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]

Artist Lineup:

References

  1. ↑ "KFOG KaBoom!". Teevan Productions. Archived from the original on September 12, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  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". Archived from the original on May 18, 2009.
  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
  8. ↑ Barney, Chuck (26 August 2019). "Bay Area radio station KFOG pronounced dead". The Mercury News. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "Timbuk3/Freddy Jones Free Concert".
  10. ↑ "San Francisco Music - the House of Tudor - page 1". search.sfweekly.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "San Francisco". Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
  12. ↑ Hall, Christopher (April 7, 2002). "WHAT'S DOING IN; San Francisco". The New York Times.
  13. ↑ "KFOG KaBoom! 2003". Archived from the original on August 20, 2008. Retrieved December 29, 2007.
  14. ↑ "KFOG KaBoom! 2004". www.kfog.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2008.
  15. ↑ "KFOG KaBoom! 2005". www.kfog.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2007.
  16. ↑ "KFOG: KaBoom! 2006". www.kfog.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008.
  17. ↑ "KFOG KaBoom 2009". www.kfog.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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