100% agree here. If there was 3 bands you want to see in that lineup that is your £100 gone, but to get three full days of entertainment and chance to see new exciting and up and coming bands it is a bonus, that’s what festivals are about the bands you want to see but also the experience and that gem you find and rave about to everybody else.
We always moan about the price increases, who doesn’t, but we still pay it because we know we get 3 days of non-stop entertainment in “our” city with family and friends, and share experiences with like minded others, and you can’t put a price on that (although there is plenty that will try)!