We beat the heat with help from a cool front — but it put a chill on 60,000 Black Eyed Peas fans.
Mother Nature did her own version of the pop powerhouse’s hit “Boom Boom Pow” — unleashing thunderstorms that forced cancellation of a free Central Park concert tonight that was to also feature country star Taylor Swift.
Though concert organizers let people onto the Great Lawn after hours of waiting and delays due to severe thunderstorms, they began evacuating the area around 8 p.m.
“The lightning caused the cancellation,” said one cop assigned to the benefit for the Robin Hood Foundation.
“This has been a zoo,” said a drenched Joe Dise, 26, an engineer from the Upper East Side.
But banker Brian Hagerman, 55, of Battery Park City, was more philosophical.
“Life is full of disappointments,” he said. “At least we’re not getting hit by lightning.”
Dana Lovecchio, 31, of the Upper East Side, joked that “it’s definitely God’s fault.”
Donned in a black garbage bag to deflect the drizzle between thunderstorms that blew into the Park, she added:
“I’d like to get my money back. We’d like Fergie to reimburse us for our garbage bags.”
Megan Mullaney’s best friends took her on a surprise trip to Central Park for the concert to celebrate her 13th birthday.
“I’m not leaving until Fergie comes out and tells me it’s canceled,” she moaned as cops began moving the crowds out of the park.
Pal Lizzie Clarke said Mullaney’s official birthday party is today “and we’ll make up for it.”
“We’ll have a fake Black Eyed peas concert,” vowed Dana Herbsman, 13.
Three Philadelphia visitors also were disappointed by the cancelation.
“I was annoyed because it said rain or shine,” said Bareeq Albarqawi, 23. “I was annoyed because it said rain or shine. I didn’t realize that meant ‘no thunderstorms.’ ”
Her 10-year-old sister, Romance, added:
“I’m annoyed. I wanted to see Taylor Swift and the Black Eyed Peas!”
“It was a once in a lifetime thing and it got canceled,” added Amtul Sufi, 28, an auditor from Philly.
Earlier in the day, the high was just 2 degrees shy of Central Park’s record of 97. Today, temperatures were expected to drop to the mid-80s, with a predicted high of 74 tomorrow and 82 on Sunday.