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Grandstand & Arena at Arizona Exposition & State Fairgrounds

Published dimensions

Grandstand & Arena is 167.6 x 21.3 m (550 x 70 ft), 3,570 m² (38,426 sq ft), with a 3.1 m (10 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 3.1 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 167.6 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 268 x 2 (53600 x 400 px, 4,181 kg, 85.8 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	223 x 3 = 669	133.8 x 1 m	171264 x 1296	3,011 kg / 6,637 lb	59.2 kW, 285 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	268 x 2 = 536	134 x 1 m	53600 x 400	4,181 kg / 9,217 lb	85.8 kW, 412 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	268 x 2 = 536	134 x 1 m	34304 x 256	4,181 kg / 9,217 lb	75 kW, 361 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, Grandstand & Arena holds about 7,746 theater seats, 3,169 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 2,178 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 160.6 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Arizona Exposition & State Fairgrounds

Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum121.9 x 121.9 m (400 x 400 ft) · 17.7 m ceiling
Agriculture Center75.3 x 75.3 m (247 x 247 ft) · 7.3 m ceiling
Exhibit Building30.5 x 152.4 m (100 x 500 ft) · 4.3 m ceiling
Arena Floor31.4 x 76.2 m (103 x 250 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
North Hall43.1 x 43.1 m (141 x 141 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Wesley Bolin Building23.8 x 75.6 m (78 x 248 ft) · 4.3 m ceiling
Arizona Plaza Building54.6 x 29.3 m (179 x 96 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
South Hall39.7 x 39.7 m (130 x 130 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Home Arts Center17.3 x 73.2 m (57 x 240 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
Hacienda de Mexico15.5 x 75 m (51 x 246 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Party Gras14.6 x 26.5 m (48 x 87 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Arizona Exposition & State Fairgrounds · Venues in Phoenix