I am very sad to hear such a great little festival being described in such negative terms.

Cleckheaton represents great value for money .... at £25 for a weekend festival ticket and £2 per person per night for camping it would be hard to find another festival that offers so much for £30 or less.

However, if what is wanted is a FREE weekend with great singarounds and lots of FREE entertainment, then perhaps it might be better to look elsewhere.

Festivals, in order to survive, depend on people buying tickets and/or giving freely of their time.

Year after year, Cleckheaton has consistently given value for money and I'm sure it will do so for many years to come.

As for artists being booked into singarounds .... thats is (generously) arranged to allow everyone (paying and non-paying)an opportunity to see them, they rarely perform for more that 15 mins anyway.