The show premiered on October 19, 2007 and aired on Fox at 8 p.m. Eastern and Pacific times Friday nights.

60 bands from around the country were chosen to participate in a judging session that took place at the Montelago Resort in Lake Las Vegas, Nevada on August 19–25, 2007.

Again, the show resembled Idol at this point, with telephone and text message votes deciding the winner.

The two bands (one in later episodes) with the lowest votes were forced to perform in the green room via the internet.

Many online forums and chat rooms were full of bands falsely stating they had been selected to appear on the show, and further confused hopefuls by posting several versions of the rules, contracts, and audition details.