Patrick Anderson

panderson@argusleader.com

The massive pawn shop Chuck Brennan opened last year in Sioux Falls has taken down its events page.

The Sioux Falls businessman opened Badlands Pawn, Gold and Jewelry on Thanksgiving Day last year, promising more than a simple pawn shop. The building at 1600 Russell St. also boasts a gun range, a rock radio station and doubles as a music venue.

Badlands was slated to host bands such as Winger and Foreigner early next year. An employee who answered the phone at the shop's box office said Saturday's Jason Bonham show was the venue's last concert and all future events have been canceled.

Brennan is selling the Brandon-based motor speedway he owns and recently announced the closure of his nonprofit music education program Rock and Roll Academy.

The payday loan magnate has also shuttered Dollar Loan Centers since South Dakota voters passed a ballot measure to cap interest rates.

Badlands Pawn opens at 10 a.m., and Brennan could not immediately be reached by phone.