A new reference note at an earlier Lingo address.
A September 2016 article in The Thin Air linked to this earlier Lingo announcement page. Near FM’s subsequent October broadcast announcement identifies Sage Francis as the headline artist for the 2016 festival.
Near FM also places the annual slam within the festival’s opening night and describes the winning performer’s opportunity to open for the headline act. That connection helps explain how an emerging-performer competition and a headline show fitted into the same festival.
The original announcement page is unavailable in this edition. This note preserves the historical subject with links to the contemporary records, without inventing the original wording, complete line-up or terms of attendance.