BILLY BOB'S TEXAS

Billy Bob's gift store offers a wide selection of souvenirs and unique western gifts. The HonkyTonk kitchen features mouth-watering bar-b-que, steaks and burgers along with light meals. Billy Bob's is a popular facility for conventions, groups, and parties accommodating from an intimate 20 to a Texas-size group of 6000. The unique décor and nightly entertainment make party planning easy!... At the height of the Urban Cowboy craze, Billy Bob Barnett and Spencer Taylor joined forces to turn the former department store in the Fort Worth Stockyards into the World's Largest Honky Tonk. After an extensive renovation, Billy Bob's opened on April Fools Day in 1981. This new entertainment venue was bigger than Gilley's and featured Real Bull Riding. Billy Bob's enjoyed 7 wildly successful years with the biggest country music stars before an economic downturn forced the closure in January 1988. The club stayed dark for 8 months while Don Jury was assembling a rescue plan... The world's largest..

Also known as: Billy Bob's

Primary location: Fort Worth United States