Info from Venue website
On January 4, 1974, something new opened in the basement of the Iowa State Memorial Union. The Student Union Board (SUB) had an idea to turn what used to be the Memorial Union's maintenance shop into a live entertainment venue, and decided it was fitting to keep the name and thus, The Maintenance Shop was born.
The Maintenance Shop is now Ames' oldest continuously operating nightclub.
The 195 seat capacity means you can see these artists up close and personal like nowhere else. There's literally not a bad seat in the house.