The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — A free Carlos Santana concert planned as part of centennial commemorations of the earthquake that razed much of San Francisco was postponed because organizers couldn’t raise enough money.
Santana was going to play for free at the April 22 concert, but other costs drove the price tag above $1.5 million.
Mayor Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that efforts to raise funds faltered because sponsors wanted to focus on earthquake preparedness rather than a concert. The show will take place sometime later this year, he said.
“It will be even bigger and better than what we had been planning,” he said.
The concert was part of several events planned for the anniversary of the April 18, 1906 quake, including historical exhibits on the quake and exhibits on disaster preparedness sponsored by the San Francisco Fire Department Historical Society.