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East Hall, Central at Tampa Convention Center

Published dimensions

East Hall, Central is 91.4 x 128 m (300 x 420 ft), 11,699 m² (125,929 sq ft), with a 9.1 m (30 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 9.1 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 14 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 128 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 204 x 14 (40800 x 2800 px, 22,277 kg, 457 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	170 x 21 = 3570	102 x 7.1 m	130560 x 9072	16,065 kg / 35,417 lb	315.9 kW, 1519 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	204 x 14 = 2856	102 x 7 m	40800 x 2800	22,277 kg / 49,111 lb	457 kW, 2197 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	204 x 14 = 2856	102 x 7 m	26112 x 1792	22,277 kg / 49,111 lb	399.8 kW, 1922 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, East Hall, Central holds about 25,811 theater seats, 10,559 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 7,259 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 121 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Tampa Convention Center

Combined Halls91.4 x 201.2 m (300 x 660 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
East Hall91.4 x 100.6 m (300 x 330 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
West Hall, Central91.4 x 100.6 m (300 x 330 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
West Hall91.4 x 73.2 m (300 x 240 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Ballroom A-D57.8 x 57.8 m (190 x 190 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Ballroom A-C51.7 x 51.7 m (170 x 170 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Ballroom B-D51.7 x 51.7 m (170 x 170 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Central Hall48.2 x 48.2 m (158 x 158 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Ballroom B-C44.8 x 44.8 m (147 x 147 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Ballroom A-B40.9 x 40.9 m (134 x 134 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Ballroom C-D40.9 x 40.9 m (134 x 134 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Registration Level38.6 x 38.6 m (127 x 127 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-04. All rooms at Tampa Convention Center · Venues in Tampa