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Basie Ballroom at Kansas City Marriott Downtown

Published dimensions

Basie Ballroom is 39.6 x 35.4 m (130 x 116 ft), 1,402 m² (15,089 sq ft), with a 3.4 m (11 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 3.4 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 3 rows of 500 mm tile flown, which is tight; ground-stack or go lower on trim. Along the 39.6 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 63 x 3 (12600 x 600 px, 1,474 kg, 30.2 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	52 x 4 = 208	31.2 x 1.4 m	39936 x 1728	936 kg / 2,064 lb	18.4 kW, 88 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	63 x 3 = 189	31.5 x 1.5 m	12600 x 600	1,474 kg / 3,250 lb	30.2 kW, 145 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	63 x 3 = 189	31.5 x 1.5 m	8064 x 384	1,474 kg / 3,250 lb	26.5 kW, 127 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, Basie Ballroom holds about 2,928 theater seats, 1,197 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 823 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 32.6 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
Imperial Ballroom36.6 x 36 m (120 x 118 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
Royal Exhibit Hall38.1 x 29.3 m (125 x 96 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)24.4 x 14 m (80 x 46 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
12th Street Meeting Room13.3 x 15.4 m (44 x 51 ft) · 3 m ceiling
VOO Lounge10.1 x 17.4 m (33 x 57 ft) · 2.7 m ceiling
Basie A1, B1 or C113.1 x 12.2 m (43 x 40 ft) · 3.5 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Kansas City Marriott Downtown · Venues in Kansas City