Photos: Charleston Music Hall transforms The Bend for Ranky Tanky
- By Grace Beahm and Brad Nettles
Charleston Music Hall transforms the space at The Bend for outdoor concerts including Ranky Tanky.

Mandy Baker gathers a handful of the 1,224 stakes that will be placed to create socially distanced seating pods Friday, April 9, 2021 for Charleston Music Hall’s Ranky Tanky performance that will be held Sunday at The Bend in North Charleston. Grace Beahm Alford/Staff
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Charleston Music Hall Director Charles Carmody sets up with a large crew the space at The Bend on Friday, April 9, 2021, that will host the Charleston Music Hall’s Ranky Tanky performance in North Charleston. Grace Beahm Alford/Staff
- Grace Beahm Alford gbeahm@postandcourier.com

Grayson Little (from left), Jimmy Varn and Rob Galloway unload road boxes from Custom Audio and Lighting’s truck as crews set up Friday, April 9, 2021, for Charleston Music Hall’s Ranky Tanky performance at The Bend in North Charleston. Grace Beahm Alford/Staff
- Grace Beahm Alford gbeahm@postandcourier.com

Signs will be posted for assigned seating in squares Friday, April 9, 2021 for Charleston Music Hall’s Ranky Tanky performance that will be held Sunday at The Bend in North Charleston. Grace Beahm Alford/Staff
- Grace Beahm Alford gbeahm@postandcourier.com

Charleston Music Hall Director Charles Carmody directs the arrival of the portable toilets on Friday, April 9, 2021, as crews set up Charleston Music Hall’s Ranky Tanky show at The Bend in North Charleston. Grace Beahm Alford/Staff
- Grace Beahm Alford gbeahm@postandcourier.com
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Mandy Baker gathers a handful of the 1,224 stakes that will be placed to create socially distanced seating pods Friday, April 9, 2021 for Charleston Music Hall’s Ranky Tanky performance that will be held Sunday at The Bend in North Charleston. Grace Beahm Alford/Staff
- Grace Beahm Alford gbeahm@postandcourier.com
Sarah Roza runs rope creating seating squares as crews prepare Friday, April 9, 2021, for Charleston Music Hall’s Ranky Tanky performance at The Bend in North Charleston. Grace Beahm Alford/Staff
- Grace Beahm Alford gbeahm@postandcourier.com
Charleston Music Hall Director Charles Carmody sets up with a large crew the space at The Bend on Friday, April 9, 2021, that will host the Charleston Music Hall’s Ranky Tanky performance in North Charleston. Grace Beahm Alford/Staff
- Grace Beahm Alford gbeahm@postandcourier.com
Grayson Little (from left), Jimmy Varn and Rob Galloway unload road boxes from Custom Audio and Lighting’s truck as crews set up Friday, April 9, 2021, for Charleston Music Hall’s Ranky Tanky performance at The Bend in North Charleston. Grace Beahm Alford/Staff
- Grace Beahm Alford gbeahm@postandcourier.com
Signs will be posted for assigned seating in squares Friday, April 9, 2021 for Charleston Music Hall’s Ranky Tanky performance that will be held Sunday at The Bend in North Charleston. Grace Beahm Alford/Staff
- Grace Beahm Alford gbeahm@postandcourier.com
Charleston Music Hall Director Charles Carmody directs the arrival of the portable toilets on Friday, April 9, 2021, as crews set up Charleston Music Hall’s Ranky Tanky show at The Bend in North Charleston. Grace Beahm Alford/Staff
- Grace Beahm Alford gbeahm@postandcourier.com
A pre-ordered bag of beverages waits in a pod for patrons at the Charleston Music Hall show at The Bend with Ranky Tanky on Sunday, April 11, 2021. Brad Nettles/Staff
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People arrive for the Charleston Music Hall show at The Bend with Ranky Tanky Sunday night, April 11, 2021. Brad Nettles/Staff
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People check in as they arrive for the Charleston Music Hall show at The Bend with Ranky Tanky Sunday night, April 11, 2021. Brad Nettles/Staff
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Patrons eat and drink in their squares before the Charleston Music Hall show at The Bend featuring Ranky Tanky on Sunday, April 11, 2021. Brad Nettles/Staff
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Patrons make their way to their squares at the Charleston Music Hall show at The Bend featuring Ranky Tanky Sunday night, April 11, 2021. Brad Nettles/Staff
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Brianna Stello, Josh Godbolt, Rachel Gordon and Jesse Rueger chat before the start of the Charleston Music Hall show at The Bend featuring Ranky Tanky on Sunday, April 11, 2021. Brad Nettles/Staff
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A server delivers a bag of beverages at the Charleston Music Hall show at The Bend featuring Ranky Tanky Sunday night, April 11, 2021. Brad Nettles/Staff
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Mel Willis (left) and Patrick Peck prepare a bag of beverages to be delivered at the Charleston Music Hall show at The Bend featuring Ranky Tanky on Sunday, April 11, 2021. Brad Nettles/Staff
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Patrons dance at the Charleston Music Hall show at The Bend featuring Ranky Tanky on Sunday, April 11, 2021. Brad Nettles/Staff
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Ranky Tanky performs at the Charleston Music Hall show at The Bend on Sunday, April 11, 2021. Brad Nettles/Staff
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So what does it take to move a concert from indoors at the Charleston Music Hall to outdoors at The Bend?