How many years ago did the infamous Disco Demolition Night take place at Comiskey Park?”
Disco Demolition Night was a promotional event that took place on Thursday, July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. It was held between games of a twi-night doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. During the event, rowdy fans surged onto the field, and a near riot ensued. It would ultimately prove to be one of the most notable promotional ideas and one of the most infamous since “Ten Cent Beer Night” in 1974. The event is regarded as the culmination of a backlash against disco music that had an effect on the decline of the genre. According to the 1986 book Rock of Ages: The Rolling Stone history of Rock and Roll the event was the “emblematic moment” of the anti-disco “crusade” and noted that “the following year disco had peaked as a commercial blockbuster”.
I was not there, but I was facinated Disco Demolition Night was a promotional event that took place on Thursday, July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. It was held between games of a twi-night doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. During the event, rowdy fans surged onto the field, and a near riot ensued. It would ultimately prove to be one of the most notable promotional ideas and one of the most infamous since “Ten Cent Beer Night” in 1974. The event is regarded as the culmination of a backlash against disco music that had an effect on the decline of the genre. Popular disc jockey Steve Dahl who had himself hosted Disco parties [1] was fired by local radio station WDAI when it went to an all-disco format. Dahl was subsequently hired by rival station WLUP, “The Loop”. Sensing the anti-disco backlash Dahl [1] created a mock organization called “The Insane Coho Lips Anti-Disco Army” to oppose disco, in which Dahl and broadcast partner Garry Me
