177th Annual Meeting on Saturday, January 29, 2022, at the Galveston Island Convention Center.
This is the closest you’ll ever get to Gilley’s on the Saturday night! The Galveston Regional Chamber of Commerce will revive the legendary fun of the iconic, 1980-hit movie “Urban Cowboy” and celebrate the 50th anniversary of Gilley’s during the 177th Annual Meeting on Saturday, January 29, 2022, at the Galveston Island Convention Center.
A Night at Gilley’s will feature a performance by Mickey Gilley, whose namesake bar was featured in the movie, and Johnny Lee. Mickey Gilley and Johnny Lee have earned an outstanding 38 Chart singles with 20 #1 hits including Gilley’s “Room Full of Roses,” “Don’t the Girls all Get Prettier at Closing Time,” and Lee’s “Cherokee Fiddle,” and “Lookin’ for Love.” Sharing 10 years of their music careers together, these two are sure to put on an evening of great music, fun memories, and incredible entertainment.
Gilley’s, once the largest honky tonk in the world, changed country music and drew crowds large enough to fill its 6,000-person capacity and became the center of attraction in the movie “Urban Cowboy” featuring John Travolta and Debra Winger. A Night at Gilley’s will feature original cast members from the movie Urban Cowboy, the original El Toro mechanical bull, a punching bag contest, Dolly Parton and Bud & Sissy look-a-like contests and much more.