I'm one of the people that doesn't help the festival I'm sure.

I go every year but to this day have never been to an event.

I enjoy the fringe and - wherever the main thing that I have never been to is - I have a sneaking suspicion that it won't make a lot of difference to people like me who just go for a bit of a sing :)

If a 'big' racetrack Beverley makes someone lots of money - presumably because lots of people were interested and prepared to pay money etc - than what bit of that bothers people? If it's that the performers aren't paid enough (that is where people who take risk make excessive profits) then I think that is a different argument.

The walk to the racetrack is good for you anyway.