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Baird Ballroom B+C at Baird Center (Wisconsin Center District)

Published dimensions

Baird Ballroom B+C is 30.8 x 21.9 m (101 x 72 ft), 675 m² (7,260 sq ft), with a 9.4 m (31 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 9.4 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 15 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 30.8 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 49 x 15 (8232 x 2520 px, 7,350 kg, 136 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro	1.875 mm	41 x 22 = 902	24.6 x 7.4 m	13120 x 3960	4,330 kg / 9,545 lb	229.1 kW, 1101 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro	2.97 mm	49 x 15 = 735	24.5 x 7.5 m	8232 x 2520	7,350 kg / 16,204 lb	136 kW, 654 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro	3.9 mm	49 x 15 = 735	24.5 x 7.5 m	6272 x 1920	6,983 kg / 15,394 lb	117.6 kW, 565 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, Baird Ballroom B+C holds about 1,312 theater seats, 536 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 369 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 23.8 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Baird Center (Wisconsin Center District)

Exhibit Halls A+B+C+D+E252.4 x 102.1 m (828 x 335 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall B+C+D+E197.5 x 102.1 m (648 x 335 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall C+D+E170.1 x 102.1 m (558 x 335 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall A+B+C+D165.8 x 102.1 m (544 x 335 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall D+E142.6 x 102.1 m (468 x 335 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall B+C+D110.9 x 102.1 m (364 x 335 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall A+B+C109.7 x 102.1 m (360 x 335 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall C+D83.5 x 102.1 m (274 x 335 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall A+B82.3 x 102.1 m (270 x 335 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall D56.1 x 102.1 m (184 x 335 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall A54.9 x 102.1 m (180 x 335 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall B+C54.9 x 102.1 m (180 x 335 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-04. All rooms at Baird Center (Wisconsin Center District) · Venues in Milwaukee