You have missed the point completely Leadfingers.
Please read my opening thread again, I am not talking about fringe only festivals I am talking about how much the fringe adds to a festival and how they are interdependant upon one another.
And your remark about 'freeloading' wonderfully sums up what I have already said about the negative and pompous attitude of organisers towards the fringe element. So stereo-typical. Well done sir!!