Exchange Auditorium at Manchester Central

Exchange Auditorium is 23.6 x 34.8 m (77 x 114 ft), 821 m² (8,840 sq ft), with a 26 m (85 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 26 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 48 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 34.8 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 55 x 48 (9240 x 8064 px, 26,400 kg, 488.4 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, Exchange Auditorium holds about 1,638 theater seats, 670 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 460 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 27.8 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Manchester Central

• Central Hall157.5 x 63.7 m (517 x 209 ft) · 26.4 m ceiling
• Exchange Hall50.4 x 36.4 m (165 x 119 ft) · 7.8 m ceiling
• Central Foyer (Mtg Rms In)25.7 x 56.1 m (84 x 184 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
• Central Foyer (Mtg Rms Out)25.7 x 56.1 m (84 x 184 ft) · 3.5 m ceiling
• Charter Foyer20.1 x 67.3 m (66 x 221 ft) · 2.7 m ceiling
• The Gallery48.5 x 15.4 m (159 x 51 ft) · 6.5 m ceiling
• Charter 124.1 x 26.9 m (79 x 88 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
• Exchange 8-10 Combined20.9 x 28.9 m (69 x 95 ft) · 3.5 m ceiling
• Charter 313.2 x 24.6 m (43 x 81 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
• Charter 217.5 x 18.2 m (57 x 60 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
• Exchange 1112.8 x 18.8 m (42 x 62 ft) · 5.6 m ceiling
• Exchange Lower Foyer10 x 23.5 m (33 x 77 ft) · 3 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Manchester Central · Venues in Manchester