Contestants try to keep warm in Kansas City, MO.
Thousands of hopefuls attend the Kansas City open auditions.
X marks the spot at the Kansas City auditions.
Contestants of all ages attend the Kansas City open auditions.
Hopefuls strike a pose at the Kansas City auditions.
Contestants get excited to audition in Kansas City, MO.
The crowd in Kansas City, MO gets excited before their auditions.
The turn-out at the Kansas City auditions was huge!
Thousands of fans cross their arms and mark an X in Kansas City, MO.
L.A. Reid arrives at the taping of THE X FACTOR in Kansas City, MO.
L.A. Reid looks dapper in Kansas City, MO.
L.A. Reid signs fan autographs in Kansas City, MO.
Britney Spears arrives at the taping of THE X FACTOR in Kansas City, MO.
Demi Lovato arrives at the taping of THE X FACTOR in Kansas City, MO.
Louis Walsh arrives at the taping of THE X FACTOR in Kansas City, MO.
Britney Spears arrives at the taping of THE X FACTOR in Kansas City, MO.
Britney Spears signs autographs at the Kansas City auditions.
Contestants audition for the judges.
Contestants audition for the judges.
Contestants audition for the judges.
Contestants audition for the judges.
Contestants audition for the judges.
Contestants audition for the judges.
Contestants audition for the judges.
Judges Demi Lovato, L.A. Reid, Britney Spears, and Louis Walsh (filling in for Simon Cowell) at THE X FACTOR taping in Kansas City, MO.