The Parade Ground will be quieter than expected Saturday, as Groovin’ on the Grounds has been relocated to the PMAC.The show, featuring Shinedown, Big Boi and Prom Date, was relocated because of weather forecasts predicting rain for Saturday.The National Weather Service forecasts a 30 percent chance of rain Saturday during the day in Baton Rouge. That chance increases to 60 percent by night.  Mixing precipitation and electrical equipment is dangerous, said Michelle Eldredge, associate director of Campus Life.”We would rather have a successful event inside than no event at all,” Eldredge said.Despite the move, there will still be a student section at the show. The floor of the PMAC will be open to the first 1,000 students with a valid student ID, Eldredge said. Upper-level, general-admission seating will be available for the rest of the audience and the public.Students will enter the PMAC through the northwest lower entrance. Other attendees will enter through the southwest ramps. A handicap-accessible elevator will be available at the southeast lower entrance.The move to the PMAC will change production costs, but the exact amount has not yet been determined, Eldredge said.When the show was planned for the Parade Ground, estimated production cost was $35,000, said Melissa Guidry, director of Students on Target. This included a $10,000 portable stage with the remaining cost attributed to labor and equipment costs for the production company.The portable stage won’t be needed in the PMAC, but use of the assembly center is expected to cost about $8,000, though it could be as much $10,000, Eldredge said. Remaining labor and equipment costs haven’t been determined because the setup will have to be revised.Seven vendors were originally planned for the Parade Ground during the show, but they will not be inside the PMAC. Concessions will be operated by LSU Dining, Eldredge said.A pre-Groovin’ wellness fair will continue as planned on the Parade Ground on Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.The fair will include food, large inflatables and a performance by the band In Red Letters, Guidry said.”The wellness fair began as a part of Groovin’,” she said. “Last year they went without it, but this year we wanted to bring it back because it helps us focus our message.”An official no-play list for Groovin’ had not been determined by press time, but Eldredge said the artists’ contracts specified they must perform for a family-friendly audience.”It’s a University rule we have to abide by,” Guidry said.She said she doesn’t think Shinedown or Big Boi will have problems putting on an acceptable show.
 
 
 
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