Churubusco Rock Festival

Following in the footsteps of Woodstock, in the small town known as Churubusco, a new music festival was taking form for Memorial Day weekend in 1970. Signed to appear that weekend included Chuck Berry, Steppenwolf, Bo Diddley, Grand Funk Railroad, 3 Dog Night, Sly and the Family Stone, B.B. King, and Canned Heat. However, the city officials at Churubusco were against the idea of over 200,000 fans descending upon its town, and national news was made when the town passed several ordinances which, in the end, caused the concert to be cancelled.