The CMJ Music Marathon. which runs Oct. 21-25 in New York, will extend to a full week in either 2009 or '10, going from a Monday until the wee hours of the following Sunday.
CMJ founder and CEO Robert Haber said the Tuesday-Saturday fest will expand from its current presentation of about 1,000 music acts to somewhere between 1,300 and 1,400.
This year's festival will again all be held in downtown and Greenwich Village, with all the daytime activities occurring on the NYU campus.
Bands appearing have already been announced; where and when they will perform is expected to be posted early next week, most likely on Monday.