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 showInternet Archive: Open Source Movies synchronized to a soundtrack broadcast by the station. The extravagant fireworks display drew over 350,000 people.350,000 people and KFOG KaBoom In 2007, KaBoom began charging admission due to rising costs."this is the first year the station is charging" Suzanne Herel @ sfgate.com
Through 1998, the event was known as the Sky Concert, but was renamed in 1999. Reportedly, this was due to the name being too generic and may conflict with Keilwerth S.K.Y. Concert Saxophones.
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. 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.KFOG 104.5/97.7 FM: World Class Rock|accessdate=May 11, 2011 KFOG itself would sign off in September 2019, ending any chances of a reboot for the event.
Artist Lineup:
1994 (Sky Concert) - The Subdudes, NRBQ 1995 (Sky Concert) - Timbuk3, The Freddy Jones Band 1996 (Sky Concert) - The Odds, Robben Ford and The Blue Line 1997 (Sky Concert) - The Odds, Wilco, Keb' Mo' 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 2002 - Zero 7, Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise, Boz Scaggs 2003 - Keller Williams, Nickel Creek, Susan Tedeschi, Steve Winwood 2004 - Train, The Waifs, Robert Randolph & the Family Band 2005 - John Butler Trio, Kathleen Edwards, Wallflowers 2006 - Jackie Greene, KT Tunstall, Los Lonely Boys 2007 - Ozomatli, Guster, Kenny Wayne Shepherd 2008 - Collective Soul, Los Lobos, Matt Nathanson 2009 - Chuck Prophet, Los Lonely Boys, Susan Tedeschi 2010 - Melissa Etheridge, John Butler Trio, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
References
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