What You Need to Know about 2012 Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Fest

CONCERTS: What a Lineup this year. Country Friday is back at the 2012 Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival with 3 headliners!!

Phil Vassar is one of 3 Headliners for Country Friday, June 1 at the Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival.

Phil Vassar hits include “Carlene,” “Just Another Day in Paradise” and “Six-Pack Summer” “American Child,” That’s When I love You,” “In A Real Love,” “I’ll Take That as a Yes (The Hot Tub Song),” “Last Day of My Life” and “Love is a Beautiful Thing.”

Chris Cagle: " "My Love Goes On and On" from his 2001 debut album "Play It Loud." The first album had two more hits "Laredo" and "I Breathe In. I Breathe Out." Since then his hits include  “Chicks Dig It” (#5 ), "What a Beautiful Day" (#4) , "Miss Me Baby"(#12),  "What Kinda Gone" (#3), and “Got My Country On” (#15).  

And rising Country stars Gloriana: Gloriana won the Academy of Country Music’s Award for Top New Vocal Group and was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for “Choice Country Group.”  Their hit single "(Kissed You) Good Night" is climbing country charts.... right now.

Then comes SATURDAY, with a Rockin' Lineup of greats.

LIFEHOUSE: The band hit mainstream prominence in 2001 with the hit single "Hanging by a Moment" from their debut studio album, "No Name Face."  The single won a Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year, beating out Janet Jackson and Alicia Keys for the #1 Single of 200Lifehouse released the album "Smoke & Mirrors"  in 2010 which spawned the hit song "Half Way Gone," "All In" and "Falling In." The album was #2  on the Billboard Rock Album Charts for 2010.

SOUL ASYLUM - They have a new album coming soon so expect new tunes in this concert.

Soul Asylum has maintained their reputation for honest, heartfelt rock from their beginnings through their commercially successful days on A&M and Columbia Records (where they scored a Grammy for the monster hit single "Runaway Train"). The band has persevered through the good times of garnering several platinum albums and accolades including a performance for the Presidential inauguration of Bill Clinton. Soul Asylum will release their first album in six years, "Delayed Reaction" on July 17. 

Plus Tonic who won two Grammy nominations -- one for Best Rock Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocal for "Take Me As I Am" and Best Rock Album. The band contributed to soundtracks including Scream 2, American Pie, The X Files, and Clay Pigeons.

BEST WAY TO SEE THE CONCERTS? Reserved Seats, choose from either the Cabana Club a private lounge stage right, with catered buffet dinner, four complimentary beverages, a private restroom and front reserved seats for the entire night of your choice, or silver reserved located right behind the Cabana Club seats ... front of the rest.

On a Budget? Lake Skinner's Amphitheater provides ample lawn seating for Festival Guests and general admission tickets include festival seating at the concerts held that day.

Buy your tickets online at www.tvbwf.com or in advance at participating Vons and CVS stores for a $2 discount. There is also a weekend combo ticket, that gets you in all three days and is only fifty bucks. That's a $14 savings per person. Adult tickets at the gates are Friday $22, Saturday $25 and Sunday $17.  Save some bucks - buy in advance.

Also you can buy beverage tickets in advance and stay out of the lines for beer and wine tickets.

One final note: Free Tickets - yep there are free tickets. Listen to KISS FM, KLOS, Go Country, KBig, KYXY, Clear Channel in San Diego - KGB My 94, KOGO, etc and Inland Empire Katy, Q103, My 94.5, and KFROG for tickets.

Campsites, premium tickets? Got to facebook.com/tvbwf and enter our contests, sweepstakes, and scavenger hunt. And check out prize packages at NCTIMES.COM.