On This Day In Alabama History: Kiss Played A Concert At Birmingham’s Rickwood Field
By Graydon Rust
Alabama 200
July 23, 1976
The rock band KISS played a concert at Rickwood Field, the nation’s oldest operating ballpark, in Birmingham. Constructed of steel and concrete, a first for a minor-league ballpark, the 7,000-seat Rickwood Field opened on Aug. 18, 1910 and served as the home park for the Birmingham Barons for more than 60 years. In all, more than 50 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame have played at Rickwood Field, including notable Alabamians Mule Suttles, Satchel Paige and Willie Mays. The field now hosts amateur and local teams and the annual Rickwood Classic, a Birmingham Barons throwback game that celebrates teams of the past.
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