VENUE INFORMATION

WINTRUST ARENA at MCCORMICK SQUARE 200 E. CERMAK RD, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60616

wintrustarena.com

Welcome to Wintrust Arena

Fall of 2017 will see Chicago’s newest sports & entertainment venue open its doors to

the public. Serving as Home Court to DePaul Blue Demon Basketball and the WNBA

Chicago Sky, The Wintrust Arena at McCormick Square will feature a diverse, year round

calendar of events – ranging from sports to concerts to family shows and conventions.

Jamie Curtis David Kennedy Director of Sales & Marketing Assistant GM / Entertainment Wintrust Arena Wintrust Arena 312-791-6939 312-791-6423

jcurtis@mccormickplace.com dkennedy@mccormickplace.com

Learn more about exciting neighborhood

initiatives at

mccormicksquarechicago.com

TECHNICAL SPECS

PORTABLE STAGE:

Stage Dimensions

40’ x 60’ with 2 – 12’ x 16’ Sound Wings

(87 – 4’ x 8’ Sections, adjustable 48” – 78”)

Mix 16’ x 20’ x 24”

Crowd Control Barricade 24’ - 4’ Sections

SEATING CAPACITIES:

Basketball - 10,320

Concert: Viewing Angle

220 180 Floor 1,072 1,072

Lower 4,472 3,953

Upper 2,199 2,199

Total: 7,743 7,224

Floor Dimensions 110’ x 168’ Clear

Load Capacity 350 psf

Heights:

61’ Top of Bowl 55’ Bottom of Scoreboard

RIGGING:

Zone 1 (Predominantly End Stage)

Ceiling Height

Minimum: 73’ 3”

Maximum: 78’ 0”

Capacity – 150,000 lbs.

Zone 2 (Predominantly Center Stage)

Ceiling Height

Minimum: 77’ 4”

Maximum: 91’ 6”

Capacity – 135,000 lbs.

Note: If both Zone 1 and 2 are used, one zone

will be limited to 75% of the defined load and

the other at 50% of the defined load.

Rigging Grid

3,000 lbs. Direct, 1,500 bridled to defined load

capacity of supporting steel.

Rigging Plot to be provided

LOADING DOCK:

TECHNICAL SPECS

DRESSING ROOMS:

External Overhead Door - 28’W x 16’H

Internal Overhead Door - 20’W x 14’6” H

Dock Levelers: None

Drive-on Floor: Yes (14’6” H clearance)

Parking/Staging

Truck/Bus Parking: On-site

McCormick Place Marshalling and Parking

Distance – 13 blocks

Size – 450 semi-trailer spaces on concrete

(Space available will vary based on McCor-

mick Place events)

Power – Limited

Water - Limited

FREIGHT ELEVATORS: (2)

Inside clear dimensions of 5’-8” wide x 8’-6”

deep. Weight capacity of 4500 lbs.

ELECTRICAL:

Show Power

Stage Right (1600 amp)

2 - 400 Amp, 208V/120V, 3 Phase

2 - 200 Amp, 208V/120V, 3 Phase

2 - 100 Amp, 208V/120V, 3 Phase

1 – 200 Amp, 208V/120V, 3 Phase Spare

Stage Left (1600 amp)

2 - 400 Amp, 208V/120V, 3 Phase

4 - 200 Amp, 208V/120V, 3 Phase

Shore & Media Power 1 -200 amp, 208V/120V, 3 Phase

1 - 100 Amp, 208V/120V, 3 Phase

Star (Private) w/Bathroom & Shower 2

Visiting Team w/ Bathrooms & Shower 2

Production Office 2

Media/Catering Rooms 3

Equipped with full A/V capabilities

LIGHTING:

Arena lighting with “instant on” capacity

8 STRONG Spot lights

6 spotlight bays w/ clear com on catwalk

2 spotlight locations on concourse level

SOUND: Yamaha QL/CL console • Shure Wireless

BSS signal processing Six J B L Line Array

clusters, incorporating nine 3-Way High

Directivity Line Array Elements Six

accompanying Subwoofer clusters,

incorporating 4 High Power 2’x18”

Subwoofers Speakers channels powered

by 4000Watt amplifiers

SCOREBOARD:

4 Center-hung 6mm HD video faces

4 Center-hung 16mm HD corner

Center-hung upper & lower rings

12mm boards

Concourse TV Monitors 21

Video Support yes

6 Fascia 12mm Video Ribbon Boards

60’ x 16’ External Video Marquee operating

24/7/365

TECHNICAL SPECS

VIDEO PRODUCTIONS: A broadcast quality production control room configured for 1080i59. The production system uses 2/3” production cameras over optical cable.

Ross Carbonite 16 input 2 M/E switcher

Single channel Ross XPression graphics package

4x2 Newtek 440 replay server

Single Channel Click Effects Crossfire clip server

Aja Ki Pro recorder

(3) Hitachi Z-HD5000 cameras with 20x lenses with 2x extenders and SMPTE adapters

Avocent KVM system

Yamaha QL1 mixer with DANTE distribution

(1) UDC for cross-conversion

Audio Embedder/Disembedders

Production suite can drive up to 2 MATV channels

PUBLIC PARKING: SHOW BUS PARKING: 2,000 spaces located across the street Space to accommodate 2 commercial buses 6,000 total spaces on campus located off the loading dock

FOOD & BEVERAGE: ACCOMODATIONS: The Wintrust Arena has exclusive Marriott Marquis – 1,200 rooms - newly opened Food & Beverage Services with Savor McCormick Place Hyatt 1,200 rooms Promoters may utilize caterer of choice Both connected to Wintrust Arena and McCormick for BOH services with the exception of alcohol Place via sky bridge

TICKETING: The Arena Box Office has daily operations

Wintrust Arena has an exclusive with Ticketmaster

Arena & Event Marketing

EXTERNAL LED 16’ X 60’ VIDEO BOARD Operational 24/7/365 from Cermak Road.

LOCAL MEDIA PARTNERSHIPS Wintrust Arena has marketing relationships and promotional advertising inventory with several

media outlets including

SOCIAL AND DATABASE MARKETING

Wintrust Arena Marketing Team has capability to create a robust Social Media Campaign

for your event.

The Wintrust Arena’s main entrance is located on the site’s most public spot, at the corner of

prominent streets Cermak and Indiana. The building’s many transparent facades help to create

an architecture of experience in which the activity energy and excitement of the arena is felt

around the site on the street.

PARKING & TRANSPORTATION: Wintrust Arena 200 East Cermak Road

Chicago, IL 60616

• Accessible via Lake Shore Drive, Interstate 90/94 and Interstate 55

• 2,000 space garage connected to Wintrust Arena via enclosed walkways

• Two blocks from CTA Green Line “Cermak - McCormick Place” station

• Four blocks from CTA Red Line “Cermak - Chinatown” station

• Taxi and Rideshare dedicated pick-up and drop off