Prototype magazine article

for my magazine article i didn't want a classic interview with the latest artist or a review of the best album out now so i decided to do a handy guide to surviving a festival. i thought this would be more personal for the reader to read.

FESTIVALS: YOUR ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SURVIVING THE DRINK, DIRT AND DANCING.

What you will need: 

• one tough pair of wellies- god forbid a festival without wellies!
• a tent- preferably one you don't mind getting broken by the antics.
• sleeping bag- essential!
• money- who wants to waste the day queuing at a cash machine?! 
• camera- portable or digital to capture your fav artists.
• clothes- but pack light and make sure you warn mum to be ready to wash the beer and mud out of every item.
• ALCOHOL- whatever takes your fancy and as much as you can carry!

Upon arrival;

Now, this may be considered the most stressful and challenging part of your festival weekend! if you're driving by car, i must recommend taking a photo of where you park or you may be staying a bit longer than you expected to! next, go find your tent pitch. it is essential to be in the perfect place- at least 50ft from the toilets to avoid the inevitable queue's but not too far away to stop you being able to take a sneaky mid night trip. 
Once you've chosen the perfect, but practical, tent place set up your tent safely and securely (or as safe as you can get it) have a wonder round, get your bearings and take a mental note of anything you may need to know, i.e. the toilets, main stages and food vans. 
After this, go back to your tent and guess what start drinking! whatever the time is, who cares?! drinking time is anytime at a festival! Also, try to drink as much as you can before heading off to the main arenas as any drink you have on you will be confiscated on entry (and the chance of getting it back is about the same chance of getting it in there in the first place). now, once you believe to be a nice, kind of happy drunk its time to hit the first main arena!
This may vary for different festivals as some may have a few main music stages so the best thing to do is buy one of those handy programmes that hang round your neck and make a note of the bands or artists you cannot miss. once you've decided on the must see bands take a wonder round and see if anyone is playing, preferably someone you haven't heard of.. festivals is a great chance to widen your music taste! 
This should take up a couple of hours or so, and if you're still alive at the end then you pretty sure to survive the rest of the festival. 

While you're there;

Toilets- yes, they're disgusting but you're just going to have to man it and hold your nose and whatever you do, don't look down! 
Washing- there is a minimal chance of this happening! some festivals do you provide you with showering facilities- ones that make you feel dirtier than when you went in, so your best bet is the going to be the bowl and tap.. so make sure you pack your toothbrush and flannel for a quick freshen up! deodorant is essential to as you can imagine!
Sleeping- sleep as much as you can at night! energy needs to be conserved for all the time you'll be vertical with dancing and getting drunk (although this could lead to being horizontal!)
Finding people- now, signal is pretty rubbish at festivals in the middle of a field so pre arrange to meet people in person and decide on a spot to meet everyone if you do happen to get lost within the mayhem. but if not, go socialise and hopefully you will all end up at the same tent later that day!

this is not my finished article and i will add more sections to the article such as safety tips and other things you may need to know about.