Chicago: Disco Demolition T
Disco Demolition Night was a promotional event that took place on Thursday, July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. It was held during the twi-night doubleheader baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers.
Chicago disc jockey Steve Dahl devised a promotion that involved people bringing unwanted disco music records to the game in exchange for an admission fee of 98¢. The records would be collected, placed in a large crate in center field, and blown up by Dahl.
The event supposedly attracted over 90,000 “strange people,†according to Harry Caray (Sox broadcaster at the time). This quickly escalated into a disco-hating, souvenir-stealing riot that forced the cancellation of the second-half of the double header.
Sport this throwback shirt the next time you put on a BeeGees record and get nostalgic about the great days at old Comiskey Park.
DISCO DEMOLITION SHIRT, Chitown Clothing – $28.00
