Well, this is a bit of a reality check for anyone banking their festival dreams on a niche political fanbase, isn't it? When you're selling a premium experience to a dedicated audience, you'd think the numbers would hold up, but clearly something's shifted. It's a good reminder for Cledvibes Radio listeners that grassroots events, whatever their flavour, need more than just conviction and a catchy slogan to actually make it to the finish line. Sometimes the gap between what feels like a movement and what people are actually willing to pay for turns out to be rather substantial.