Cornerstone Florida

Cornerstone Florida was an annual American Christian rock festival held in Orlando, Florida from 2003 to 2007, a satellite festival of the original Cornerstone Festival in Illinois. It was one of the twenty-five festivals recogonized by the Christian Festival Association. It has hosted such bands as Relient K, Kutless, Anberlin, and Family Force 5. In addition to hosting national bands on the main stages, it also allowed for local Christian bands in the area (and from around the state) to perform on side stages for the passing crowds to see and experience.

Starting during the 2004 festival, Cornerstone Florida made an emphasis on doing more than music as they introduced worship and seminar stages for those in attendance who were interested. Groups like Chris Tomlin, Shane and Shane, and others were featured. Although the worship-only stage was removed during the 2005-2007 festivals, worship leaders such as David Crowder were still prevalent and signed to play.

Demise

On December 10, 2007 it was announced on the Cornerstone Florida website that there would be no Cornerstone Florida in 2008, and no indication of a return of a Florida festival event. Meanwhile, the main event in Bushnell, IL is still going strong. [1]

2007 Bands

Main Stages

• As I Lay Dying
• August Burns Red
• Between The Trees
• Chasing Victory
• Copeland
• The Chariot
• Derek Webb
• Gasoline Heart
• The Satire
• Seventh Star
• The Red Baron
• Underoath
• The Wiitala Brothers
• Jonezetta
• Charlie Hall
• Fireflight
• Kids in the Way
• Showbread (This was Ivory's last show with the band)
• Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
• The Almost
• Cool Hand Luke
• As Cities Burn
• The Dark Romantics
• Over the Rhine
• Play Radio Play
• Family Force 5
• Anchor & Braille

Showcase Stages

• Brian Jones
• Brimstone Flavored Candy
• Broken
• Castaway
• Cripple
• Entyne
• Evangelin
• Eversfield
• Flowers For The Dead
• From The Throne
• Gamera! The Invincible
• In Loving Memory
• Martyr's Prayer
• Me At My Darkest
• Mighty Tight Whities
• Officer Flossie
• One Last Rose
• Parker City Limit
• Procella
• Public Display of Affection (PDA)
• Red Letter Bullet
• Regret and Forgive Again
• Riley vs Aubrey
• Ripe
• Risen Above Ashes
• Riverdale
• Robots and Butterflies
• Rock Solid
• Send Out Scuds
• Shake Azalia
• Skyliner
• Standing By Grace
• Starlume
• Start It Over
• The Black Regiment
• The Fat Guys In Tank Tops!!
• The Love Affair
• The Promise Drive
• The Scarlet Farewell
• The Vow
• The Wolverines
• These Arms of Faith
• Thirsty
• Tim Serdynski
• Went Down In Glory
• While You Were Gone
• York

2006 Bands

Friday, May 12

Stage 1:

• David Crowder Band
• Hawk Nelson
• Falling Up
• The Wiitala Brothers
• Andrew Phillip

Stage 2:

• Relient K
• Kutless
• Kids in the Way
• House of Heroes
• Chasing Victory

Indoor Stage:

• Project 86
• Haste the Day
• Seventh Star
• Anam Cara
• Pigeon John
• LA Symphony
• Fireflight
• For Daylight
• Bernard

Showcase Stage:

• Across Five Aprils (band)
• Prying Eyes

Saturday, May 13

Stage 1:

• Copeland
• The Chariot
• The Rocket Summer
• Brandtson
• Showbread
• Spitfire
• Gasoline Heart
• Jonezetta
• Transition

Stage 2:

• Underoath
• As Cities Burn
• Cool Hand Luke
• John Fischer (Speaker)
• The Showdown
• The Satire
• Paramore
• The Myriad
• The Lonely Hearts

Indoor Stage:

• Anberlin
• Lovedrug
• Glenn Kaiser Band
• Sleeping at Last
• Family Force 5
• Denison Witmer
• Band Marino
• John Davis
• Anathallo
• The Dark Romantics
• Class of 98
• Ezekiel's Eye

External links

• Cornerstone Florida: Official Website^{[dead link]}
• HM Magazine coverage, Cornerstone Florida 2003