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Big Joe Turner A at Kansas City Marriott Downtown

Published dimensions

Big Joe Turner A is 7.3 x 7 m (24 x 23 ft), 51 m² (550 sq ft), with a 3.2 m (11 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 3.2 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 2 rows of 500 mm tile flown, which is tight; ground-stack or go lower on trim. Along the 7.3 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 11 x 2 (2200 x 400 px, 172 kg, 3.5 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	9 x 4 = 36	5.4 x 1.4 m	6912 x 1728	162 kg / 357 lb	3.2 kW, 15 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	11 x 2 = 22	5.5 x 1 m	2200 x 400	172 kg / 378 lb	3.5 kW, 17 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	11 x 2 = 22	5.5 x 1 m	1408 x 256	172 kg / 378 lb	3.1 kW, 15 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, Big Joe Turner A holds about 0 theater seats, 0 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 0 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 0.3 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Kansas City Marriott Downtown

Imperial/Colonial45.7 x 36.6 m (150 x 120 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
Basie Ballroom39.6 x 35.4 m (130 x 116 ft) · 3.4 m ceiling
Imperial Ballroom36.6 x 36 m (120 x 118 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
Basie Foyer12.2 x 73.5 m (40 x 241 ft) · 5.8 m ceiling
Prohibition Hall30.5 x 26.2 m (100 x 86 ft) · 2.7 m ceiling
Prefunction Area43.9 x 15.2 m (144 x 50 ft) · 2.1 m ceiling
Basie AA1, BB1, or CC113.1 x 35.4 m (43 x 116 ft) · 5.9 m ceiling
Trianon A/B/C/D (combined)14 x 24.4 m (46 x 80 ft) · 3 m ceiling
Basie A, B or C13.1 x 23.2 m (43 x 76 ft) · 5.9 m ceiling
Colonial Ballroom12.2 x 24.7 m (40 x 81 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
Barney Allis Historic Lobby19.5 x 14.6 m (64 x 48 ft) · 4.6 m ceiling
Truman A/B (combined)11 x 25.6 m (36 x 84 ft) · 3 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-04. All rooms at Kansas City Marriott Downtown · Venues in Kansas City