KFOG KaBoom
Template:Short description KFOG KaBoom was an annual outdoor concert held by KFOG in San Francisco and which occurred in May from 1994 to 2010. It was followed by a fireworks show[1][2] synchronized to a soundtrack broadcast by the station. The extravagant fireworks display drew over 350,000 people.[3] In 2007, KaBoom began charging admission due to rising costs.[4]
Through 1998, the event was known as the Sky Concert, but was renamed in 1999.[5] Reportedly, this was due to the name being too generic Script error: No such module "Unsubst". and may conflict with Keilwerth S.K.Y. Concert Saxophones.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In 2010, the Port of San Francisco informed KFOG that Piers 30/32 in downtown San Francisco could no longer support the heavy equipment and vehicles necessary to produce large events.[6] In May of that same year, KaBoom was moved from the pier location to the parking lot of Candlestick Park.
In the spring of 2011, KFOG announced that a proper venue for the show could not be found, and that KaBoom for 2011 was cancelled. No announcement has since been made for KaBoom since 2012.[7] KFOG itself would sign off in September 2019, ending any chances of a reboot for the event.[8]
Artist Lineup:
- 1994 (Sky Concert) - The Subdudes, NRBQ
- 1995 (Sky Concert) - Timbuk3, The Freddy Jones Band[9]
- 1996 (Sky Concert) - The Odds, Robben Ford and The Blue Line
- 1997 (Sky Concert) - The Odds, Wilco, Keb' Mo'[10]
- 1998 (Sky Concert) - Pete Droge, The Scott Thomas Ban, Roomful of Blues
- 1999 - Wes Cunningham, The Boneshakers, Wilco
- 2000 - Pat McGee Band, Shannon Curfman, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
- 2001 - Old 97's, Mother Hips, Blues Traveler[11]
- 2002 - Zero 7, Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise, Boz Scaggs[12]
- 2003 - Keller Williams, Nickel Creek, Susan Tedeschi, Steve Winwood[13]
- 2004 - Train, The Waifs, Robert Randolph & the Family Band[14]
- 2005 - John Butler Trio, Kathleen Edwards, Wallflowers[15]
- 2006 - Jackie Greene, KT Tunstall, Los Lonely Boys[16]
- 2007 - Ozomatli, Guster, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
- 2008 - Collective Soul, Los Lobos, Matt Nathanson
- 2009 - Chuck Prophet, Los Lonely Boys, Susan Tedeschi[17]
- 2010 - Melissa Etheridge, John Butler Trio, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals[6]
References
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- ↑ "this is the first year the station is charging" Suzanne Herel @ sfgate.com
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External links
- KaBoom on KFOG's website
- KFOG KaBoom "buzz" at Yelp
- SFMTA > Transit > Updates
- KFOG KaBoom @ sf.funcheap.com
- extra Caltrain service for KFOG KaBoom
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