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May 2019
We were visiting from England, UK and wanted to experience the best of Texas on our Texas Road-Trip. We visited Billy Bob's when we arrived in Fort Worth, we had pre-booked our tickets as that weekend there was a live show and we wanted to guarantee we would get in. There is ample free parking nearby...
Billy Bob's is HUGE.
There are multiple bars around the building to ensure you are never too far away from getting a drink. We played some pool in the pool hall, checked out the wall of fame and ate some dinner in the onsite restaurant. The restaurant is basic, like a fast-food joint, but food is cooked to order. We had a burger, fries and a drink - which was pretty cheap but actually tasted REALLY good!
When we arrived, the club house-band were playing some authentic country music, we loved this and really made us feel like we were in a proper Texas Honkytonk. The show that night was KC & The Sunshine Band - which was just a bit odd. They are not a country group, and did not suit the Honky Tonk at all. This was the biggest disappointment of the night, we visited the Honky Tonk hoping to get a real Texas/Country feel, and sadly having to listen to KC & The Sunshine Band all night, kinda ruined the vibe for us. There was no real escape from this, as the entire Honky Tonk played the music from those on stage.
There is also an onsite Rodeo where you can pay a little extra and watch cowboys rope cows and ride horses fast. This was pretty cool if you are not adverse to this sort of thing, it gave us an authentic and historic experience for being in Texas country.
Overall, we loved our visit to Billy Bob's, great food, huge place - we just wish the night we visited there was no special act, or that the special act was country related.