Billy Bob 's Texas - wikipedia Billy Bob 's Texas Billy Bob 's Texas The World 's Largest Honky Tonk Billy Bob 's Texas dance floor Address 2520 Rodeo Plaza Location Fort Worth, Texas Coordinates 32 ° 47 ′ 29 '' N 97 ° 20 ′ 53 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 32.79139 ° N 97.34806 ° W ﻿ / 32.79139 ; - 97.34806 Coordinates : 32 ° 47 ′ 29 '' N 97 ° 20 ′ 53 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 32.79139 ° N 97.34806 ° W ﻿ / 32.79139 ; - 97.34806 Owner Billy Bob 's Texas, LLC Type Nightclub Genre ( s ) Country Capacity 6,000 + Opened 1 April 1981 ( 1981 - 04 - 01 ) Website billybobstexas.com Billy Bob 's Texas is a country & western nightclub located in the Fort Worth Stockyards, Texas, United States. It promotes itself as `` The World 's Largest Honky Tonk, '' at 100,000 square feet of interior space and 20,000 square feet of parking space. Contents 1 History 2 Television and film projects at Billy Bob 's 3 Live at Billy Bob 's Texas Music Series 4 References 5 External links History Billy Bob Barnett, a Texas A&M University graduate and professional football player, teamed up with nightclub owner and former car salesman, Spencer Taylor. While looking for a location to fit their idea, the men decided upon an abandoned 100,000 - square - foot department store that was at one time an open - air cattle barn. With some additional investors, Barnett and Taylor renovated the building 's interior and exterior and opened the place to the public on April 1, 1981. Mostly known for country music, the venue has also hosted acts such as Bob Hope and B.B. King. In 1983, Merle Haggard, while on stage, offered each person in the crowd of 5,095, a one - ounce Canadian Club Whiskey with a water chaser. The drinks totaled 40 gallons and at the time, cost $12,737.50. The stunt earned Haggard a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the purchaser of the biggest round ever. Billy Bob 's Texas celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2016. The celebration culminated in November with a weekend of shows from Shooter Jennings, Rival Sons and Willie Nelson. Television and Film projects at Billy Bob 's Billy Bob 's Texas has also been host to many movie and television projects. Baja Oklahoma ( Willie Nelson, Susan Sarandon ), Over the Top ( Sylvester Stallone ), and Necessary Roughness ( Scott Bakula, Sinbad ) have all been filmed there. Professional wrestling was also filmed at the venue in the mid to late 1980s. Live at Billy Bob 's Texas music series Since 1999, the Smith Music Group, a music publishing company in Fort Worth, Texas has issued a continuing series of live albums recorded by major country music artists at Billy Bob 's. The albums are titled Live at Billy Bob 's Texas, with a few exceptions. The list is currently over forty performances. Artists so far have included : Lynn Anderson Asleep at the Wheel Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley Jason Boland & the Stragglers Wade Bowen T. Graham Brown Roy Clark Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers David Allan Coe John Conlee Earl Thomas Conley Cooder Graw Cross Canadian Ragweed Charlie Daniels Band Joe Diffie Deryl Dodd Bleu Edmondson Exile Kevin Fowler Janie Fricke The Gatlin Brothers Josh Grider Pat Green Merle Haggard Jack Ingram Shooter Jennings Stoney LaRue Johnny Lee Justin McBride Cory Morrow Micky & the Motorcars Michael Martin Murphey Willie Nelson No Justice Eddy Raven Collin Raye Brandon Rhyder Charlie Robison Randy Rogers Band Billy Joe Shaver T.G. Sheppard Gary Stewart Doug Stone Jackson Taylor & The Sinners Tanya Tucker Mark Wills References Jump up ^ `` Texas State Historical Association - Billy Bob 's Texas ''. Jump up ^ `` Texas State Historical Association - Billy Bob 's Texas ''. Jump up ^ `` The Portal to Texas History - Bob Hope and Hub Baker at Billy Bob 's Texas ''. Jump up ^ `` Dallas Observer - B.B. King at Billy Bob 's Texas ''. Jump up ^ `` People Magazine Vol 19 no. 5 ''. Jump up ^ `` Fort Worth Star Telgram - Willie Nelson to headline 35th anniversary event at Billy Bob 's Texas ''. Jump up ^ `` Dallas Film Commission - Billy Bob 's Texas ''. Jump up ^ `` Wrestling Epicenter - WWW Wild West Wrestling - Fort Worth, TX ''. External links Official site Music venues of Texas Outdoor venues Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Gexa Energy Pavilion Toyota Music Factory Toyota Stadium ( Texas ) Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Selma Zilker Park Theaters and clubs AT&T Performing Arts Center Billy Bob 's Texas The Bomb Factory Cactus Cafe Dallas City Performance Hall Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts Emo 's Gas Monkey Bar N ' Grill Gilley 's Club Granada Theater ( Dallas ) Majestic Theatre ( Dallas, Texas ) Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center Music Hall at Fair Park Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall Texas Hall Trees Dallas Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie Arenas Allen Event Center American Airlines Center AT&T Center AT&T Stadium College Park Center Dr Pepper Arena Frank Erwin Center Toyota Center United Supermarkets Arena Festivals Austin City Limits Music Festival South by Southwest Wildflower ! Arts and Music Festival Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Billy_Bob%27s_Texas&oldid=806144438 '' Categories : Culture of Fort Worth, Texas Music venues in Texas Economy of Fort Worth, Texas Tourist attractions in Fort Worth, Texas Drinking establishments in Texas Hidden categories : Pages using deprecated image syntax Coordinates on Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Edit links This page was last edited on 20 October 2017, at 00 : 23. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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