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Silver Stadium was a baseball stadium located at 500 Norton Street in Rochester, New York. It was the home stadium for the Rochester Red Wings of the International League from 1929 to 1996, and for the New York Black Yankees of the Negro National League for their final season in 1948.
The park opened in 1996, replacing Silver Stadium in northern Rochester, which had been home to professional baseball in Rochester since 1929. Although the stadium was built for baseball, Innovative Field has had several tenants in numerous sports, including the Rochester Raging Rhinos of the United Soccer Leagues from 1996 to 2005, and the ...
By the mid-1980s, Silver began hosting major concerts. Van Halen played there in September 1986, followed by the Grateful Dead in July 1987, and U2 three months later. The old ballpark had begun ...
An Eddie Van Halen/Hagar guitar duel was also a usual part of the concerts. "Rock and Roll" by Led Zeppelin was the closing song every night. Canadian rock legends Bachman–Turner Overdrive, [3] Loverboy and Kim Mitchell opened a few dates in Rochester and Niagara Falls, and were support acts on many of the outdoor stadium gigs in North America.
Red Wing / Silver Stadium Home of: Rochester Red Wings International League (1929–1996) Location: 500 Norton Street (south, first base); North Clinton Avenue (west, plate); Bastian Street (north, third base); Joseph Avenue / Seneca Avenue [Excel Drive would have cut through] (east, center field) Built 1928 – completely refurbished 1986
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