At the news conference, festival officials did not name headliners or other musicians for the festival, which is restored to its original dates, February 13-22, 2009. No time was set for the roster to be put in place. Royston's festival co-founder Sarah Bailen Smith said, We are putting on our track shoes. We are contacting our landlord, insurance company, all the artists and agents in New York and artists across the world."
The bailout is a big enough municipal deal in Portland that The Oregonian has an editorial about it in this morning's edition.