Cleanup crews will be ready to transform the Horseshoe back into a playing field for Sunday’s Columbus Crew game after Saturday night’s Rolling Stones concert. Preparations for the concert began at 8 a.m. on Monday and clean up is expected to end by Sept. 30, said Ohio State’s Rolling Stone’s promoter, Sharon Rone. She said there will be an overnight clean up crew that will ensure the playing surface is clear for the 3 p.m. soccer game on Sunday.Sunday is also the Crew’s fan appreciation day and affiliate day at the stadium. The clean up will include the removal of more than 11,000 chairs that will be set up on the field and the removal of a protective plastic covering. They will break down about 18 feet of stage, the portion that would otherwise extend on the playing field, by 1 p.m. on Sunday and they will finish clean up after the game.Although it’s not an ideal scenario for the Columbus Crew, Jamey Rootes, the Crew’s president/GM, said he has no fear the work crews will be able to turn the stadium around in such a short period and do a good job. Rootes said although the Crew had the scheduling priority for the stadium, they are willing to work with OSU to create an ideal partnership. Rone said the construction of the stage, the placing down of the field’s protective covering and other preparations for the concert should be successful with the help of approximately 1,000 people. Rone said all of the help has been working throughout the week and they will continue work up to and after the show.About 70 truck loads will arrive at the stadium throughout the week bringing in equipment necessary for the show, Rone said. She said the trucks will arrive and leave the stadium at different times to prevent chaos.Yesterday the production set, including the lights and stage scenery, and the protective covering for the field was scheduled to leave Soldier Field in Chicago and should arrive at OSU around noon today.The protective covering that will be used for the concert is not the same covering that was used for the U2 concert, Rone said. The U2 field cover consisted of large rolls of hard plastic that laid on the grass, Rone said. ” Because of football season, the Athletics Department wanted something heavier to protect the field,” Rone said. The covering is called terra plas and is a heavy-duty, industrial strength plastic, Rone said. She said the 1,500 piece covering will arrive on about five trucks. Each piece of the terra plas weighs about 100 pounds, Rone said. She said the covering does not lay directly on the grass. It will be held up by small legs so the playing field is not damaged. Each piece of the terra plas also has breathing holes so the grass will not die, Rone said. She said a crew of about 30 people will place the terra plas on the field today. She estimated that it will take anywhere from six to ten hours to place the entire covering on the field. This is the first time OSU has used this type of covering, Rone said.”Since the show is just rolling out, some production changes may be made. We don’t know,” Rone said. She said they are prepared to make any changes and do not know if any problems will arise.