Unfortunately I know of one festival - Cnapan - which pretty much collapsed under the burden of the beer tent. I stopped going when the crowds in front of the stage became so boozed up and loud that there was no point in the performers doing anything other than big-sound rocky numbers. I think some of the original organizers are trying to keep it going on a much smaller (more accoustic, more local) scale but I don't know if they're succeeding.

There's another festival that *should* go belly up - started as a folk event but went more and more rock oriented. I took my 15 year old god-daughter a couple of years ago, just for the day, and she was seriously unimpressed by the drunks and the litter. They've got one small stage left which is designated 'accoustic' now and that seemed to be the only space worth visiting.

sian