Past Entertainers and Speakers
Texas Hall is Proud To Have Been Host to These Entertainers and speakers for over 50 Years

Pat Boone
Frank Zappa
David Alan Grier
Twila Paris
Kinks
Paul Overstreet
Michael Smith
T-Rex
Neil Diamond
John Cafferty
Steve Miller Band
Barry Manilow
Leonard Nimoy
Harlem Globetrotters
Craig Chaquico
James Michener
Gordon Lightfoot
Chris Botti
Leon Russell
Phyllis Diller
Steve Cole
Louis Armstrong
Petula Clark
Jimmy Fallon
ELO
The Supremes
Chomsky
George Wallace
Kansas
Will Downing
Phil Keaggy
Anne Murray
Jamie Kennedy
Joffrey II Dancers
Sha-Na-Na
Wilford Brimley w/USAF Band
Doc Severinson
UFO
MTV Battle of the Bands
Petra
Jay Ferguson
Jerry Seinfeld
Chuck Girard
Crystal Gayle
Everclear
Judas Priest
Al Jarreau
Veggie Tales
Texas Playboys
Fort Worth Ballet
Chinese Golden Acrobats
Poco
Fort Worth Symphony
Carrot Top
Triumph
Fort Worth Opera
DL Hughley
Cars
Mejia Ballet
James Earl Jones
Dave Mason
Van Morrison
Edward James Olmos
Linda Rondstat
Faces
Winnie Mandela
Johnny Winter
Kiss
Maya Angelou
Dan Fogelberg
Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders
Bob Carlisle
REO Speedwagon
Mitch Ryder (Detroit Wheels)
Rebecca St. James
Arlo Guthrie
Austin Ballet
Metropolitan Classical Ballet
Todd Rungrun
Robert Earl Keen
KEM
Bob Seger
Willie Nelson
Miss Teen Texas
Michael Martin Murphy
Moody Blues
Miss Arlington Pageant
Harry Chapin
Aerosmith
Spike Lee
Bonnie Raitt
America
Gallagher
King Crimson
Shawn Phillips
Bryan Duncan
Boz Skaggs
Holly Dunn
Ludacris
Ben Stein
Bill Bradley
Bowling for Soup
Rihanna
Forest Whitaker
Houston Ballet
Mylon Lefevre
Michael Card
Margaret Becker
Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto
Carlos Mencia
Miss Texas Pageant
Tom Waits
Stephen Fite
Doris Goodwin
Lupe Fiasco
Jaime Escalante
Maroon 5
Melissa Lawson
Adonis Rose
Richard Florida
Nashville Star Tour
Jason Marsalis
Maurice Dees
Charlie Murphy
David Gergen
Jeff Shaara
Thomas Friedman
Jon Meacham
Garrison Keillor
Neil de Grasse Tyson
Sally Ride
Symphony Arlington
Martin Nievera
Miss Texas Pageant
Gary Valenciano
Earvin “Magic” Johnson
Ken Burns
Carl Hurley
Jeanne Robertson
B.o.B
Playboy Trey
Cali Swag District
Lisa Ling
Cal Ripkin, Jr.
Bill Nye
Emmitt Smith
Ben & Jerry
Andy Mineo
Mali Music
Echosmith
Robert DeLong
Big Sean
Israel and the New Breed
Facts and features
- Year Opened: October 1965
- Facility Names: Arlington State College Multipurpose Auditorium (1965 – 1968) Texas Hall (1968 - today)
- Seating Capacity: 2,625 (1,273 lower level/1,352 balcony)
- First Performer: Louis Armstrong – October 18, 1965
- Square Footage: 76,000
- Proscenium Size: 104’ Wide/32’ High