Cornerstone Festival
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Cornerstone Festival was a Christian music festival put on by Jesus People USA and held annually around July 4 near Bushnell, Illinois, drawing some 20,000 attendees each year.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In a given year, many artists that played at Cornerstone also played at other events such as Creation Festival and mainstream festivals and tours such as the Warped Tour. The final festival was held in 2012.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Cornerstone Festival was a member of the Christian Festival Association.
History
[edit]From 1984 to 1990, Cornerstone was held at the Lake County Fairgrounds near Grayslake, Illinois.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1991, Cornerstone moved near the town of Bushnell (outside Macomb) where the organizers of the festival purchased a large piece of land, which is now called "Cornerstone Farm".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Tens of thousands of people attended Cornerstone Farm each year and saw over 300 bands play many styles of music, including rock, metal, punk, hardcore and pop music.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In addition to the many musicians, Cornerstone Festival also presented guest speakers, and featured independent/foreign film screenings, writers' seminars, and art workshops.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
In 2010 the festival's main stage moved to the "Midway", which is about 0.7 miles northeast of its previous location in the "bowl".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The 2011 festival featured a Jesus Rally showcasing many of the groundbreaking Jesus music artists including; Servant, Daniel Amos, Randy Stonehill, Barry McGuire, Resurrection Band, Phil Keaggy, and Classic Petra.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On May 15, 2012 it was announced that the 2012 Festival would be the last.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The final song performed at Cornerstone, on July 7, 2012, was "To Bid Farewell" performed by Derri Daugherty and Steve Hindalong of The Choir.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The festival ceased due to budgetary reasons.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
References
[edit]Books
[edit]- Young, Shawn David, "Hippies, Jesus Freaks, and Music" (Ann Arbor: Xanedu/Copley Original Works, 2005). Template:ISBN