Mike Veeck remained with the White Sox until late 1980, when he resigned; his father sold the team to The popularity of disco declined significantly in late 1979 and 1980. What transpired came to be known as "Disco Demolition" and is the subject of Dahl's new book Disco Demolition: The Night Disco Died, co-written with Dave Hoekstra. Admission to the park was ninety-eight cents and a disco record. Some maniac Cohos got wild, went down on the field. Many disco artists carried on, but record companies began labeling their recordings as dance music. In The White Sox had a "Disco Night" at Comiskey Park in In the weeks before the event, Dahl invited his listeners to bring records they wanted to see destroyed to Comiskey Park.Owner Bill Veeck was concerned the promotion might become a disaster and checked himself out of the hospital, where he had been undergoing tests.The doubleheader sold out, leaving at least 20,000 people outside the ballpark.Dozens of hand-painted banners with such slogans as "Disco sucks" were hung from the ballpark's seating decks.The first game ended at 8:16 pm; at 8:40, Dahl, dressed in army fatigues and a helmet,This is now officially the world's largest anti-disco rally!
It's shameful. And you were drawn to Disco Demolition." In the late 1970s, dance-oriented disco was the most popular music genre in the United States, particularly after being featured in hit films such as White Sox officials had hoped for a crowd of 20,000, about 5,000 more than usual. They were driven to the front of the stadium, ushered back inside, and taken up to the press room where they had spent most of the first game.Caray unsuccessfully attempted to restore order via the public address system. During Pride Month and in the year 2019, the team would be better suited celebrating its diverse fanbase rather than commemorating angry white teens tearing something down that paved the way for hip-hop, house music, and so many other important movements. More importantly, it was a chance for a whole lot of people to say they didn't like the way the world was changing around them, or who they saw as the potential victors in a cultural and demographic war.The unplayed second game remains the last American League game to be forfeited.Tim Lawrence (2011): "Disco and the Queering of the Dance Floor, Cultural Studies", 25:2, 230-243 —ESPN.com. "Even though they have live jazz too, you're going to Bob and Barbara's Lounge for a shot and a beer," says frontman Rob Grote.
The bit caught the attention of Mike Veeck, whose father Bill was the owner of the Chicago White Sox.
The party was unable to return to home plate because of the rowdy fans, so the Jeep was driven out of the stadium and through the surrounding streets, to the delight of the many Cohos outside the stadium, who recognized the occupants. The Detroit Tigers and White Sox had a doubleheader July 12, 1979. In 1979, Steve Dahl, a Chicago shock jock who was then a new host at local station The Loop after his last employer rebranded as a disco channel, was bitter about the past decade’s changing musical landscape.
However, the field was so badly torn up that umpiring crew chief The day after the event, Dahl began his regular morning broadcast by reading the indignant headlines in the local papers. To boost attendance at Comiskey Park, the White Sox and Chicago DJ legend Steve Dahl collaborated to host Disco Demolition on July 12, 1979. The nostalgia for it hints at what could be a new normal—or just a passing fad.The three-day EDM festival is suspended indefinitely. There's no way the Chicago-based festival, which hosted 400,000 people last year, can safely happen in 2020. A rock’n’roll diehard, his morning show regularly featured him “blowing up” disco LPs complete with goofy sound effects. The Record He wrote: The chance to yell "disco sucks" meant more than simply a musical style choice.
The playing field was so damaged by Many of the records were not collected by staff and were thrown like The second game was initially postponed, but forfeited by the White Sox the next day by order of According to Dahl, in 1979, the Cohos were locked in a war "dedicated to the eradication of the dreaded musical disease known as DISCO".Dahl and Meier regularly mocked disco records on the radio. Studios like SoundScape and Spacebomb are trying to weather the pandemic as the best they can, but some face furloughs or even closures if things don’t change.The ESPN documentary turned its attention away from Michael Jordan to his Bulls cohorts Dennis Rodman and Phil Jackson Sunday night. 40 years ago, Disco Demolition Night stirred culture war still being fought.