E353a at McCormick Place

Published dimensions

E353a is 25.5 x 11.5 m (84 x 38 ft), 293 m² (3,157 sq ft), with a 4.8 m (16 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 4.8 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 6 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 25.5 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 40 x 6 (8000 x 1200 px, 1,872 kg, 38.4 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	34 x 9 = 306	20.4 x 3 m	26112 x 3888	1,377 kg / 3,036 lb	27.1 kW, 130 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	40 x 6 = 240	20 x 3 m	8000 x 1200	1,872 kg / 4,127 lb	38.4 kW, 185 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	40 x 6 = 240	20 x 3 m	5120 x 768	1,872 kg / 4,127 lb	33.6 kW, 162 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, E353a holds about 465 theater seats, 190 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 130 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 18.5 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at McCormick Place

W375/Skyline146.6 x 63.6 m (481 x 209 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
S100/Grand45.4 x 71.9 m (149 x 236 ft) · 7 m ceiling
E354/Lakeside91.3 x 33.2 m (300 x 109 ft) · 14.6 m ceiling
W375e42.2 x 60.1 m (138 x 197 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
E354a54.1 x 45.7 m (177 x 150 ft) · 14.6 m ceiling
E354b54.1 x 45.7 m (177 x 150 ft) · 14.6 m ceiling
S406/Vista45.4 x 47.3 m (149 x 155 ft) · 10.6 m ceiling
W375c27.4 x 63.6 m (90 x 209 ft) · 12.1 m ceiling
W375d27.4 x 63.6 m (90 x 209 ft) · 12.1 m ceiling
W375b27.3 x 63.6 m (90 x 209 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
S100bc45.5 x 36 m (149 x 118 ft) · 7 m ceiling
S100a45.1 x 35.9 m (148 x 118 ft) · 7 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-04. All rooms at McCormick Place · Venues in Chicago