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New country music hall, watering hole set to open in downtown Gainesville

Big Daddy's Honky Tonk is nearing its opening in downtown Gainesville. The venue is the site of the former Harold's Honky Tonk which has sat vacant for several months. - photo by Scott Rogers

05052023 HONKYTONK 6.jpg — Big Daddy's Honky Tonk is nearing its opening in downtown Gainesville. The venue is the site of the former Harold's Honky Tonk which has sat vacant for several months. - photo by Scott Rogers

Less than a year after a Gainesville music cafe’s country-fried rebrand, a new name in honky tonk concept is rising to take its place.