Hall 8 at Flanders Expo

Published dimensions

Hall 8 is 95 x 113 m (312 x 371 ft), 10,735 m² (115,550 sq ft), with a 13 m (43 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 13 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 22 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 113 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 180 x 22 (36000 x 4400 px, 30,888 kg, 633.6 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	150 x 33 = 4950	90 x 11.1 m	115200 x 14256	22,275 kg / 49,107 lb	438 kW, 2106 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	180 x 22 = 3960	90 x 11 m	36000 x 4400	30,888 kg / 68,096 lb	633.6 kW, 3046 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	180 x 22 = 3960	90 x 11 m	23040 x 2816	30,888 kg / 68,096 lb	554.4 kW, 2665 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 23,668 theater seats, 9,682 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 6,656 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 106 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Flanders Expo

Hall 184 x 228 m (276 x 748 ft) · 11.5 m ceiling
Hall 248 x 84 m (157 x 276 ft) · 6.5 m ceiling
Hall 348 x 84 m (157 x 276 ft) · 6.5 m ceiling
Hall 448 x 84 m (157 x 276 ft) · 6.5 m ceiling
Hall 548 x 84 m (157 x 276 ft) · 6.5 m ceiling
Hall 648 x 84 m (157 x 276 ft) · 6.5 m ceiling
Hall 748 x 84 m (157 x 276 ft) · 6.5 m ceiling
Foyer36.5 x 26 m (120 x 85 ft) · 8 m ceiling
Flex XL29.8 x 28.6 m (98 x 94 ft) · 5.4 m ceiling
Flex meet21.9 x 32.8 m (72 x 108 ft) · 3.5 m ceiling
Flex L33.4 x 19 m (110 x 62 ft) · 3.5 m ceiling
Flex M+19 x 19 m (62 x 62 ft) · 3.5 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Flanders Expo · Venues in Ghent