en.wikipedia.org
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. At the climax of the event, a crate filled with
disco records was blown up on the field between games of the
twi-night doubleheader between the
Chicago White Sox and the
Detroit Tigers. Many had come to see the explosion rather than the games and rushed onto the field after the detonation. The playing field was so damaged by the explosion and by the rioters that the White Sox were required to
forfeit the second game to the Tigers.
