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Arena 3 at Bowlers Exhibition Centre (B.E.C Arena)

Published dimensions

Arena 3 is 35 x 20 m (115 x 66 ft), 700 m² (7,535 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 35 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 56 x 2 (9408 x 336 px, 1,120 kg, 20.7 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro	1.875 mm	46 x 3 = 138	27.6 x 1 m	14720 x 540	662 kg / 1,460 lb	35.1 kW, 169 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro	2.97 mm	56 x 2 = 112	28 x 1 m	9408 x 336	1,120 kg / 2,469 lb	20.7 kW, 100 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro	3.9 mm	56 x 2 = 112	28 x 1 m	7168 x 256	1,064 kg / 2,346 lb	17.9 kW, 86 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, Arena 3 holds about 1,368 theater seats, 560 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 385 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 28 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Bowlers Exhibition Centre (B.E.C Arena)

Arena 274 x 40 m (243 x 131 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Arena 154 x 35 m (177 x 115 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
ARENA 414 x 18 m (46 x 59 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Bowlers Exhibition Centre (B.E.C Arena) · Venues in Manchester