Guidebook research - Edith Bowman's Great British Music Festivals

Edith Bowman is a DJ, best known for hosting shows on Radio 1 and also her love for and passion about music festivals. A self confessed festival addict, she decided to compile her knowledge and expertise into a festival guide.

The book contains sections on major festivals (Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds, Download etc). In contrast to my idea, the book focuses on these festivals and her particular experiences of them. Going into detail about her past visits as well as brief histories of each and her own opinions, she offers a DJ's and frequent festival goers insight into the festivals themselves. Her words may be too subjective for the kind of guide I want to create - and also only focuses on the music of the festivals and not every other element (for example packing, camping etc).

Her guide can be used for first time festival goers to compare and decide where to go due to her detailed stories and expert opinions, and also for seasoned goers to discover more about the festivals they love.