Summer Festivals

[dgp11776]

Does anyone here go to them?  I typically go to Alive in Ohio every year, since my in-laws live nearby and go every year.  I always have a great time, even when it rains (like last year).  My real reason for posting this, though, was to point out the lineup for Cornerstone.  I don't know if any here live nearby, but they have a pretty fantastic lineup this year.  Included are:

Pillar
Lost Dogs
Number One Gun
Ashley Cleveland
The Choir
Violet Burning
David Crowder Band
Copeland
Jars of Clay
Cool Hand Luke
the Showdown
Roper
ZAO
Starflyer 59
Audio Adrenaline
Anberlin
Mourning September
Dead Poetic
Relient K
mewithoutYou
Project 86
Bloody Sunday
Glenn Kaiser Band
Toby Mac
Extol
Ballydowse
Love Drug
Showbread
Switchfoot
Skillet
Joy Electric
 

[TheWanderer]

what is toby mac doing at cornerstone?????? heck what is Audio A doing at cornerstone?

[danny316]

I was at Creation West last year, and there's a good chance i'll be at Cornerstone this year.

My dad's on the job hunt these days, so it's hard to tell exactly what we'll be near. He did say i can plan a roadtrip though....so it's between Creation East (PA), Inside Out (NH), Purple Door (PA) and Cornerstone (IL). Right now, anyway. I'm actually hoping the flesh out more of an artists list before i have to decide....where's Over the Rhine at Cornerstone? Why does Creation only have a few people i want to see this year (usually at least half of the artists aren't all that bad, but this year's a weak one)? And which is everybody else going to? - i'm not sure if i'm hope for going to that many shows completely by myself.

That's my situation right now. I figure whatever i wind up at, i'll probably post more about it on my site than anyone actually cares to read (to date, no one's actually read every single CW04 thing i've posted, but then again, I wouldn't want to read about some of it either).

[TheWanderer]

what is toby mac doing at cornerstone?????? heck what is Audio A doing at cornerstone?

Let me clarify by saying that it's not necessarily a bad thing that they are there, rather very surprising knowing what cornerstone is usually like: everything that creation and kingdom bound aren't.

[danny316]

Let me clarify by saying that it's not necessarily a bad thing that they are there, rather very surprising knowing what cornerstone is usually like: everything that creation and kingdom bound aren't.

I think Cornerstone tries to bring in a few big name CCMers each year so they can draw a large crowd. Only so many people will come for the more obscure stuff, but they can get a huge response by bringing in the pop artists.

Or at least that's my best theory as to why Newsboys and Jeremy Camp were considered headliners last year. Kutless becoming a regular is a bit scary as well.

I actually like a good deal of CCM, so i'll probably see at least one or two of those bands. I won't be sold on having to go until they put Over the Rhine on there though.