Iconic Buck Owens' Crystal Palace in Bakersfield closes after 3 decades

The venue opened successful October 1996 and played big to countless state euphony stars and artists from crossed the Central Valley.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KFSN) -- It's the extremity of an epoch for state euphony successful Bakersfield.

This week, the household of honkytonk fable Buck Owens announced the iconic "Crystal Palace" has closed aft 3 decades.

The venue opened successful October 1996 and played big to countless state euphony stars and artists from crossed the Central Valley.

The Crystal Palace is besides the spot wherever state euphony superstar Garth Brooks projected to his now-wife, Trisha Yearwood. Brooks besides performed determination successful 2019.

The Crystal Palace seated much than 500 people.

Managers cited a challenging concern climate, on with the wishes of the Buck Owens' household to measurement backmost from their responsibilities arsenic the crushed for the closure of the long-time Bakersfield business.