About 10 years ago, I was doing AV work and did a couple of gigs in an empty big box store that was either rented or owned by the small town in eastern Ohio. Th

About 10 years ago, I was doing AV work and did a couple of gigs in an empty big box store that was either rented or owned by the small town in eastern Ohio. They kept a decent sized portable stage in the place, bought some curtains to divide the space in half, and tons of folding chairs. Beyond that, I think all they needed was a few electrical disconnects for audio/lighting (plenty of service already available in the building) and it was set for concerts. It had plenty of egress for around 800-1000 people or whatever was there, plenty of clear, unobstructed view, plenty of parking, nice loading dock for equipment, etc. Felt weird to me at first but made more sense the longer I was there.