Volunteers are just that - no one is press-ganging them into doing it. Most volunteers are in fact paid in kind, in the form of free tickets, so they are being rewarded in a way which they find acceptable.

Likewise the audiences - just how are they being "manipulated"? No one is forcing them to go, if they don't like the prices or the entertainment they can choose not to go. Or they could volunteer and get in free.

I agree with Will, at the very least produce some evidence, or at least a logical argument, to support your claims. Unless you can do so, I will remain unconvinced both by your criticism of commercial festivals or your promotion of free ones. While you're about it, please explain how your free festival is to be funded - or do you really believe that you can find businesses and public bodies willing to donate everything you need?