Past Entertainers and Speakers
Texas Hall is Proud To Have Been Host to These Entertainers and speakers for over 50 Years
Adonis Rose
Aerosmith
Al Jarreau
Alexandra Cousteau
America
Andy Mineo
Anna Deavere Smith
Anne Murray
Anousheh Ansari
Arlo Guthrie
Aryana
Austin Ballet
B.o.B
Barry Manilow
Ben & Jerry
Ben Stein
Big Sean
Bill Bradley
Bill Nye
Bob Carlisle
Bob Seger
Bob Woodward
Bonnie Raitt
Bowling for Soup
Boz Skaggs
Bryan Duncan
Cal Ripkin, Jr.
Cali Swag District
Carl Hurley
Carla Hall
Carlos Mencia
Carrot Top
Cars
Charlie Murphy
Chinese Golden Acrobats
Chomsky
Chris Botti
Christine D'Clario
Chuck Girard
Clint Black
Craig Chaquico
Crystal Gayle
Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders
Dan Fogelberg
Dave Mason
David Alan Grier
David Gergen
DL Hughley
Doc Severinson
Doris Goodwin
Dr. Jackson Katz
Earvin “Magic” Johnson
Echosmith
Edward James Olmos
ELO
Emmitt Smith
Everclear
Faces
Forest Whitaker
Fort Worth Ballet
Fort Worth Opera
Fort Worth Symphony
Frank Zappa
Gallagher
Garrison Keillor
Gary Valenciano
George Wallace
Gordon Lightfoot
Graham Hill
Gretchen Carlson
Harlem Globetrotters
Harry Chapin
Holly Dunn
Houston Ballet
Indra Nooyi
Israel and the New Breed
Jaime Escalante
James Earl Jones
James Michener
Jamie Kennedy
Jason Marsalis
Jay Ferguson
Jeanne Robertson
Jeff Shaara
Jerry Seinfeld
Jimmy Fallon
Joffrey II Dancers
John Cafferty
John Milton
Johnny Winter
Jon Meacham
Judas Priest
Justice Stephen Breyer
Kansas
KEM
Ken Burns
King Crimson
Kinks
Kiss
Lecrae
Leon Russell
Leonard Nimoy
LeVar Burton
Linda Rondstat
Lisa Ling
Lou Diamond Phillips
Louis Armstrong
Ludacris
Lupe Fiasco
Mac McAnally
Mali Music
Margaret Becker
Maroon 5
Martin Nievera
Maurice Dees
Maya Angelou
Mejia Ballet
Melissa Lawson
Metropolitan Classical Ballet
Michael Card
Michael Martin Murphy
Michael Pollan
Michael Smith
Miss Arlington Pageant
Miss Teen Texas
Miss Texas Pageant
Mitch Ryder (Detroit Wheels)
Moody Blues
MTV Battle of the Bands
Mylon Lefevre
Naomi Oreskes
Nashville Star Tour
Neil de Grasse Tyson
Neil Diamond
Neil Patrick Harris
Newsboys
Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
Omar Suleiman
Pat Boone
Paul Overstreet
Petra
Petula Clark
Phil Keaggy
Phyllis Diller
Platon
Playboy Trey
Poco
Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto
Rebecca St. James
REO Speedwagon
Reza Aslan
Richard Florida
Rihanna
Robert DeLong
Robert Earl Keen
Roland Fryer
Sally Ride
Samantha Power
Sha-Na-Na
Shawn Phillips
Spike Lee
Stephen Fite
Steve Cole
Steve Miller Band
Symphony Arlington
T-Rex
Texas Playboys
The Supremes
Thomas Friedman
Todd Rungrun
Tom Waits
Triumph
Twila Paris
UFO
USAF Band's Airmen Of Note
Van Morrison
Veggie Tales
Vinton Cerf
Vivek Wadhwa
Wilford Brimley w/USAF Band
Will Downing
Willie Nelson
Winnie Mandela
World Ballet Series
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