Disco Demolition Night

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Chicago_White_Sox
gptkbp:attendance over 50,000
gptkbp:city gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:culturalSignificance symbolized backlash against disco
gptkbp:date 1979-07-12
gptkbp:eventType baseball promotion
gptkbp:feature explosion of disco records
gptkbp:gameOutcome White Sox forfeited second game
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Disco Demolition Night
gptkbp:legacy controversial event in music and sports history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Comiskey_Park
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive
gptkbp:notableEvent police intervention
fans stormed the field
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Mike_Veeck
gptkb:Steve_Dahl
gptkbp:purpose anti-disco demonstration
gptkbp:relatedTo 1970s music culture
disco backlash
gptkbp:resultedIn right
field damage
forfeit
gptkbp:scheduledGame Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:MLB_on_NBC
gptkb:Comiskey_Park
gptkb:disco
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5