Folk festival artist rotation

Subject: Folk festival artist rotation
From: GUEST
Date: 05 May 18 - 12:53 PM

Should artists perform at a folk festival year in year out if that what the public wants or should they have a couple of years off

Subject: RE: Folk festival artist rotation
From: Elmore
Date: 05 May 18 - 02:06 PM

It doesn't bother me if a couple of acts play every year. More than a couple would be tiresome if I attended the festival every year. I guess this could be a problem for smaller regional festivals.

Subject: RE: Folk festival artist rotation
From: GUEST,Peter
Date: 05 May 18 - 02:12 PM

People will get tired of even the best performers eventually. A high level of repeat bookings is more likely to be the sign of organisers in a rut.

Subject: RE: Folk festival artist rotation
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 05 May 18 - 05:59 PM

Most festivals are annual as most guests booked in clubs. Most festivals have a large line-up of guests. Does it matter? The public are paying. If that's what they want, give it em.

Subject: RE: Folk festival artist rotation
From: The Sandman
Date: 07 May 18 - 03:49 AM

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Subject: RE: Folk festival artist rotation
From: GUEST,Observer
Date: 07 May 18 - 04:16 AM

The public are paying. If that's what they want, give it em.

Spot on Steve.

Subject: RE: Folk festival artist rotation
From: GUEST,kenny
Date: 07 May 18 - 04:23 AM

Wasn't it Pete Seeger who once said, "Don't give 'em what they want, give 'em what they need" ?

Subject: RE: Folk festival artist rotation
From: GUEST
Date: 07 May 18 - 07:01 AM

It may be genuine customer demand, it may be organisers just coasting, for a specialist festival it may just be too small a pool of performers.

The trouble with "customer demand" is being sure of which customers you are listening to. You may have a group of vocal regulars but, at the same time, discourage new customers from becoming regulars. A festival (or club) can run like this for quite some time but eventually will hit a tipping point and go into serious decline. The important thing is balance.