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In 2002, she embarked on the marathon Living Proof: The Farewell Tour, which lasted from June 2002 until April 2005. The tour featured a total 325 shows, the most ever for a concert tour by a female solo artist, and grossed more than $250 million, [5] becoming Cher's highest-grossing tour ever. Cher closed the farewell tour in April 2005 at the ...
One of the primary elements in house dancing is "the jack" or "jacking" — a style created in the early days of Chicago house that left its trace in numerous record titles such as "Time to Jack" by Chip E. from the "Jack Trax" EP (1985), "Jack’n the House" (1985) by Farley "Jackmaster" Funk (1985) or "Jack Your Body" by Steve "Silk" Hurley ...
Disco Demolition Night was a Major League Baseball (MLB) promotion on Thursday, July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois, that ended in a riot.At the climax of the event, a crate filled with disco records was blown up on the field between games of the twi-night doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers.
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyAs Chicago shock jock Steve Dahl drove onto the field at Comiskey Park on July 12, 1979, the 50,000-strong crowd in the stands was ...
July 12, 1979 -- Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park in ... Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park in Chicago -- rests in baseball and music lore forever. ... Admittance was just 98 cents ...
1983: Tina Turner: Live in Chicago—broadcast of a 1983 concert by Tina Turner, as a part of the Soundstage series. 1985: Aretha Franklin: Live at Park West—broadcast of a 1985 concert by Aretha Franklin, as a part of the Soundstage series. 1985: I Have a Pony— comedy album by Steven Wright, recorded at Wolfgang's in San Francisco and Park ...
Gothenburg Concert House: May 25, 1979 Stockholm: Grona Lund: May 27, 1979 Erlangen: West Germany Stadthalle: May 28, 1979 Offenbach: Stadthalle: May 29, 1979 Hamburg: Hamburg Music Hall: May 31, 1979 [b] Mannheim: Rose Garden June 1, 1979 [b] Zurich: Switzerland Volkshaus: June 2, 1979 [b] Munich: West Germany Circus Krone: June 4, 1979 Geleen ...
Admission was five dollars and the club offered free juice and water to dancers. In the middle floor is where DJ Knuckles began to experiment with editing disco breaks on a reel-to-tape recorder. This mixing would soon become the beginnings of the house music genre. [5] The Warehouse became a hub for the people of Chicago, specifically black ...