Physical Specifications

Dimensions
Main floor: 24,000 gross square feet
Floor dimensions: 105' x 234'
Ice rink maximum dimensions: 200' x 85'
Ceiling height (floor to low steel): 95'
Arena Exhibit Hall: 17,340 sq. ft.

Seating capacities (maximums - without special production kills)
Maximum (no stage) - 12,700
End concert (360°sightlines) - 11,654
End concert (270° sightlines) - 10,046
End concert (180° sightlines) - 8,701
Concert in the round - 12,086
Boxing/wrestling - 12,246
Basketball - 11,358
Open floor (permanent seating only) - 8,910

Floor
Floor load capacity: 450 lbs./sq. ft.
Basketball floor: A.G. Connor Sport Flooring Quick-Lok portable floor. NBA/NCAA regulation dimensions & markings.
Concourse floors: high-impact tile

Ice: permanent in-house ice-making ability
Ice rink maximum dimensions: 200' x 85'
Ice maintenance equipment: One Zamboni on site, one backup Zamboni available

Stage: StageRite® portable (rolling) stage, built to suit
Maximum width: 84'
Maximum height: 48"-78"

Rigging & catwalks
Download printable (PDF) catwalk and truss diagrams.

The roof system loads (DEAD LOADS) do not exceed 14 psf, plus the actual weights to the trusses and struts. The roof snow load (LIVE LOAD) per Wisconsin Administrative Code will not exceed 30 psf. Miscellaneous loads (CATWALK, LIGHTING, ETC) of approximately 2,000 lbs. are attached at joints 2 & 26 (see diagram) and of 1,000 lbs are attached at joints 3 & 25.

New loads of up to 8,000 lbs each may be suspended from joints 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 & 19 for a total of 48,000 lbs. on each truss. New loads will not be applied to any of the struts, nor to any location other than joints or the main trusses. Other restrictions apply; see your Event Services Manager for details.

Floor to Low Steel: 95 ft.
Floor to High Steel: 110 ft.
24' x 24' main steel bays: 8,000 lbs./point main steel - off center
12' x 12' secondary grid: 4,000 lbs./point secondary
Total ceiling load capacity: 450,000 lbs.

Scoreboard
High trim (bottom edge to floor at maximum elevation): 78'
Whiteway, four sided, center-hung: Fully variable scoring configurations
Slave boards: 2
Video: 7.5' H x 10' W Toshiba 4 sided video
Video production format: BetaCam (broadcast)
Video support: full production crew
Video monitors: 30 @ 27" monitors in concourses, concession areas

Load-in
Loading docks: 2 (10' 6" H x 23' W)
Drive-on floor access: 10' 6" clearance

Dressing rooms
Star dressing rooms with private baths/showers: 2
Team dressing rooms w/ bathrooms and club showers: 2
Chorus dressing rooms w/ bathrooms and club showers: 2
Green Room: 1

Media Room
A Media Room on the ground floor is excellently equipped for press conferences, interviews and/or as a media workroom in conjunction with Arena events. It has full audio and video capabilities including a sound system, video monitors, a lighted interview/briefing area and abundant ISDN-capable phone lines. Alternatively, the room can provide a comfortable setting for backstage catering and crew breaks.

On-site truck/bus parking: yes - see your Event Services Manager for availability
Shore power available: yes (3 buses)

Concession stands: 7
Specialty and portable concessions available

Other
Restrooms: 12
Show management office w/ phone: yes
Water & drains for lasers: yes
Basketball goals (new) : BPI 8000
Elevators: 1 passenger to main, lobby and floor levels

Electrical Specifications

House lighting
The U.S. Cellular Arena is equipped with "blackout" lighting, Intelligent lighting studio spots and other special effects lighting options. The Musco® Instant Off/On Show Light System can open and close for complete blackout lighting in less than 2 seconds. The Intelligent lighting system offers preset patterns, colors, custom gobos and other special effects.

Sports lighting
(108) 4000° K (CRI 65) metal halide fixtures w/ Musco® Instant Off/On Show Light System shutters.

• 11 million lumens total output
• Average 150+ footcandle horizontal reading.
• 110 footcandles to main camera location.
• 1.3:1 uniformity ratio.
• 2-second shutter open/close for near-instant "lights on" or blackout.

Flood and spot lighting
1000W floodlights: 164
1600W Supertrouper follow spots: 10
Supertrouper carbon arc follow spots: 4

Other lighting
Incandescent work lights: dimmable

Electrical Power
Show power: (4) 600 Amp, 120/208V, 3 phase @ north end; (2) 600 Amp, 120/208V, 3 phase @ south end.
Exhibitor or ancillary power: 120/208V AC (available at main floor side wall locations, concourses and in Arena Exhibit Hall).
Shore power available: yes (3 buses)

House Sound: 29,200 Watts
The U.S. Cellular Arena's sound reinforcement system utilizes a zoned multi-cluster distributed loudspeaker system. The arena listening area is served by 26 three-way tri-amplified loudspeaker systems combined in clustered arrays. These include 20 Electro-Voice X-Array® Xi-2153/64 loudspeaker systems and 6 Electro-Voice X-Array® Xi-1153/64 loudspeaker systems. 29,200 watts of total amplification are available to these loudspeaker systems. A computerized audio processing and control system provides frequency, time alignment and amplitude management as well as selective muting configurations for the multi-clustered loudspeaker system

Amplifiers: (26) Crown® Tri-Amp
Speakers: (26) X-Array® 3-Way
Configuration: Zoned multi-cluster