The famed Buck Owens Crystal Palace, home to Willie Nelson, Dwight Yoakam, Garth Brooks and young Tyler Smith, is on the market The Bakersfield venue’s operating foundation, where music legends such as Taylor Swift have played, plans to put it on the market for $7 million on Monday.
The nightclub, museum and steakhouse is owned by country music pioneer Buck Owens, who brought his unique West Coast style to rival Nashville’s slick commercial spin. Owens opened the Crystal Palace in 1996 and saw it become the venue of choice for country music’s biggest names, including himself. Buck and the Buckaroos performed there every Friday and Saturday night until his death in 2006.
Jim Shaw, a Buckaroos member and director of the Buck Owens Private Foundation, said that after 28 years of running the famous venue, the Owens family planned to exit and find a new owner amid a challenging business environment. The foundation said in a statement, “Since Buck’s death in 2006, we have worked hard to maintain the excellence expected of him, despite increasingly challenging times with increasing food and labor costs. difficulty.
Shaw said the venue will not close and scheduled events will continue as planned.
“It’s business as usual now,” Xiao said. “Ideally, people who want to stay the same will come forward.”
Owens’ youngest son, Johnny Owens, wrote on Facebook that the family’s hope is that “a buyer steps forward with a vision for the future and reverence for his father and Bakersfield Bay.”
Located on Buck Owens Boulevard, the Crystal Palace is Bakersfield’s main tourist attraction. The 18,000-square-foot site is adjacent to the entrance to the city center.
“This is the No. 1 tourist attraction in Bakersfield,” Shaw said. “Someone has come forward and we’re waiting to see what happens. I’m getting a lot of calls. I’m interested to see what happens.
