KFOG KaBoom explained

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 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.^[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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: KFOG KaBoom! . Teevan Productions . August 31, 2011 .
2. https://archive.org/search.php?query=KFOG%20kaboom%20AND%20collection%3Aopensource_movies Internet Archive: Open Source Movies
3. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/culture/detail?blogid=3&entry_id=4239 350,000 people and KFOG KaBoom
4. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nwzchik/detail?blogid=32&entry_id=16469 "this is the first year the station is charging" Suzanne Herel @ sfgate.com
5. Web site: Govinfo.
6. Web site: KFOG KaBoom! . 2011-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927113939/http://www.kfog.com/Pages/KFOGKaBoom2010.aspx . 2011-09-27 . dead .
7. http://www.kfog.com KFOG 104.5/97.7 FM: World Class Rock|accessdate=May 11, 2011
8. News: Barney. Chuck. Bay Area radio station KFOG pronounced dead. The Mercury News. 26 August 2019. 5 September 2019.
9. Web site: Timbuk3/Freddy Jones Free Concert.
10. Web site: San Francisco Music - the House of Tudor - page 1 . search.sfweekly.com . 6 June 2022 . https://archive.today/20090518034306/http://search.sfweekly.com/1997-05-28/music/the-house-of-tudor/ . 18 May 2009 . dead.
11. Web site: San Francisco . 2007-12-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080724015109/http://alex.pecanbiz.com/KFOG_SF_May01/sanfran.html . 2008-07-24 . dead .
12. News: WHAT'S DOING IN; San Francisco . The New York Times . Christopher . Hall . April 7, 2002.
13. Web site: KFOG KaBoom! 2003 . December 29, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080820062427/http://www.kfog.com/kaboom/2003.asp . August 20, 2008 .
14. Web site: KFOG KaBoom! 2004. www.kfog.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20080820062136/http://www.kfog.com/kaboom/2004.asp . August 20, 2008.
15. Web site: KFOG KaBoom! 2005. www.kfog.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20070902134405/http://www.kfog.com/kaboom/2005.asp . September 2, 2007.
16. Web site: KFOG: KaBoom! 2006. www.kfog.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20080514033038/http://www.kfog.com/kaboom/2006.asp . May 14, 2008.
17. Web site: KFOG KaBoom 2009 . www.kfog.com . 2 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20120708220509/http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:www.kfog.com/Pages/KFOGKaBoom2009.aspx . 8 July 2012 . dead.