garrethgobulcoque t1_jdqom0f wrote on March 26, 2023 at 1:08 PM Reply to comment by WalterS0bchack in TIL in 1979, in between a double-header, the White Sox exploded a crate filled with disco records to stands of over 50k disco haters. Thousands flocked to the field afterward, which became so destroyed that they forfeit the 2nd game to the Tigers - the last time in AL history. by JackMacWindowsLinux This. I can't recall the details, but I remember that the "Disco Demolition" was first and foremost motivated by racism and not a "hate for disco music". Permalink Parent 14
garrethgobulcoque t1_jdqom0f wrote
Reply to comment by WalterS0bchack in TIL in 1979, in between a double-header, the White Sox exploded a crate filled with disco records to stands of over 50k disco haters. Thousands flocked to the field afterward, which became so destroyed that they forfeit the 2nd game to the Tigers - the last time in AL history. by JackMacWindowsLinux
This. I can't recall the details, but I remember that the "Disco Demolition" was first and foremost motivated by racism and not a "hate for disco music".