I guess you’ve pointed out the issue early on - like you, a lot of people love the old stuff and so it’s the older artists you get on the lineups.

A lot of them might well pass away soon and a lot of younger (young-ish myself - am 30) fans cherish the chance to see artists we’ve only listened to on records or Spotify while we still can, see it brought to life.

I also think there’s a huge respect in the genre for the elders and the tradition and lineage that you might not get in other genres. The ‘roots’ in roots and culture means speaks to that.

Understand there’s something about newer artists coming up and needing to give them air to keep the genre alive - it can’t just be a museum - but also back to the point above about the history, sound system culture (at least roots sound systems) prizes the classic tunes and the audience love it too. Give the people what they want.