S404 at McCormick Place

Published dimensions

S404 is 31.7 x 20 m (104 x 66 ft), 634 m² (6,824 sq ft), with a 5.3 m (18 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 5.3 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 7 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 31.7 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 50 x 7 (10000 x 1400 px, 2,730 kg, 56 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	42 x 10 = 420	25.2 x 3.4 m	32256 x 4320	1,890 kg / 4,167 lb	37.2 kW, 179 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	50 x 7 = 350	25 x 3.5 m	10000 x 1400	2,730 kg / 6,019 lb	56 kW, 269 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	50 x 7 = 350	25 x 3.5 m	6400 x 896	2,730 kg / 6,019 lb	49 kW, 236 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, S404 holds about 1,222 theater seats, 499 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 343 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 24.7 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