Dwight Yoakam
Billy Bob's Texas 40th Anniversary Celebration
Updated 2/1/21
Dwight Yoakam, scheduled for March 19 and 20, has been RESCHEDULED for Friday and Saturday, April 16 and 17.
All current tickets are valid for the rescheduled performance dates. If you are unable to attend the new concert dates or have any questions regarding your tickets, please contact tickets@billybobstexas.com.
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We look forward to welcoming Dwight Yoakam to Billy Bob’s Texas on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 15, 16 and 17. We offer a one of a kind experience in the heart of the Fort Worth Stockyards! While you’re here check out the Honky Tonk Kitchen, Billy Bob’s gift store, and the Handprint Wall of Fame!
Show Details
Dwight Yoakam at 9:00 PM (Thursday) and 10:00 PM (Friday and Saturday) on the Main Stage
Tennessee Jet on the Main Stage 8 PM (Thursday) and 9 PM (Friday and Saturday)
House Band at 8:00 PM on the Honky Tonk Stage (Friday and Saturday)
Doors Open at 6 PM
Please plan to arrive early as the process to get into Billy Bob’s Texas will take longer than normal due to the new COVID-19 safety protocols.
*Note that there will be no valet or bull-riding on this night.
About Dwight Yoakam
HISTORY WITH BILLY BOB’S:
On New Year’s Eve of 1986, Dwight Yoakam solidified his reputation as a “Honky Tonk Man” with a stellar performance.
ABOUT DWIGHT YOAKUM:
Dwight Yoakam has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide, and he is a 21-time nominated, multiple GRAMMY Award winner. He has 12 gold albums and 9 platinum or multi-platinum albums, with five of those albums topping Billboard’s Country Albums chart and another 14 landing in the Top 10. Nearly 40 of Yoakam’s singles have charted on Billboard, with 14 peaking in the Top 10. Yoakam is a recipient of the Artist of the Year award from the Americana Music Association, the most prestigious award offered by the organization, he will be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in the Songwriter/Artist category at the 49th anniversary Gala on October 14, 2019, in Nashville, TN.
Yoakam’s self-curated SiriusXM channel, titled Dwight Yoakam and The Bakersfield Beat ‘Where Country Went Mod’ launched in April of 2018. The channel celebrates the Bakersfield sound and those whom it has inspired. Guests have boasted the likes of Post Malone, Lukas Nelson, Beck, Chris Hillman, Jakob Dylan, Mike Nesmith, and Mickey Dolans, Dave Alvin, and Jackie DeShannon, among others.
In 2016, Yoakam released his bluegrass album Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars… on Sugar Hill Records. Featuring a band of bluegrass luminaries, this album boasts a collection of reinterpreted favorites from his catalog, as well as a cover of Prince’s “Purple Rain”. Produced by nine-time GRAMMY winner Gary Paczosa (Alison Krauss, Dolly Parton), Jon Randall (songwriter of “Whiskey Lullaby”), and Yoakam himself, and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge, this album reflects the love for bluegrass music that Yoakam developed at an early age in Kentucky and that has inspired him for many years thereafter. In 2018, Yoakam released two songs, “Pretty Horses” and “Then Came Monday” (the latter written with Chris Stapleton).
In addition to his musical career, Yoakam is a formidable film and television actor who has appeared in over 40 feature films, including Sling Blade and Panic Room. In 2016, he recurred in David E. Kelley’s Amazon series Goliath. Recently, he appeared in director Steven Soderbergh’s film Logan Lucky with Channing Tatum and Daniel Craig. Yoakam is capable of seamlessly melting into his roles and impressively standing toe-to-toe with some of the world’s top thespians over the course of his storied and successful acting career, including Jodie Foster, Tommy Lee Jones, Jared Leto, Forest Whitaker, and Matthew McConaughey.