week complaining about having to travel to South Australia “Nine months before the show even airs”.
So not launching in January?
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9 months is July, that’s when the voice airs. It’s stupid for 7 to film the auditions now & then wait 6+ months before they perform again etc
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Maybe it’ll be like The Voice and DWTS and not live next season. All prerecorded.
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Big Brother was filmed and recorded a year ago.
Still hasn’t aired.
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Yes but Idol has live shows, big brother isn’t live, it’s all pre-recorded
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But the point is that things are filmed a long time in advance so it’s not uncommon.
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Yes but this is a singing competition. Filming the auditions and the 2nd stage 7-8+ months before the live stages would be stupid. And that’s what I said.
If it’s all pre-recorded with no live component, then they can film it October 2023 and wait until December 2024 to air it but if it is live like last season then I doubt they would be waiting for 6-8 months before airing it
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Confirmed that the judges - at least for initial auditions are just Kyle, Marcia and Amy (no fourth judge).
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Big Brother was always filmed live on 10.
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I’d take what Kyle is saying with a grain of salt in regards to dates. He’s known to exaggerate and pluck out random comments like this. It might mean that they aren’t kicking off the year with Idol but I’ll predict it airs after Easter if it doesn’t.
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