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Exhibition Halls 1 at Bilbao Exhibition Centre

Published dimensions

Exhibition Halls 1 is 125 x 125 m (410 x 410 ft), 15,625 m² (168,186 sq ft), with a 12 m (39 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

Shape approximate: the venue publishes area only, so this room is drawn as a square of equal area.

LED wall that fits

Under a 12 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 20 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 125 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 200 x 20 (40000 x 4000 px, 31,200 kg, 640 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	166 x 30 = 4980	99.6 x 10.1 m	127488 x 12960	22,410 kg / 49,405 lb	440.7 kW, 2119 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	200 x 20 = 4000	100 x 10 m	40000 x 4000	31,200 kg / 68,784 lb	640 kW, 3077 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	200 x 20 = 4000	100 x 10 m	25600 x 2560	31,200 kg / 68,784 lb	560 kW, 2692 A @ 208 V

Wall sizing assumes 1.5 m trim to the bottom edge, 0.3 m clearance under the ceiling, and a wall no wider than 80% of the longest wall. Weight and power are tile totals from the panel spec sheet; add processing, rigging, and cable.

Seating estimate

After a 12 x 7 m stage, Exhibition Halls 1 holds about 34,535 theater seats, 14,128 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 9,713 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 118 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Bilbao Exhibition Centre

Bizkaia Arena161.2 x 161.2 m (529 x 529 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Exhibition Halls 2122.5 x 122.5 m (402 x 402 ft) · 12 m ceiling
Exhibition Halls 3122.5 x 122.5 m (402 x 402 ft) · 12 m ceiling
Luxua52.9 x 52.9 m (174 x 174 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Entrance Hall35.5 x 35.5 m (116 x 116 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Auditorium32.7 x 32.7 m (107 x 107 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
VIP/Press Area25.7 x 25.7 m (84 x 84 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Room 121.2 x 21.2 m (70 x 70 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Room 26.3 x 6.3 m (21 x 21 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Room 36.3 x 6.3 m (21 x 21 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Room 46.3 x 6.3 m (21 x 21 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Room 54.5 x 4.5 m (15 x 15 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Bilbao Exhibition Centre · Venues in Bilbao