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Billy Bob's Texas

Billy Bob's Texas, situated on the outskirts of the Fort Worth Stockyards, Texas, is a very famous country & western nightclub. It was inaugurated on April 1, 1981, when the first performance by Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers attracted national attention. At present, this nightclub is a popular venue for many C&W artists such as Willie Nelson, who make frequent appearances and serves as host to the July 4th celebrations. Billy Bob’s features a number of dance floors, arcade games, musical stages, and billiard tables. It also houses a small indoor rodeo arena for the weekend bull riding events. Billy Bob’s Texas is considered as the world’s “Largest Honky Tonk”.

The building that now houses the nightclub was established in 1910 as a large open-air barn for accommodating prize cattle during the Fort Worth Stock Show. In 1936, the building was renovated and the new structure had as many as 1257 animal stalls and a 1200-seat auction ring, which has now been converted into the Billy Bob’s Bull Riding Arena. This building also served as an airplane factory for the Globe Aircraft Corporation during World War II. This building was converted into a department store in the 1950s. Today, Billy Bob’s Texas encloses nearly 127,000 square feet (11798.3 square-meters) of space for entertainment and events, with as many as 32 Max individual bar stations and a Texas size dance floor.

Billy Bob’s Texas has a rated capacity of 6028 people at a time. This nightclub is also popular on TV and Movie Screens. Several famous TV shows like Dallas, Walker Texas Ranger, CBS This Morning, etc. have featured Billy Bob’s a number of times. The night club has also been awarded the Country Music Association’s Venue of the Year award nearly 8 times. It has also been named as the Country Music Club of the Year, nearly 5 times, by the Academy of Country Music.

• Address: 2520 Rodeo Plaza, Fort Worth, TX 76164
• Telephone: (817) 624-7117
• Hours: Mon - Sat, 11 AM - 2 AM; Sun, Noon - 2 AM
• Website: www.billybobstexas.com

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