Bill Gallagher Room at Sandton Convention Centre

Bill Gallagher Room is 24.5 x 24.5 m (80 x 80 ft), 600 m² (6,462 sq ft), with a 5.5 m (18 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

Shape approximate: the venue publishes area only, so this room is drawn as a square of equal area.

LED wall that fits

Under a 5.5 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 7 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 24.5 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 39 x 7 (6552 x 1176 px, 2,730 kg, 50.5 kW).

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, Bill Gallagher Room holds about 1,147 theater seats, 469 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 322 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 17.5 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Sandton Convention Centre

• Exhibition 173.7 x 73.7 m (242 x 242 ft) · 6.5 m ceiling
• Exhibition 271.1 x 71.1 m (233 x 233 ft) · 6.5 m ceiling
• The Pavilion68.9 x 68.9 m (226 x 226 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
• The Ballroom54 x 54 m (177 x 177 ft) · 7.5 m ceiling
• Committee Foyer30 x 30 m (98 x 98 ft) · 3 m ceiling
• Main Foyer28.8 x 28.8 m (94 x 94 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
• Ballroom Foyer26.7 x 26.7 m (88 x 88 ft) · 8 m ceiling
• Pavilion Foyer26 x 26 m (85 x 85 ft) · 4 m ceiling
• Boardroom Foyer24.5 x 24.5 m (80 x 80 ft) · 4.5 m ceiling
• Skywalk Gallery20 x 20 m (66 x 66 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
• Committee Room 415.6 x 15.6 m (51 x 51 ft) · 3.5 m ceiling
• Committee Room 515.1 x 15.1 m (50 x 50 ft) · 3.5 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Sandton Convention Centre · Venues in Johannesburg