In light of the recent tragedy in Rhode Island, perennial Maintenance Shop favorite Manplanet will not be using their signature pyrotechnics in Friday’s show.

On Feb. 20, a blaze ignited by ’80s band Great White’s pyrotechnics at concert venue The Station in Warwick, R.I., resulted in the death of 97 concertgoers. The special effects ignited the ceiling of the venue, burning the building to the ground.

Jeff Ham (stage name Jefferson White), guitarist and vocalist for Manplanet, says the band is looking at the use of pyrotechnics differently now and realizing the dangers involved.

“Actually, a lot of the venues probably wouldn’t even allow it now just because of what happened [in Rhode Island],” he says.

Squire Boone, student director of the M-Shop, says the band has used pyrotechnics safely in previous shows, and he would still allow Manplanet to use the devices in their show on Friday.

“We know exactly what they want to do,” says Boone, junior in liberal arts and sciences. “As long as we know and they’re honest with us, we’re fine.”

Ames fire code requires a certified or licensed technician to set up the special effects. The code also requires the pyrotechnics be inspected by Ames Fire Inspector John Johnson prior to use, said Ames Fire Chief Clint Petersen.

“Typically, we only allow [pyrotechnics] in large venue places like Hilton Coliseum,” Petersen says.

Clubs and bars are inspected by the Ames Fire Department annually by Johnson. However, additional inspections were conducted last weekend, Petersen says.

“We had excellent compliance from club managers,” Petersen says. “Several people — patrons and club managers — thanked the inspector for coming.”

Though Manplanet has used pyrotechnics without problems in the past, Ham says the band has reworked its stage show. He says the pyrotechnics used by Great White at the Rhode Island concert venue last week were “excessive” and were probably too big for the building.

“The stuff that we used was never that big, you know,” Ham says. “And the duration [of the effects] was never that long.

“You start looking back on some of the times we used them. Like that soundproofing foam and stuff in some of those places … I didn’t realize that stuff could be so flammable.”

Who: Manplanet, Mark Mallman

Where: M-Shop

When: 8 p.m. Friday

Cost: $5 students, $7 public