ShadowSD said

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This will sound kind of obvious, but sometimes needs to be said from time to time, so I'll just come out and say it: if you are a band who has expressed an interest in playing but your answer is no, don't just assume I'll figure it out if you don't contact me, because there are plenty of times bands have legitimately taken a few days to track everybody in the group down before giving me a yes, so no word means I don't know what's going on at all.

If the answer is a no, it's cool, five seconds in a phone call or e-mail saying "no we can't do it" makes not just my life easier but that of each band that will ultimately be on the bill, a bill which will be finalized earlier instead of waiting around for bands that have internally decided not to play but didn't take five seconds to tell anybody.

Common sense, I know, and most of us know better than to leave others hanging, but I find it needs to be said with some bands who are talented and good people but nonchalantly take the "he'll just assume" approach because they don't realize the problems it causes. That kind of stuff is actually a real drag on putting shows together as any band who has done so will tell you. Obnoxious rant over.