E354a at McCormick Place

Published dimensions

E354a is 54.1 x 45.7 m (177 x 150 ft), 2,472 m² (26,613 sq ft), with a 14.6 m (48 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 14.6 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 25 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 54.1 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 86 x 25 (17200 x 5000 px, 16,770 kg, 344 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	72 x 38 = 2736	43.2 x 12.8 m	55296 x 16416	12,312 kg / 27,143 lb	242.1 kW, 1164 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	86 x 25 = 2150	43 x 12.5 m	17200 x 5000	16,770 kg / 36,971 lb	344 kW, 1654 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	86 x 25 = 2150	43 x 12.5 m	11008 x 3200	16,770 kg / 36,971 lb	301 kW, 1447 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, E354a holds about 5,307 theater seats, 2,171 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 1,492 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 47.1 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
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
W19644.7 x 32.4 m (147 x 106 ft) · 7.6 m ceiling

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