At long last an admission that Sidmouth ticket sales are slow.
I bet you do wonders for the various promoters blood pressure by saying you won't buy till you arrive - that must really help their pre-event cash-flow and assist with the advance deposits they'll have to pay for infrastructure and some artistes.
Besides, wasn't the whole reason Steve Heap withdrew the fact that he couldn't take the risk that bad weather would hit the 'point-of-sale' income on which he depended?
If nobody buys in advance (and anyone in the know knows that sales for all but a couple of concerts are dreadfully slow) then there is every chance some promoters will get cold feet and cancel the shows before the Folk week begins.
Surely when so many people have put their own money at risk to make the Folk week happen, supposed supporters like Big Mal could splash out a few quid on advance ticket purchases?