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Catawba 1 - 6 at Hickory Metro Convention Center and Visitors Bureau

Published dimensions

Catawba 1 - 6 is 64 x 36.6 m (210 x 120 ft), 2,342 m² (25,213 sq ft), with a 4.9 m (16 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 4.9 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 6 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 64 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 102 x 6 (20400 x 1200 px, 4,774 kg, 97.9 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	85 x 9 = 765	51 x 3 m	65280 x 3888	3,443 kg / 7,589 lb	67.7 kW, 325 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	102 x 6 = 612	51 x 3 m	20400 x 1200	4,774 kg / 10,524 lb	97.9 kW, 471 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	102 x 6 = 612	51 x 3 m	13056 x 768	4,774 kg / 10,524 lb	85.7 kW, 412 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, Catawba 1 - 6 holds about 5,018 theater seats, 2,053 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 1,411 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 57 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Hickory Metro Convention Center and Visitors Bureau

Hickory 1-448.8 x 73.8 m (160 x 242 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Hickory 148.8 x 24.4 m (160 x 80 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Hickory 248.8 x 24.4 m (160 x 80 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Catawba 5 & 636.6 x 24.4 m (120 x 80 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Catawba 3 & 436.6 x 21.3 m (120 x 70 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Catawba 1 & 236.6 x 18.3 m (120 x 60 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Hickory 324.4 x 25 m (80 x 82 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Hickory 424.4 x 25 m (80 x 82 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Conover 1-442.7 x 13.4 m (140 x 44 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
Hallways51.8 x 9.1 m (170 x 30 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
Hickory Junction17.7 x 25.3 m (58 x 83 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
Catawba 624.4 x 18.3 m (80 x 60 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Hickory Metro Convention Center and Visitors Bureau · Venues in Hickory