The Boeing 707, chartered from an American company, was bound from Bergamo, Italy, to the Dominican Republic and crashed on the approach for a refueling stop.
"The city has almost reached its limits," concedes Mr. Bergamo.
The group was invited by the Bergamo merchants association to perform a series of shows around the city, about 30 miles northeast of Milan.
Churchgoers in Bergamo and Genoa have also been praying for rain as sunny, dry weather threatens crops and left ski slopes bare.