Setting up a good concert area isn’t as simple as it seems. You don’t just set up the stage and the chairs and then get started. You have to figure out how to get people to enjoy the sound they hear. You also have to know how to set up the sound system so that the music doesn’t end up garbled and annoying.

This means that you have to test every amplifier at every conceivable position in order to get things right. They set up amplifiers and monitors and then roam around the audience area to find out where the sound becomes garbled. They plant blank flags on that location and then make adjustments to the positioning of the amplifiers.

The next step is to secure the area and prevent gate crashers from getting in. Organizers have to set up a perimeter around the concert area. Otherwise, people who didn’t pay for a ticket will be able to get in for free. They set up a series of danger flags to indicate the perimeter and then set up a barricade.

For the field concerts, they use chicken wire or other wire fences. After all, they want everything to be easy to set up and easy to clean up. They also station a few guards around the perimeter to make sure that nobody crosses the line.

Once you figure out the lay of the land and the way sound bounces of things or gets carried by the wind, you can set up an effective concert venue. Just remember what you have to do and what you have to consider and you’ll do just fine.