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     Documentary 25 years anniversary - "Disco Demolition Night"

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     Disco Inferno: The Homophobic Roots of Disco Demolition Night

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     Super Disco Demolition: The 40th Anniversary Compilation (1979)

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   What happened at Disco Demolition Night?

   • This was the thinking, such as it was, behind Disco Demolition Night, a July 1979 radio promotion that went predictably and horribly awry. The televised spectacle of rioters, mostly young white men, storming the field in Chicago, sent shock waves through the music industry and accelerated the demise of disco as a massive commercial force.

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   What is the war on disco?

   • The War on Disco explores the culture war that erupted over the rise of Disco music. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot led by rock fans broke out at “Disco Demolition Night” during a baseball game in Chicago.

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   When did disco riots start?

   • The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot broke out at “Disco Demolition Night” during a baseball game in Chicago. Explore the culture war that erupted over the spectacular rise of disco music. Hustle your way through this list of disco's greatest hits. “We rock ‘n’ rollers will resist—and we will triumph!”

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   What was WLUP 'Disco Demolition Night'?

   • Since the radio frequency of WLUP was 97.9, the promotion for July 12, "Disco Demolition Night" (in addition to the offer for teenagers) was that anyone who brought a disco record to the ballpark would be admitted for 98 cents. Dahl was to blow up the collected records between games of the doubleheader.

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3. www.bbc.com › culture › articleThe riot that 'killed' disco - BBC

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   Sep 22, 2023 · 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 Mike,...

4. www.pbs.org › wgbh › americanexperienceThe War on Disco | American Experience | PBS

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   Oct 30, 2023 · The War on Disco explores the culture war that erupted over the rise of Disco music. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot led by rock fans broke out at “Disco Demolition...

5. www.nytimes.com › the-war-on-disco-pbs‘The War on Disco’ Explores the Racial Backlash Against the ...

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   Oct 29, 2023 · “The War on Disco,” a new documentary on PBS, revisits the Disco Demolition Night fiasco at Chicago’s Comiskey Park in July 1979. Diane Alexander White, via PBS. By Chris Vognar. Oct. 29,...

6. wgntv.com › news › wgn-news-nowRemembering Disco Demolition Night 43 years later - WGN-TV

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   Jul 12, 2022 · In a documentary from HBO in 2020, the Bee Gees said they shifted away from the genre after Disco Demolition Night and began to produce for other artists. Some have even credited the birth of...

7. www.ebar.com › story’The War On Disco’ — PBS documentary recalls Disco Demolition ...

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   What cultural conditions lead to a rock shock jock blowing up disco records and starting a riot at a ballpark? "The War on Disco," the PBS documentary, seeks an answer regarding the "Disco Demolition" at Comiskey Park in Chicago in 1979.

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Disco_Demolition_NightDisco Demolition Night - Wikipedia

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   Disco Demolition Night was a Major League Baseball (MLB) promotion on Thursday, July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois, that ended in a riot.

9. www.pbs.org › video › the-war-on-disco-qe827kAmerican Experience | The War on Disco | Season 35 - PBS

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   Oct 30, 2023 · The War on Disco explores the culture war that erupted over the rise of Disco music. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot led by rock fans broke out at “Disco...