On Saturday night, August 13, 2011, and estimated crowd of 12,000 assembled to watch the band Sugarland play at the Indiana State Fair. The sky was covered with dark clouds, there was lightning shooting out of them, and a huge gust of wind, typical of Midwest summer storms, came across the venue, caught the tarp covered canopy some 50-60 feet in the air, and folded the portable structure over like it was…

Electricity and water don’t mix. Add wind, lightning, and slippery mud and it gets really crazy really fast. Then Mother Nature will send-in the hail balls, too. This is where you need a strong emergency plan not just for your crew, but for the entire audience. Plan early and know the weather threshold for…