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The Auditorium at Gallagher Convention Centre

Published dimensions

The Auditorium is 4.8 x 2.9 m (16 x 10 ft), 14 m² (150 sq ft), with a 8 m (26 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 8 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 12 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 4.8 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 7 x 12 (1400 x 2400 px, 655 kg, 13.4 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	6 x 18 = 108	3.6 x 6.1 m	4608 x 7776	486 kg / 1,071 lb	9.6 kW, 46 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	7 x 12 = 84	3.5 x 6 m	1400 x 2400	655 kg / 1,444 lb	13.4 kW, 65 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	7 x 12 = 84	3.5 x 6 m	896 x 1536	655 kg / 1,444 lb	11.8 kW, 57 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, The Auditorium holds about 0 theater seats, 0 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 0 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly -2.2 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Gallagher Convention Centre

The Estate Ballroom38 x 30 m (125 x 98 ft) · 5.8 m ceiling
The Gallagher Grill15.8 x 25.2 m (52 x 83 ft) · 3.4 m ceiling
The Lotus Suite14.6 x 9.1 m (48 x 30 ft) · 3.8 m ceiling
Gallagher Marquee6 x 6 m (20 x 20 ft) · 2.2 m ceiling
The Gazebo1 x 1 m (3 x 3 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
The Wine Cellar1 x 1 m (3 x 3 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
The wooden Koi Deck1 x 1 m (3 x 3 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Gallagher Convention Centre · Venues in Johannesburg