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Grandstand Second Floor at Newbury Racecourse

Published dimensions

Grandstand Second Floor is 58.6 x 13.4 m (192 x 44 ft), 785 m² (8,452 sq ft), with a 3.2 m (10 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 3.2 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 58.6 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 93 x 2 (15624 x 336 px, 1,860 kg, 34.4 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro	1.875 mm	78 x 4 = 312	46.8 x 1.4 m	24960 x 720	1,498 kg / 3,302 lb	79.2 kW, 381 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro	2.97 mm	93 x 2 = 186	46.5 x 1 m	15624 x 336	1,860 kg / 4,101 lb	34.4 kW, 165 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro	3.9 mm	93 x 2 = 186	46.5 x 1 m	11904 x 256	1,767 kg / 3,896 lb	29.8 kW, 143 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, Grandstand Second Floor holds about 1,558 theater seats, 637 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 438 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 51.6 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Newbury Racecourse

Grandstand Ground Floor58.6 x 16.5 m (192 x 54 ft) · 7 m ceiling
Hennessy Suite43.6 x 12.7 m (143 x 42 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Berkshire Concourse36.3 x 14 m (119 x 46 ft) · 4.7 m ceiling
Grandstand First Floor36.3 x 11 m (119 x 36 ft) · 4.8 m ceiling
The Owners Club18 x 17 m (59 x 56 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling

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