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Grand Ballroom A+B at Baird Center (Wisconsin Center District)

Published dimensions

Grand Ballroom A+B is 26.8 x 43 m (88 x 141 ft), 1,152 m² (12,404 sq ft), with a 9.4 m (31 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 9.4 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 15 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 43 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 68 x 15 (13600 x 3000 px, 7,956 kg, 163.2 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	57 x 22 = 1254	34.2 x 7.4 m	43776 x 9504	5,643 kg / 12,441 lb	111 kW, 533 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	68 x 15 = 1020	34 x 7.5 m	13600 x 3000	7,956 kg / 17,540 lb	163.2 kW, 785 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	68 x 15 = 1020	34 x 7.5 m	8704 x 1920	7,956 kg / 17,540 lb	142.8 kW, 687 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, Grand Ballroom A+B holds about 2,374 theater seats, 971 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 667 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 36 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Baird Center (Wisconsin Center District)

Exhibit Halls A+B+C+D+E252.4 x 102.1 m (828 x 335 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall B+C+D+E197.5 x 102.1 m (648 x 335 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall C+D+E170.1 x 102.1 m (558 x 335 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall A+B+C+D165.8 x 102.1 m (544 x 335 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall D+E142.6 x 102.1 m (468 x 335 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall B+C+D110.9 x 102.1 m (364 x 335 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall A+B+C109.7 x 102.1 m (360 x 335 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall C+D83.5 x 102.1 m (274 x 335 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall A+B82.3 x 102.1 m (270 x 335 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall D56.1 x 102.1 m (184 x 335 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall A54.9 x 102.1 m (180 x 335 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall B+C54.9 x 102.1 m (180 x 335 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-04. All rooms at Baird Center (Wisconsin Center District) · Venues in Milwaukee