swervedriver wrote:Lettuce wrote:Paul (or anyone for that matter) probably wouldn't know that far in advance, besides two years in a row for one band is one thing, but three is very unprofessional of festival organisers.
Why is that unprofessional? If an artist consistently manages to draw people to a festival and give a great show, why not?
Not being bashful or anything, it's a genuine question. 
Well, Tuska has tried to keep a policy of not booking the same bands for two years in a row. People appreciate diversity, so I guess this applies to most festivals.
Helsinki is not a huge town, and Tuska has a more-or-less loyal core audience. The choices for the line-up are then made according to how well they please these people, and not about trying to draw a new crowd (there is no new crowd who wouldn't be familiar with the festival). Last year I heard a lot of complaining about Devin being there again after playing
two sets the previous year, and taking up a headlining slot which could have been used for something more interesting (in their opinion)