KFOG KaBoom

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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 [ citation needed ] and may conflict with Keilwerth S.K.Y. Concert Saxophones.[ citation needed ]

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]

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  2. ↑ Internet Archive: Open Source Movies
  3. ↑ 350,000 people and KFOG KaBoom
  4. ↑ "this is the first year the station is charging" Suzanne Herel @ sfgate.com
  5. ↑ "Govinfo".
  6. 1 2 "KFOG KaBoom!". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  7. ↑ KFOG 104.5/97.7 FM: World Class Rock|accessdate=May 11, 2011
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  9. ↑ "Timbuk3/Freddy Jones Free Concert".
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