VENUE INFORMATION

WINTRUST ARENA at MCCORMICK SQUARE 200 E. CERMAK RD, , 60616 wintrustarena.com

Welcome to

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 and the WNBA , 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 [email protected] [email protected]

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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: RIGGING:

Basketball - 10,320 Zone 1 (Predominantly End Stage) Ceiling Height Concert: Viewing Angle Minimum: 73’ 3” 220 180 Maximum: 78’ 0” Floor 1,072 1,072 Capacity – 150,000 lbs. Lower 4,472 3,953 Upper 2,199 2,199 Zone 2 (Predominantly Stage) Total: 7,743 7,224 Ceiling Height Minimum: 77’ 4” Floor Dimensions 110’ x 168’ Clear Maximum: 91’ 6” Capacity – 135,000 lbs.

Load Capacity 350 psf Note: If both Zone 1 and 2 are used, one zone will be limited to 75% of the defined load and Heights: the other at 50% of the defined load.

61’ Top of Bowl Rigging Grid 55’ Bottom of Scoreboard 3,000 lbs. Direct, 1,500 bridled to defined load capacity of supporting steel.

Rigging Plot to be provided

TECHNICAL SPECS

LOADING DOCK: DRESSING ROOMS:

External Overhead Door - 28’W x 16’H Star (Private) w/Bathroom & Shower 2 Internal Overhead Door - 20’W x 14’6” H Visiting Team w/ Bathrooms & Shower 2 Production Office 2 Dock Levelers: None Drive-on Floor: Yes (14’6” H clearance) Media/Catering Rooms 3 Equipped with full A/V capabilities Parking/Staging Truck/Bus Parking: On-site LIGHTING: McCormick Place Marshalling and Parking Arena lighting with “instant on” capacity Distance – 13 blocks Size – 450 semi-trailer spaces on concrete 8 STRONG Spot lights (Space available will vary based on McCor- 6 spotlight bays w/ clear com on catwalk mick Place events) 2 spotlight locations on concourse level Power – Limited Water - Limited SOUND: Yamaha QL/CL console • Shure Wireless FREIGHT ELEVATORS: (2) BSS signal processing Six J B L Line Array clusters, incorporating nine 3-Way High Inside clear dimensions of 5’-8” wide x 8’-6” Directivity Line Array Elements Six deep. Weight capacity of 4500 lbs. accompanying Subwoofer clusters, incorporating 4 High Power 2’x18” Subwoofers Speakers channels powered ELECTRICAL: by 4000Watt amplifiers Show Power SCOREBOARD: Stage Right (1600 amp) 2 - 400 Amp, 208V/120V, 3 Phase 4 Center-hung 6mm HD video faces 2 - 200 Amp, 208V/120V, 3 Phase 4 Center-hung 16mm HD corner 2 - 100 Amp, 208V/120V, 3 Phase Center-hung upper & lower rings 1 – 200 Amp, 208V/120V, 3 Phase Spare 12mm boards

Stage Left (1600 amp) Concourse TV Monitors 21 2 - 400 Amp, 208V/120V, 3 Phase Video Support yes 4 - 200 Amp, 208V/120V, 3 Phase 6 Fascia 12mm Video Ribbon Boards Shore & Media Power 1 -200 amp, 208V/120V, 3 Phase 60’ x 16’ External Video Marquee operating 1 - 100 Amp, 208V/120V, 3 Phase 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 .

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 • Accessible via , Interstate 90/94 and Interstate 55 • 2,000 space garage connected to Wintrust Arena via enclosed walkways 200 East Cermak Road • Two blocks from CTA Green Line “Cermak - McCormick Place” station Chicago, IL 60616 • Four blocks from CTA Red Line “Cermak - Chinatown” station • Taxi and Rideshare dedicated pick-up and drop off