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The Gallery at Manchester Central

Published dimensions

The Gallery is 48.5 x 15.4 m (159 x 51 ft), 747 m² (8,040 sq ft), with a 6.5 m (21 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 6.5 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 9 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 48.5 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 77 x 9 (15400 x 1800 px, 5,405 kg, 110.9 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	64 x 14 = 896	38.4 x 4.7 m	49152 x 6048	4,032 kg / 8,889 lb	79.3 kW, 381 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	77 x 9 = 693	38.5 x 4.5 m	15400 x 1800	5,405 kg / 11,917 lb	110.9 kW, 533 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	77 x 9 = 693	38.5 x 4.5 m	9856 x 1152	5,405 kg / 11,917 lb	97 kW, 466 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 Gallery holds about 1,473 theater seats, 602 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 414 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 41.5 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Manchester Central

Central Hall157.5 x 63.7 m (517 x 209 ft) · 26.4 m ceiling
Exchange Hall50.4 x 36.4 m (165 x 119 ft) · 7.8 m ceiling
Central Foyer (Mtg Rms In)25.7 x 56.1 m (84 x 184 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Central Foyer (Mtg Rms Out)25.7 x 56.1 m (84 x 184 ft) · 3.5 m ceiling
Charter Foyer20.1 x 67.3 m (66 x 221 ft) · 2.7 m ceiling
Exchange Auditorium23.6 x 34.8 m (77 x 114 ft) · 26 m ceiling
Charter 124.1 x 26.9 m (79 x 88 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Exchange 8-10 Combined20.9 x 28.9 m (69 x 95 ft) · 3.5 m ceiling
Charter 313.2 x 24.6 m (43 x 81 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Charter 217.5 x 18.2 m (57 x 60 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Exchange 1112.8 x 18.8 m (42 x 62 ft) · 5.6 m ceiling
Exchange Lower Foyer10 x 23.5 m (33 x 77 ft) · 3 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Manchester Central · Venues in Manchester