How does the journalist use written language to appeal to the target audience?

In this article the journalist uses descriptive language, such as ‘Crumpled crush barriers’ which makes the article seem violent which relates to the idea of the band being a rock band. This appeals to the target audience because stereotypically people who listen to rock music often enjoy violence and being 'rowdy'. The theme of the article is excitement for the band that is playing, often the language used is upbeat and descriptive, like ‘it was like the Pope came to town’ which compares it to a really exciting, important event. To make the article seem more realistic to the reader, the journalist uses descriptive words such as; 'gently' 'screaming' 'extraordinary' and 'fantastic'. All these words describe what is happening in good detail, which creates an atmosphere around the article.

Within the article there are key design features which help support the body copy. There are pictures of the band, with the crowd reaching out to them like they are somesort of God, this also links in with the quote 'It was like the Pope had come to town'. For each body of text there is a photograph which links into the quotes which makes the overall article easier to read and far more interesting.