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S501bc at McCormick Place

Published dimensions

S501bc is 11 x 14.8 m (36 x 49 ft), 163 m² (1,752 sq ft), with a 5.3 m (18 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 5.3 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 7 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 14.8 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 23 x 7 (3864 x 1176 px, 1,610 kg, 29.8 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro	1.875 mm	19 x 10 = 190	11.4 x 3.4 m	6080 x 1800	912 kg / 2,011 lb	48.3 kW, 232 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro	2.97 mm	23 x 7 = 161	11.5 x 3.5 m	3864 x 1176	1,610 kg / 3,549 lb	29.8 kW, 143 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro	3.9 mm	23 x 7 = 161	11.5 x 3.5 m	2944 x 896	1,530 kg / 3,372 lb	25.8 kW, 124 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, S501bc holds about 175 theater seats, 71 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 49 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 7.8 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at McCormick Place

W375/Skyline146.6 x 63.6 m (481 x 209 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
S100/Grand45.4 x 71.9 m (149 x 236 ft) · 7 m ceiling
E354/Lakeside91.3 x 33.2 m (300 x 109 ft) · 14.6 m ceiling
W375e42.2 x 60.1 m (138 x 197 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
E354a54.1 x 45.7 m (177 x 150 ft) · 14.6 m ceiling
E354b54.1 x 45.7 m (177 x 150 ft) · 14.6 m ceiling
S406/Vista45.4 x 47.3 m (149 x 155 ft) · 10.6 m ceiling
W375c27.4 x 63.6 m (90 x 209 ft) · 12.1 m ceiling
W375d27.4 x 63.6 m (90 x 209 ft) · 12.1 m ceiling
W375b27.3 x 63.6 m (90 x 209 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
S100bc45.5 x 36 m (149 x 118 ft) · 7 m ceiling
S100a45.1 x 35.9 m (148 x 118 ft) · 7 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-04. All rooms at McCormick Place · Venues in Chicago