I. Disco Demolition Night was the brainchild of Steve Dahl and Garry Meier, two DJs at The Loop (97. Yeah, it was WWWW that Carmen Harlan spun rock records on around 1980. m. 000 personas se. The so-called Disco Demolition Night figures in every history of disco but The Saint of Second Chances, a new Netflix documentary about flamboyant White Sox owner Bill Veeck and his son. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE. CryptoAll hell broke loose: 40 years ago, Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park stirred culture war. Disco Demolition: the night they tried to crush black music. I made a track called 'D. Talk about racial tensions. Alcohol-Induced Idiocy: The cause of the Ten Cent Beer Night, West Point Eggnog, and Disco Demolition Night riots. During the event, rowdy fans surged onto the field, and a near riot ensued. At the infamous 1979 Disco Demolition Night, a white Chicago rock DJ orchestrated the mass destruction of disco records at a baseball stadium. “Well, they don’t know much about the Veeck history, going back to Capone days. The anti-disco militia had accomplished their goal; the genre practically disappeared from the airwaves, and punk. 169 - Disco Demolition Night - (Live in Chicago) from The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds on Podchaser, aired Monday, 2nd May 2016. Michael Clarke Duncan was one of the first fans to storm the field in 1979. Actor Bill Murray and his business partners are set to open a food truck park in Charleston, South Carolina, this summer. CryptoDisco Demolition Photo Exhibit by Diane Alexander White Opening July 12, 2009. On July 12, 1979, Disco Demolition Night would go down as one of the most infamous evenings in the history of Major League Baseball. Amid objections to Thursday’s T-shirt giveaway commemorating the 40th anniversary of Disco Demolition Night, a radio stunt going awry, the White Sox issued a statement saying the promotion is. “Well, they don’t know much about the Veeck history, going back to Capone days. American Experience: The War on Disco airs Monday, October 30 at 8:00 pm and is available to stream via the PBS app and at wttw. circulation. At the climax of the event, a crate filled with disco records was blown up on the field between games of the twinight doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and thEveryone mentioning the racist and homophobic aspects of Disco Demolition acknowledge that the vast majority of attendees at that event were there simply to denounce Disco music. Two years removed from. Imagine witnessing the music that speaks to you go up like that in smoke. His final endeavor with the Pale Hose literally went up in smoke as young Veeck reminisces about Disco Demolition Night on July 12, 1979 (aka Disco Sucks) and how the insanity at old Comiskey Park. The good news is that the largest crowd of the year showed up. Disco Demolition. 98 . Dahl was to blow up the collected records between games of the doubleheader. The mass detonation of piles of vinyl on a. However I might switch The Willie Dee for the Lobotomy. Disco Demolition Night was an ill-fated baseball promotion that took place on July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. “It would have happened any place 50,000 teenagers got together on a sultry summer night with beer and reefer. As a result, record sales fell, and the number of disco songs on the Billboard Top 10 went from six to zero in over eight. “People weren’t answering our phone calls,” Rodgers recounts in Disco Demolition: The Night Disco Died, by Dahl, author Dave Hoekstra, and photographer Paul Natkin. Two comedians talking about crazy stories from American history. It was the summer of 1979, and disco. 169 - Disco Demolition Night - (Live in Chicago) 2 May 2016 · The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by. As the 1970s came to an end, the age of disco was also nearing its finale. Published May 2, 2016, 5:30 AM. 9 WLUP “The Loop” radio DJ Steve. Many believe that July 12th, 1979 is the day disco officially died, and if you hate it as much as Dahl, then it is a day worth celebrating. Radio personality Steve Dahl protested disco in the late 1970s at Comiskey Park. I n the summer of 1979, Vince Lawrence had got himself a part-time job as an usher at Comiskey Park baseball stadium, home to the Chicago White Sox. Just like he did just a little over 40 years earlier, Chicago radio DJ Steve Dahl. 30K subscribers in the TheDollop community. On July 12, 1979, “Disco Demolition Night” went from a popular radio promotion to one of the most infamous events in professional sports. (You may be wondering why the White Sox’s Disco Demolition T-shirt giveaway was not closer to the actual July 12 anniversary. Published July 5, 2016. On July 12. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment . CHICAGO (WLS) -- Almost 37 years ago to the day, Chicago radio icon Steve Dahl blew up disco records at Comiskey Park on July 12, 1979. The disco radio station in Chicago, the day after Disco Demolition Night, they play Donna Summer's Last Dance for 24 hours straight and then they turn off and turn on again as a top 40 rock station and this begins a wave of disco stations across the country switching back to rock or switching to other formats. Sin embar. on KPBS TV / PBS App. (Reverse Dollop) 2017 1:20:04 251 The Morrisites (Live from Salt Lake City) 2017 1:51:31 252 Icelandic History - Live from Reykjavik 2017 2:02:07Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park in Chicago 1979Not the greatest idea. He invited fans to bring their unwanted. The Dollop with guest host Karen Killgary. Songs by Gloria Gaynor, the Bee Gees, and Donna Summer were number one hits during the first part of 1979. This is an unofficial. Almost 60,000 fans turned up with records, ready. (Elmhurst History Museum) Once the first. Hell, some morons are probably trying to start an Electro Eradication Night somewhere. He invited fans to bring their unwanted. By Richard Roeper [month] [day], [year. To book attendance at Comiskey Park, radio legend Steve Dahl — a DJ at the time — collaborated to host “Disco. In 1979, up to 60,000 rock fans gathered in Comiskey Park in Chicago to express their hate for the disco genre implied to be African American. At 2:46:37, you can see WLS-TV’s coverage that night, including Rosmarie Gulley’s live broadcast from Comiskey Park. . This was an incident that occurred in Chicago in 1979, when a local radio DJ called Steve. A new book is a patchy, occasionally biased portrayal of the infamous promotional stunt. Photo by Getty Images/ Paul Natkin. This video is from off air news footage of Steve Dahl's disco Demolition in 1979. Disco Demolition Night was a controversial moment in music history marked by underlying racism, homophobia, and the fallacy that music taste matters. Disco sucks!’. The Disco Demolition Night fracas was a jolt to the music industry. ” The event also triggered a nationwide sentiment against disco. The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds. Fans subsequently rushed the field, and, as a result of the ensuing mayhem, the second game was forfeited to the Tigers. July 12, 1979 when radio personality Steve Dahl staged a Disco Demolition Night at the Old Comiskey Park in Chicago. Gareth, not Gary. On July 12 she’ll show her photos of Disco Demolition Night from 5 to 8 PM at the Music Garage, a band rehearsal space in West Town. Browse Getty Images' premium collection of high. Two years removed from. I love the story of Disco Demolition Night. Boogie on down to watch the video (thatericalper. Alexis Petridis. aquella noche sería conocida como Disco Demolition Night. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. July 1979. WLUP is the broadcast sponsor of. It was July 12, 1979 when radio legend Steve Dahl teamed up with the Chicago White Sox to host Disco Demolition Night at. When Disco Demolition Night took place, disco was dominating the charts. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCHDahl had been fired by Chicago radio station WDAI-FM on Christmas Eve 19781 when the station transitioned to an all-disco format; popular movies like Saturday Night Fever, released in 1977, vaulted disco music to rule the airwaves. Surely you’ve heard of Disco Demolition Night, when Chicago DJ Steve Dahl invited listeners to the 1979 White Sox double header against the Tigers at Comiskey Park, offering tickets for . With White Sox marketing chief Mike Veeck’s support, WLUP and Dahl scheduled a “Disco Demolition NIght” in between games of a twi-night White Sox-Detroit Tigers doubleheader on Thursday, July. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. In 1979, rock DJ Steve Dahl donned a combat helmet to blow up a crate of disco records, a stunt now known as Disco Demolition. (for the record, you don't see fans of dance music do this when Rock stays around for more than a few years. The good news is that the largest crowd of the year showed up. Rock fans wanted disco to just go away. ” CSN's Chuck Garfien takes a look back at Disco Demolition Night On July 12, 1979, the term "disco inferno" took on a whole new meaning. 29K subscribers in the TheDollop community. The event drew thousands more than Dahl expected, turned into a riot on the field, and has. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. Videos Podcasts Comedians. 30 year anniversary salute to one of the craziest nights in the history of the great game. Disco Demolition Night was a Major League Baseball promotion on Thursday, July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois, that ended in a riot. Watch all episodes here: the height of the anti-disco movem. In 1978, rock DJ Steve Dahl was fired from WDAI. In the late 1970s, dance-oriented disco music was highly popular in the United States, particularly after featuring in hit films such as Saturday Night Fever (1977). But the public backlash to the genre reached its peak on July 12, 1979 with the infamous “Disco Demolition” night at. The Disco Demolition Night, con el lema “el Disco Apesta” es considerado uno de los actos racistas y homofóbicos más grandes de la historia de la música. Disco Demolition Night full video. In Morgan Neville and Jeff Malmberg’s new documentary The Saints of Second Chances, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, Disco Demolition Night is reduced to an origin story. Share. This is also the rise of like. You just listed my top 3. Morgan Neville and Jeff Malmberg's Tribeca-premiering Netflix documentary takes a playful approach — including re-enactments with Charlie Day — to the life of Mike Veeck. WLUP disc jockey Steve Dahl at Comiskey Park during the 1979 Disco Demolition event, which got out of hand and resulted in the Sox forfeiting a game. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH- Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton's "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey" - Tim Lawrence's "Love Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-1979" - Peter Shapiro's "Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco" - Undone did a great episode on Disco Demolition Night - "The Flip. Use the password “vinyl” at shorturl. The War on Disco explores the culture war that erupted over the rise of Disco music. . and ended a little after 8 p. Wed 5 April 2023 20:00, UK. The response was overwhelming; Comiskey filled to capacity, and approximately 20,000 people were forced. "Disco Demolition: The Night Disco Died," through Oct. m. Wikipedia supplies some background: Chicago disc jockey Steve Dahl was fired from local radio station WDAI on Christmas Eve 1978 when the station switched formats from rock to disco. After Game 1, those records were blown up. . Videos Podcasts Comedians. Without Saturday Night Fever, disco probably continues on a more stable trajectory, probably peaking around 1979/80 before fading away in the early '80s. Dahl urged listeners for weeks to attend and to bring a disco record. After 37 years, a new book, 'Disco Demolition' is out and recounting one of. Bill Veeck was responsible for creating some of the craziest yet creative baseball promotions in history. In 1979, up to 60,000 rock fans gathered in Comiskey Park in Chicago to express their hate for the disco genre implied to be African American. Found it after telling a buddy about it at a Royals game, and listened to the episode on the way home. The War on Disco, an American Experience documentary, premieres on PBS Monday, October 30. In a nod to the station’s call numbers, tickets were priced at 98 cents for anyone who brought disco records to the ballpark, records that would be blown up on the field between games. Yes, Mike. Disco demolition night May-June 2004. Veeck and Dahl planned to stage Disco Demolition Night after the first game of a twi-night doubleheader between the White Sox and Tigers. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH – Listen to 169 - Disco Demolition Night - (Live in Chicago) by The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds instantly on your tablet, phone or browser - no. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. m. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. You'd get backlash, sure, but without such massive overexposure, you likely wouldn't see the whole country suddenly turning against it overnight. Thousands of working- and middle-class young men, predominately white, predominately angry, went riot. On July 12, 1979, between games of a baseball doubleheader involving the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers at Comiskey Park, disco records were blown up as part of a promotion dubbed Disco Demolition Night. The Bee Gees had their last number one hit, "Love You Inside Out," on July 9th, just three days before the event. And it worked. Time Obscures Meaning of Disco Demolition Saturday is the 35th anniversary of the infamous Disco Demolition Night. Young. Yes, Mike. 26 -. The Spinnin’ with the Saints ticket package is only available online. The aggressive, drunk protests forced disco back underground where it evolved into house music. Una multitud anti-disco invade el campo en el Comiskey Park de Chicago. July 12, 2019. A shock jock who despised the music genre encouraged fans to come. Today's 40th anniversary elicits not only bemused. Richard Wortham, White Sox pitcher. Address. Steve Dahl Dissects the Disco Demolition. Disco Still Sucks!!!Disco Demolition Night was a anti-disco event that took place on Thursday, July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. GPS: 41. Episode 9 The Pendragon of Marin. The Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park in Chicago in the summer of 1979 clearly had more to it than a gnawing distaste for KC & The Sunshine Band. Dave Dixon's last radio gig before he died was on WXYT [ [previously WXYX). On July 12 they turned a double-header at Comiskey Field into the “Disco Demolition Night” as a ticket sales promotion. Disco Demolition Night was a promotional event that took place on Thursday, July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois, during which a crate filled with disco records was blown up on the field. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH. The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds Comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds picks a subject from history and examine it. Long-time baseball showman and Chicago White Sox owner, Bill Veeck, gave the go-ahead for his son Michael and local shock jock Steve Dahl to launch a “Disco Demolition Night” at Chicago’s famed ball park. ( Elmhurst History Museum ) On July 12, 1979, an explosion. Disco Demolition Night: Born Out of Destruction. Sports. CHICAGO (CBS) -- On this day nearly 40 years ago, Disco died in Chicago. The Disco Demolition night has long been associated with racism and homophobia. All for Nothing: In "The 1908 Race from New York to Paris," the entire reason that the titular race took place during the winter was so that the cars would be able to drive across the Bering Strait when it froze. When Bill sold the White Sox in the early ’80s, Mike’s career sputtered. . @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. Kind of. Probably closer to reality is that the only time the former Chicago-based shock jock Dahl’s name is. . Disco Demolition Night - Live in Chicago 2016 1:26:05 170 The Bowery Boys and Boxing 2016 42:23 171 The Jones County Deserters 2016 59:34 172 America's Worst Lottery Winner. Paul and a family heartbreak. Historians note many people brought albums by. A local DJ hosted what was supposed to be a promotion, where fans got together and. They were the Insane Coho Lips, and they were headed to Disco Demolition Night. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH – Listen to 169 - Disco Demolition Night - (Live in Chicago) by The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds instantly on your tablet, phone or browser - no. American Experience: The War on Disco airs Monday, October 30 at 8:00 pm and is available to stream via the PBS app and at wttw. 30K subscribers in the TheDollop community. During the climax. The reason for the Disco Demolition Night promotion, Natkin says, is that the two worst teams in the American League were playing a doubleheader and stadium owner Bill Veeck wanted to attract more. WLUP disc jockey Steve Dahl at Comiskey Park during the 1979 Disco Demolition event, which got out of hand and resulted in the Sox forfeiting a game. Today in 1979, it was "Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park. Some of my favs beyond 10 Cent Beer Night. Any retelling of the 1970s disco boom has to reckon with Disco Demolition Night, a shameful promotional event staged by Chicago shock-jock DJ Steve Dahl between games of a White Sox doubleheader. It wasn’t an ideal job for a. At Disco Demolition night, they weren't just burning disco records, but r'n'b records: Marvin Gaye, etc. Dahl would later say that disco "was a fad and was on. Huge thanks to historians Tavia Nyong'o, Eric Gonzaba, Luis-Manuel. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. Here’s a brief comparison of the Manchester protest and the Disco Demolition Night riot. They set fires and destroyed the field. Always good to hear stories about Bill Veeck. “And then the ‘disco sucks’ thing became very real. Fans storm the field at Chicago's White Sox Park on Disco Demolition night Thursday, July 12, 1979 after the first game of a double header between the White Sox and Detroit Tigers. To this day Disco Demolition Night stands in infamy as one of the most ill-advised promotions of all-time, but arguably one of most successful as 30 years later we’re all still talking about it. Tom Scott recalls Boise State's win over Marshall 25 years ago, and Pokey Allen's horse ride down Broadway. This was the home of the. Sources for #169 - Disco Demolition Night · Wikipedia contributors, "Ron LeFlore," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia,. 29K subscribers in the TheDollop community. Tuesday marks 37 years since the infamous Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park, the anti-disco promotion for a double-header between the White Sox and Detroit Tigers on July 12, 1979. But the public backlash to the genre reached its peak on July 12, 1979 with the infamous “Disco Demolition” night at. The Dollop · May 2, 2016 · May 2, 2016 · A Bill Veeck between-games promotion goes terribly wrong, resulting in the forfeiture of the second game. A –47,795. 3. The ubiquity of the Bee Gees, Saturday Night Fever, and all the related dance music had become too much. The Chicago White Sox were mired in yet another long losing season. In 1979, a local Chicago DJ named Steve Dahl, who had just been fired and had to get a new job after his radio station switched to a disco format, came up with a promotion idea. Business, Economics, and Finance. #? Sep 27, 2023 20:03 Profile; Post History; Rap Sheet; rotinaj Sep 5, 2008. The 24-year-old DJ was subsequently hired by rival album-rock. As this exclusive clip from the upcoming episode of CNN’s The Seventies —which airs Thursday night at 9:00 p. The actual 40 th anniversary year was the creation of WLUP-FM (97. It looks at the rock versus disco battles of the late 70s that culminated in Disco Demolition Night with an even hand, giving voice to both sides. Countdown with Keith Olbermann interviews Steve Dahl on the 25th anniversary of Disco Demolition Night. On July 12, 1979, the Chicago White Sox hosted "Disco Demolition Night," a radio stunt gone horribly wrong. It was the summer of 1979, and disco. Gareth, not Gary. It was held between two games of baseball. On July 12, 1979, the Chicago White Sox. More posts you may like. Posts. ” The event also triggered a nationwide sentiment against disco. Great live show with Dave Helem as the guest. 30K subscribers in the TheDollop community. (Elmhurst History Museum) Once the first. One of the things the documentary has going for it is a wide range of interviewees discussing the topic. The Disco Demolition Night in 1979 upset me a great deal, I thought it was stupid, homophobic and racist to say that disco "wasn't cool any more" — they wanted to target music created primarily by Black and gay people. The Dollop usually adds societal context for a lot of episodes, but the Undone Podcast did an episode on Disco Demolition Night that had some additional context I don’t think the Dollop really touched on. Made with Podpage Listen to 169 - Disco Demolition Night - (Live In Chicago) and 603 more episodes by The Dollop With Dave Anthony And Gareth Reynolds, free! No signup or install needed. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH Show The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds, Ep 169 - Disco Demolition Night - (Live in Chicago) - May 1, 2016 169 - Disco Demolition Night - (Live in Chicago) 2 May 2016 · The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. The anti-disco militia had accomplished their goal; the genre practically disappeared from the airwaves, and punk. Digressions include “Charlotte’s Web,” Jane Fonda and German-langua…With a disco sample and a drum machine, house music took over the globe. The Disco Demolition Night fracas was a jolt to the music industry. Tonight (July 12th) marks the 43rd anniversary of the infamous "Disco Demolition Night" at Chicago's Comiskey Park. Kinda shocked they haven’t done an episode on this yet. . The albums were blown up with fireworks. Soon after the Sex had demolished themselves with early mistakes to lose what was proposed as the first game 4-1, the rock fans took over. th, 1979, as Dahl would host the infamous Disco Demolition Night, a baseball game promotion where patrons were granted discounted tickets in exchange for disco records to be denotated between innings. Yes, Mike. Inner-Worry-3976 • 3 mo. The night would end in riots and would be referred by many as the day disco. Each week (biweekly. Disco Demolition Night was a Major League Baseball promotion that occurred on July 12, 1979 in a game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers!!!! At the end of the event, a crate filled with disco records was blown up on the field between games of the twi-night doubleheader between the White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. The anti-disco militia had accomplished their goal; the genre practically disappeared from the airwaves, and punk. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot led by rock fans broke out at “Disco Demolition. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE. It was held during the twi-night doubleheader baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. July 12, 2019. Listen to 169 - Disco Demolition Night - (Live in Chicago), an episode of The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds, easily on Podbay - the best podcast player on the. RSS feed; Recent. By 1980, disco, just a few years removed from total pop music dominance, was sidelined. Formerly: Disco Demolition DDH We’ve reimagined Disco Demolition Night – one of baseball’s most dangerous ballpark promotions – as a disco-dance party and brewed it as a celebration of disco music and culture. As the 1970s came to an end, the age of disco was also nearing its finale. The popularity of disco declined substantially after “Disco Demolition Night. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. Derived from the dance-oriented nightclub term discotheque, the music genre-turned-cultural-movement was a fusion of Motown, funk, soul, and salsa. The War on Disco explores the culture war that erupted over the rise of Disco music. Any retelling of the 1970s disco boom has to reckon with Disco Demolition Night, a shameful promotional event staged by Chicago shock-jock DJ Steve Dahl between games of a White Sox doubleheader on July 12, 1979. Recently listened to this episode again. . Al final, culpa de Dahl o no, ese 12 de julio de 1979 fue la. When a DJ called on listeners to destroy disco records in a Chicago stadium, things turned nasty –. . was a promotional event that took place on Thursday, July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois, during which a crate filled with disco records was blown up on the field. 1979 Soul singer Minnie Riperton, known for her hit " Lovin' You ," dies of breast cancer at age 31. Rube is still the gold medallist though. “I remember from the get-go, it wasn’t a normal crowd,” said Alan Trammell, the Tigers’ shortstop and now Hall of Famer. Encore Wednesday, Nov. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. If you haven't listened to this podcast, it's pretty funny. A double-header between the Chicago team and the Detroit Tigers, the stadium offered fans 98 cent tickets if they brought their least favorite disco. Just like he did just a little over 40 years earlier, Chicago radio DJ Steve Dahl. Organized as a backlash to the popularity of disco music in the late ’70s, FM 97. “The War on Disco” also features a 2016 interview with Dahl, who insists racism and homophobia had nothing to do with that particular display of anti-disco fervor. Mix the two, and you get explosions, arrests, players locking themselves. Fans left their sears and stormed the field. The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds 02-05-2016 • 1 hr 25 mins Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss. Disco Demolition Night. Not much to root for at Comiskey. When he was 21, Duncan was a participant in "Disco Demolition Night" at Chicago’s Comiskey Park on July 21, 1979. The anti-disco militia had accomplished their goal; the genre practically disappeared from the airwaves, and punk. The book morphed into the exhibit, hence its display on an oddball anniversary year for Disco Demolition. With that in mind, it is time to look back at the five most creative baseball promotions in MLB history. 582 - The 1917 Minnesota Right Wing Coup - live. And Disco Demolition Night was born. The first mistake organizers made on Disco Demolition night was grossly underestimating the appeal of the 98-cent discount tickets offered to anyone who brought a disco record to the park to add to the explosive-rigged dumpster. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH. Park Ave. Shortly after Disco Demolition Night, there. Dec. Since the radio frequency of WLUP was 97. The promotion was held by the. Amid objections to Thursday’s T-shirt giveaway commemorating the 40th anniversary of Disco Demolition Night, a radio stunt going awry, the White Sox issued a statement saying the promotion is. The reason for the Disco Demolition Night promotion, Natkin says, is that the two worst teams in the American League were playing a doubleheader and stadium owner Bill Veeck wanted to attract more. The Dollop podcast has a pretty fun episode about Disco Demolition Night. . 50,000 people showed up to see them blow up the records in between games. Enjoy!In an attempt to boost falling attendance, White Sox owners held Disco Demolition Night, an evening which culminated in shock jock Steve Dahl blowing up a collection of vinyl. THERE WAS a ritual burning of disco records in center field; a blond poster girl known only as Lorelei was the. In a notorious promotional stunt, a Chicago DJ named Steve Dahl detonated a. The Beatles didn’t kill Bobby Vinton, Nirvana really didn’t kill hair metal (it was a lot of things) and a bunch of dumb-asses with firecrackers didn’t. for KC and the Sunshine Band throughout the commercial height of disco — from 1975 to 1976, they had. Disco Demolition Night became a national news story, and by 1980, disco was passe. By Christopher J. 402. 1, 2023 at 8 p. From the mid to late 1970s, disco music was popular on the charts and the airwaves, but not everyone was happy about it. The scene at Disco Demolition night. Tim Coffman. 30 year anniversary salute to one of the craziest nights in the history of the great game. The White Sox on Thursday are commemorating Disco Demolition Night, a fateful promotion that went awry on July 12, 1979. 9 WLUP-FM), a radio station in Chicago. In honor of the 40th anniversary of the infamous "Disco Demolition" promotion that got "a little out of hand", here is a compilation of footage, some not see. Many still believe the anti-disco movement expressed racism and homophobia. (Ed Caraeff/Getty Images/HBO) Any retelling of the 1970s disco boom has to reckon with Disco Demolition Night, a shameful promotional event staged by Chicago shock-jock DJ Steve Dahl between games of a. On Disco Demolition Night anyone bringing a disco album would be admitted into Comiskey Park for 98 cents. Nile Rodgers, the guitarist for the hit disco band Chic, found himself blacklisted. This month marks the 37th anniversary of the Disco Demolition riots, which took place at Chicago’s Comiskey Park in 1979. On July 12, 1979, in the middle of a packed baseball stadium in Chicago, an event happened that would go down in history. Dave Anthony and. Earlier I asked Steve just what he has. “Disco s***s” was a common chant through the game. 02-05-2016 • 1 hr 25 mins. m. planned destruction of thousands of disco records during the intermission between the games. Pioneering house DJ Frankie Knuckles famously claimed that “house is disco’s revenge”—words that have proven. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. One summer night in 1979, 50,000 people got together at a baseball stadium to kill disco. But in the 40 years since that latter bit of vinyl violence, baseball has had only one game called on account of forfeit. 26 - The Past Times with Corey Ryan Forrester. Listen to 169 - Disco Demolition Night - (Live in Chicago), an episode of The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds, easily on Podbay - the best podcast player on the web. Chicago White Sox. Demolition Night attendees. Ten Cent Beer Night was a promotion held by Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians during a game against the Texas Rangers at Cleveland Stadium on June 4, 1974. Referred to as “ Disco Demolition Night ”, 50,000 people showed up to a baseball park in Chicago to watch a crate of disco records be blown up. After Game 1, those records were blown up. In 1979, rock DJ Steve Dahl donned a combat helmet to blow up a crate of disco records, a stunt now known as Disco Demolition. One of the most notorious events in sports history went down at Chicago’s Comiskey Park 44 years ago on July 12, 1979. Dahl decided to push back in a way only he could — via a massive public spectacle. As a result, record sales fell, and the number of disco songs on the Billboard Top 10 went from six to zero in over eight. Follow podcast. In a 1979 year-end review, music journalist Dave Marsh, who was one of the earliest critics to call out the seedy undertones of Disco Demolition Night, wrote in Rolling Stone that “White males. F. The Chicago White Sox organization worked with Dahl to create a “Disco Demolition Night” during a doubleheader in July of 1979 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, in which they would use explosives to blow up disco records. 26 votes, 13 comments. at/byAI3 .