Hall 8 at NEC Campus
Hall 8 is 70.4 x 70.4 m (231 x 231 ft), 4,956 m² (53,348 sq ft), with a 3.1 m (10 ft) ceiling.
Open in 3D previzPlan 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 3.1 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 2 rows of 500 mm tile flown, which is tight; ground-stack or go lower on trim. Along the 70.4 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 112 x 2 (22400 x 400 px, 1,747 kg, 35.8 kW).
| Panel | Pitch | Wall (cols x rows) | Size | Resolution | Weight | Power (max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absen KLCOB 0.78 | 0.78 mm | 93 x 3 = 279 | 55.8 x 1 m | 71424 x 1296 | 1,256 kg / 2,768 lb | 24.7 kW, 119 A @ 208 V |
| Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 | 2.5 mm | 112 x 2 = 224 | 56 x 1 m | 22400 x 400 | 1,747 kg / 3,852 lb | 35.8 kW, 172 A @ 208 V |
| Absen PL3.9 Plus V2 | 3.9 mm | 112 x 2 = 224 | 56 x 1 m | 14336 x 256 | 1,747 kg / 3,852 lb | 31.4 kW, 151 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, Hall 8 holds about 10,827 theater seats, 4,429 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 3,045 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 63.4 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.
Other rooms at NEC Campus
- Hall 5157.7 x 157.7 m (517 x 517 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
- Hall 4129.2 x 129.2 m (424 x 424 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
- Hall 1118.4 x 118.4 m (388 x 388 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
- Hall 2107.2 x 107.2 m (352 x 352 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
- Hall 20103.3 x 103.3 m (339 x 339 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
- Hall 3103 x 103 m (338 x 338 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
- Hall 12101 x 101 m (331 x 331 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
- NEC Arena101 x 101 m (331 x 331 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
- Hall 9100.9 x 100.9 m (331 x 331 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
- Hall 6100.6 x 100.6 m (330 x 330 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
- Hall 1696.6 x 96.6 m (317 x 317 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
- Hall 1789.2 x 89.2 m (293 x 293 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at NEC Campus · Venues in Birmingham