Friday and Saturday, August 14th & 15th, 2026

2026 FESTIVAL STAGE 

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Friday, August 14th – 6:30 PM to 10:30 PM

The Nebraska Balloon & Wine Festival on Friday evening will feature:

 

Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver is a 6-piece Best of Omaha cover band playing all hits, all genres, all decades including Motown, Classic & Modern Rock, Country, Pop, Dance & Current Hits. Taxi Driver celebrated its 35th anniversary and are well known for being a fun, interactive, professional, and easy-to-work-with band with one of the most diverse song lists in the Midwest. If you just want to have fun and dance the night away, come to a TD show!

Taxi Driver was inducted into the Nebraska Music Hall of Fame September 2024, has won Best of Omaha Local Band through Omaha Magazine and Best Local Band for the Omaha’s Choice Awards through the Omaha World Herald.

Taxi Driver has also been nominated 6 times in the category of “Best Cover Band” in Omaha by the Omaha Entertainment Awards.

Saturday, August 15th – 3:30 PM to 10:30 PM

 

The Love Town Band

3:30 PM – 6:00 PM

 

Love Town is Omaha’s premier Motown-style cover band featuring an all-star roster of local artists. Hear the Motown early 60’s hits all the way through the 70’s Disco Era!

Bring your boogie shoes, prepare to shake your booty and Experience Motown in O-Town!

HIGH HEEL                     

6:30 PM – 10:30 PM 

Lisa Larsen

Omaha’s #1 family friendly band!

With the sole purpose of having fun with the audience, this band covers a wide variety of your favorite songs including classic rock, new country, disco and sweet ballads.

Featuring lead vocalist Lisa Larsen, most recognized by her amazing vocals and of course her… high heels!
She is all over the stage and in the audience, creating an interactive show that’s charming to watch as well as listen to. Her signature move is to walk out into the crowd and deliver the performance within arms reach, considered nothing less than endearing.

Lisa was the lead singer for the band HIGH HEEL & THE SNEEKERS, where she toured the region locally in the early 90’s. Sharing the stage with Lisa:
Clay Gochenour (bass and lead vocals), Vince Andreasen (drums and fun vocals),
Doug Parker (keyboards & piano… x’s 6), and David Carabello (lead guitarist).

HIGH HEEL… more than a band, it’s a show!

For More Information, Contact: Mike Mancuso, Festival Manager

Produced By: Mid-America Expositions,Inc. (402) 346-8003