MORE SET-UP PICTURES FROM EVANSVILLE

Photo by Molly Bartels
Shane Hansen, back left, Manny Barrello, back right, Jose Ayala, front left, and Keith Bannister, front right, help hoist up the wheel of death while preparing for the Hadi Shrine Circus at Roberts Stadium in Evansville on Tuesday. Bannister, who is now the assistant floor manager and lighting director, grew up in the circus. It's been in his family for 8 generations. "It makes me sad to think that they would tear this place (Roberts Stadium) down. This is like home for me. It's tradition," he said.

Photo by Molly Bartels
Madison Hansen, 4, left, and her older sister, Olivia, 6, right, keep themselves occupied while their parents assist with the rigging for the Hadi Shrine Circus at Roberts Stadium in Evansville on Tuesday. The girls perform acts with their parents, Shane and Alecia Hansen
Photo by Jason Clark
Elephants gather up hay while eating at Roberts Stadium Wednesday before the start of the 78th Hadi Shrine Circus in Evansville.

Photo by Jason Clark
Crews continued working on Wednesday as they prepare Roberts Stadium for the start of the 78th Hadi Shrine Circus in Evansville. This is expected to be the last Hadi Shrine Circus performance in Roberts Stadium as work on the new downtown arena continues.

Photo by Jason Clark
Ashleigh Taber of Flint, Michigan twirls cotton candy on a paper stick at Roberts Stadium Wednesday as she prepares for the start of the 78th Hadi Shrine Circus in Evansville.

The 77th Hadi Shrine Circus begins its four-day run Today with 2 and 7 p.m. performances at Roberts Stadium.