Michigan Ballroom at The Westin Michigan Avenue Chicago
Michigan Ballroom is 16.8 x 30.2 m (55 x 99 ft), 507 m² (5,462 sq ft), with a 3.7 m (12 ft) ceiling.
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LED wall that fits
Under a 3.7 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 3 rows of 500 mm tile flown, which is tight; ground-stack or go lower on trim. Along the 30.2 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 48 x 3 (8064 x 504 px, 1,440 kg, 26.6 kW).
| Panel | Pitch | Wall (cols x rows) | Size | Resolution | Weight | Power (max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro | 1.875 mm | 40 x 5 = 200 | 24 x 1.7 m | 12800 x 900 | 960 kg / 2,116 lb | 50.8 kW, 244 A @ 208 V |
| Absen A2 Pro | 2.97 mm | 48 x 3 = 144 | 24 x 1.5 m | 8064 x 504 | 1,440 kg / 3,175 lb | 26.6 kW, 128 A @ 208 V |
| Absen A3 Pro | 3.9 mm | 48 x 3 = 144 | 24 x 1.5 m | 6144 x 384 | 1,368 kg / 3,016 lb | 23 kW, 111 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, Michigan Ballroom holds about 940 theater seats, 384 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 264 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 23.2 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.
Other rooms at The Westin Michigan Avenue Chicago
- Great Lakes Grand Ballroom22.3 x 32.9 m (73 x 108 ft) · 4 m ceiling
- Ontario and Erie28.3 x 18.6 m (93 x 61 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
- Michigan I-II30.2 x 16.8 m (99 x 55 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
- Great Lakes West22.3 x 17.1 m (73 x 56 ft) · 4 m ceiling
- Great Lakes East22.3 x 15.5 m (73 x 51 ft) · 4 m ceiling
- Chicago Ballroom17.1 x 18.9 m (56 x 62 ft) · 3 m ceiling
- Millennium Park25 x 12.2 m (82 x 40 ft) · 2.4 m ceiling
- Great Lakes 3 (D and E)22.6 x 10.7 m (74 x 35 ft) · 4 m ceiling
- Great Lakes Foyer26.5 x 9.1 m (87 x 30 ft) · 4 m ceiling
- Great Lakes 2 (Prefunction & C)20.1 x 11.3 m (66 x 37 ft) · 4 m ceiling
- Great Lakes 1 (A and B)20.1 x 10.7 m (66 x 35 ft) · 4 m ceiling
- Huron Room28.3 x 6.1 m (93 x 20 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-04. All rooms at The Westin Michigan Avenue Chicago · Venues in Chicago