Disco Demolition Night
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Disco Demolition Night was a notorious 1979 baseball-promotion-turned-riot in Chicago where a mass destruction of disco records led to chaos, a forfeited game, and symbolized the cultural backlash against disco music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Disco Demolition Night canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Disco Demolition Night Context triple: [Comiskey Park, notableEvent, Disco Demolition Night]
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Hitsville U.S.A.
Hitsville U.S.A. is the nickname for the original Detroit house and recording studio where Motown Records was founded and many of its classic hits were created.
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B.
Woodstock
Woodstock is a historic market town in Oxfordshire, England, best known as the location of Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.
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C.
Jammin' in New York
Jammin' in New York is a 1992 stand-up comedy special by George Carlin, celebrated for its sharp social commentary and incisive critique of American culture and politics.
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D.
Harlem Nights
Harlem Nights is a 1989 crime-comedy film set in 1930s Harlem, written, directed by, and starring Eddie Murphy alongside Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx.
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E.
Midnight Madness
Midnight Madness is a popular late-night program at the Toronto International Film Festival that showcases genre films such as horror, action, and cult cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Disco Demolition Night Target entity description: Disco Demolition Night was a notorious 1979 baseball-promotion-turned-riot in Chicago where a mass destruction of disco records led to chaos, a forfeited game, and symbolized the cultural backlash against disco music.
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A.
Hitsville U.S.A.
Hitsville U.S.A. is the nickname for the original Detroit house and recording studio where Motown Records was founded and many of its classic hits were created.
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B.
Woodstock
Woodstock is a historic market town in Oxfordshire, England, best known as the location of Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.
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C.
Jammin' in New York
Jammin' in New York is a 1992 stand-up comedy special by George Carlin, celebrated for its sharp social commentary and incisive critique of American culture and politics.
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D.
Harlem Nights
Harlem Nights is a 1989 crime-comedy film set in 1930s Harlem, written, directed by, and starring Eddie Murphy alongside Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx.
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E.
Midnight Madness
Midnight Madness is a popular late-night program at the Toronto International Film Festival that showcases genre films such as horror, action, and cult cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-disco event
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baseball promotion ⓘ promotional event ⓘ riot ⓘ |
| approximateAttendance |
over 50,000
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well above stadium expectations ⓘ |
| associatedGenreTargeted | disco ⓘ |
| associatedMusicAudience | rock radio listeners ⓘ |
| attendancePromotion | reduced admission with disco record ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago
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| controversy | accusations of underlying racism and homophobia in anti-disco sentiment ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalContext |
late-1970s disco backlash
ⓘ
rock versus disco culture war ⓘ |
| date | 1979-07-12 ⓘ |
| forfeitedGameAgainst | Chicago White Sox ⓘ |
| forfeitedGameAwardedTo | Detroit Tigers ⓘ |
| governingBodyDecision | American League president forfeited second game ⓘ |
| homeTeamInvolved | Chicago White Sox ⓘ |
| impactOnBaseball | cautionary example for future promotions ⓘ |
| intendedActivity | public destruction of disco records ⓘ |
| lawEnforcementResponse | police called to clear the field ⓘ |
| legacy |
iconic moment in the history of disco backlash
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subject of documentaries and retrospectives ⓘ |
| location | Comiskey Park ⓘ |
| mediaCharacterization |
notorious baseball promotion
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one of the most infamous promotions in MLB history ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
explosion of a crate of records in center field
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mass destruction of disco records ⓘ |
| promoter |
Chicago White Sox
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surface form:
Chicago White Sox promotions department
Bill Veeck ⓘ
surface form:
Mike Veeck
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| promotionType | between-games promotion ⓘ |
| radioPersonalityInvolved | Steve Dahl ⓘ |
| radioStationInvolved | WLUP-FM ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
fans storming the field
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forfeited game ⓘ on-field riot ⓘ property damage at Comiskey Park ⓘ unsafe playing conditions ⓘ |
| safetyOutcome | fans injured ⓘ |
| scheduledAs | doubleheader promotion ⓘ |
| sportContext | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| stadiumOwnerTeam | Chicago White Sox ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| symbolized |
backlash against disco music
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rock fans’ resentment of disco culture ⓘ |
| ticketPromotionDetail | fans admitted for 98 cents with a disco record ⓘ |
| visitingTeamInvolved | Detroit Tigers ⓘ |
| year | 1979 ⓘ |
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