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Mendota 5–8 at Alliant Energy Center

Published dimensions

Mendota 5–8 is 13.4 x 43.9 m (44 x 144 ft), 588 m² (6,332 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 43.9 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 70 x 3 (14000 x 600 px, 1,638 kg, 33.6 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	58 x 4 = 232	34.8 x 1.4 m	44544 x 1728	1,044 kg / 2,302 lb	20.5 kW, 99 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	70 x 3 = 210	35 x 1.5 m	14000 x 600	1,638 kg / 3,611 lb	33.6 kW, 162 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	70 x 3 = 210	35 x 1.5 m	8960 x 384	1,638 kg / 3,611 lb	29.4 kW, 141 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, Mendota 5–8 holds about 1,120 theater seats, 458 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 315 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 36.9 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Alliant Energy Center

Halls A-D64 x 146.3 m (210 x 480 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Coliseum78.8 x 78.8 m (259 x 259 ft) · 29.3 m ceiling
Lobby13.7 x 173.7 m (45 x 570 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Arena Building30.5 x 67.1 m (100 x 220 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Mendota 1-418.3 x 43.9 m (60 x 144 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
Atrium23.5 x 23.2 m (77 x 76 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
Lake Rooms36.6 x 9.8 m (120 x 32 ft) · 4.7 m ceiling
Board Room9.8 x 9.1 m (32 x 30 ft) · 4.7 m ceiling
Madison Room4.9 x 9.1 m (16 x 30 ft) · 3 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Alliant Energy Center · Venues in Madison