Wallflowers, Lifehouse Among Acts At Temecula Balloon & Wine Fest

From Melody's Ad Works, Inc.: The Wallflowers, Lifehouse, Fuel, and Hoobastank will headline Saturday, June 2nd at the Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival.

The Wallflowers are best known for the 1996 album “Bringing Down the Horse.” Hit songs include “One Headlight,” “6th Avenue Heartache,” “The Difference,” and “Three Marlenas.” Lead singer Jakob Dylan, is the son of folk-rock legend Bob Dylan. The Wallflowers have numerous songs and cover songs used in soundtracks for movies and television. Covers include the BeeGees’ “I Started a Joke” in “Zoolander,” David Bowie’s “Heroes” in the movie “Godzilla,” and Beatles’ tune “I’m Looking Through You” from “I Am Sam.”

Dylan is a supporter of Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness as well as diabetes awareness. He was given Father of the Year by the American Diabetes Association in 2014 and has provided musical entertainment for “Connecting to Cure” regularly.

Lifehouse was founded in 1999 by singer/songwriter/guitarist Jason Wade while he was still in his teens. Their 2000 debut album “No Name No Face” placed them on the Billboard Top Ten and sold over 15 million records worldwide. Hit singles include “You and Me,” “First Time,” “Whatever It Takes,” Broken,” “Halfway Gone,” and “Hurricane.” Lifehouse was touring last summer with Switchfoot when Hurricane Harvey hit Houston. Wade teamed up with Switchfoot’s Jon Foreman to raise funds for the victims with a track called “Shine Like Gold.”

Fuel celebrates the 20th anniversary of their first studio album “Sunburn” this year. “Sunburn” catapulted the band to the top of both Rock and Alternative Charts and spawned the hit single “Shimmer.” Fuel is known for the mega-hit “Hemorrhage” from their second studio album “Something Like Human.” This double-platinum album produced hit songs “Bad Day,” “Innocent,” and “Last Time.” “Natural Selection” followed with the hit single “Falls on Me.” Ignited by the single “Soul To Preach To,” the 2014 album “Puppet Strings,” entered the Billboard rock charts at #1. “Cold Summer” became the second single from the album.

Hoobastank hits the Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival’s Saturday lineup having one of the top 100 YouTube Rock videos with “The Reason.” To date, the video has had over 405 million views. The album by the same name went double platinum and produced the hits “Disappear,” “Same Direction,” and “Out of Control.”

The band’s debut album in 2001 launched their first hit “Crawling In the Dark,” which made #3 on the Modern Rock list, and #1 MP3 download. Hoobastank recently announced that their new album “Push Pull” will release May 25, with a single “More Beautiful” coming out this week (April 4).

The Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival celebrates their 35th anniversary, June 1-3, 2018 just as the Temecula Valley Wine Country celebrates its 50th. With more than 40 wineries in the region, Temecula’s Wine Country is showcased at the Festival. Up to 20 wineries will be featured at the event. There were only six wineries in the Temecula Valley when the Festival began.

Fans can win tickets and campsites, Saturday, April 14 at Promenade Temecula when they kick off the Festival season with the popular wine barrel races. Race cars made from barrels will race for reserved seats, weekend passes, and campsites. The races start at 1 p.m.

Held at Lake Skinner Recreation Area, at the edge of Temecula’s Wine Country, the Festival features dawn hot air balloon launches and flights, evening balloon glows, food pairings, and headline concerts on the main stage. Additional bands are featured on the wine garden stage. Concerts are in general admission ticket price. Reserved seats are available for an additional fee. Admission is $25 to $45 for adults and $5 for juniors age 6-12. For information visit here or call (951) 676-6713.

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