No doubt that great artist line-up this year contributed to the sold out festival.  I have to wonder what role the availability of select sets from last year's show on NPR Music had.  The streaming audio and podcasts made available by NPR of some of last year's artists I think made people more aware of the great music that Newport FF puts on.  So this this year's live broadcast of much of the festival and I expect some video podcasts to follow, I have to wonder the impact on next years festival.  I know this: I will not hesitate to buy my tickets right away next spring when 2012 festival is announced.