The piles of rumours surrounding the second season of Rock Star will be revealed soon? probably.

Auditions are set for March across the U.S., as well as two spots in Canada: March 13 at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto and March 23 at The Roxy in Vancouver.

The surviving members of INXS chose J.D. Forune of Toronto to be their lead singer in the first season of the show.

But no band has been announced for the second season, titled “Rock Star: the Series.”

Van Halen and Queen have both been rumoured to be the choosing band. Queen is currently touring with Paul Rodgers and happy with their current situation (and their tour schedule doesn’t match up with the Rock Star schedule). Van Halen is unlikely because David Lee Roth is still alive and would have something to say should his former band members seek to replace him.

According to a press release released by Global, the network that will air the show in Canada, producers say the they are seeking the lead singer for “an all-star rock ‘n’ roll supergroup.”

Think “supergroup” and a few bands come to mind:

  • Velvet Revolver, but they’re doing quite fine with Scott Weiland despite the problems he is having.

  • Audioslave, but all is well with them.
  • Camp Freddy. They are the ultimate supergroup with members from several bands, including Rock Star host Dave Navarro. Ah.. well now we are getting somewhere. However, Velvet Revolver and Camp Freddy member Matt Sorum said Camp Freddy will be adding Weiland as the group’s singer. A lot of supergroup crossover going on there.

But the Dave Navarro connection is not dead. He is part of another group called Panic Channel, which features every member of Janes Addiction except flamboyant lead singer Perry Farrell. They have been recording an album, but nothing has been released, and their web site features nothing more than a logo. Could this be the band?

Producers aren’t saying if they will announce the band before the auditions, so you may be auditioning for an unannounced band. Good luck.

Audition dates and cities:

March 1, 2006 – Austin, Texas
March 3, 2006 – Boston
March 6, 2006 – Atlanta
March 8, 2006 – New York
March 11, 2006 – Chicago
March 13, 2006 – Toronto
March 16, 2006 – Minneapolis, MN
March 18, 2006 – Seattle, WA.
March 21, 2006 – San Francisco.
March 23, 2006 – Vancouver.
March 31, 2006 – Los Angeles






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