"Rock Sox Disco Sux" (Bill Stamets, 1979)

"Rock Sox Disco Sux" (Bill Stamets, 1979) Super 8mm film documenting "Disco Demolition Night," which took place after game one of a July 12, 1979 doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers at Comiskey Park in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood. The anti-disco promotion was spearheaded by White Sox owner Bill Veeck along with shock jock Steve Dahl of 97.9 FM WLUP "The Loop," a Chicago rock station. Attendees were able to attend the games for only 98 cents and a disco record; between the doubleheader’s games, all the donated records would be blown up in center field. The White Sox were forced to forfeit the second game when the promotion went off the rails, when some 7000 anti-disco demonstrators rioted on the field and caused significant damage to the park. The riot resulted in at least nine injuries and 39 arrests. *** Preserved by Chicago Film Archives with support from the National Film Preservation Foundation in 2024. More info: https://www.chicagofilmarchives.org/p...