20 Photos Unveiling the Madness of 1979’s Disco Demolition Night

Step back into 1979 and relive the ultimate disco showdown with our collection of 20 photos documenting the wild ride that was Disco Demolition Night!

The reluctant ringleader of Disco Demo night in 2008 Photo credit: https://bit.ly/3NDMlwK:

Fan escorted out

This is the tamest sign we could find

Young fans can’t wait to watch disco burn

Steve Dahl, calming everyone down

It’s on

Cops acknowledging that maybe it’s a little too on

More Dahl soothing the crowd

“Please return to your seats”

A simpler time w Hary Caray before the game

Oh boy is it on now

Disco hate has made this man crazy

So much smoke

Dahl with coworker

Getting ready to rumble

Cough, cough

Owner Bill Veeck doesn’t want to hear it

It’s fully on – in full color

Looks to be on – Image credit: https://bit.ly/3UJhxin

A reserved fan