The Center Print Version U·S Airways Center Tech Specs
Dimensions Overall Complex Area - 930,000 sq. ft.
Arena Area (excluding garage) - 600,000 sq. ft.
Arena Dimensions - 350x420 ft.
Height above grade - 112 ft.
Event Floor Interior Clearance - 96 ft.
Maximum Dimensions - 108x208 ft.
Maximum Area - 24,938 sq. ft.
Concourse Main Concourse width - 25 ft., 6in.
Seating for 9,500.
Upper Concourse width - 12 ft., 8in.
Seating for 7,300.
Loading Docks The U·S Airways Center loading dock is sub-grade, accessed by an entrance on the south side of the parking garage. Trucks have access to the event floor via a 24 x 16 foot overhead door located near the loading dock area. Crews may load and unload event equipment directly from the vehicles onto elevators.

  • 4 truck locations on dock.
  • Street-level overflow parking
  • 2 bays with dock levelers
  • 1 dock plate
Elevators 2 Service Elevators
Dimensions - 7 ft., 10 in. x 11ft., 4in. and 5 ft., 8 in. x 10 ft.
Capacity - 10,000 lbs. and 4,500 lbs
Production Offices Two (2) 320 sq. ft. production offices are available with amenities.
Staging The U·S Airways Center features Sico staging:

  • 64' X 40' stage maximum (8 ft. X 4 ft. decks)
  • Height adjusts from 4 ft. to 6 ft. in increments of 6 inches
  • 2 sets of stage stairs available
Rigging Staging and rigging are provided by Rhino Staging, Inc.
Contact: Jeff Giek
Office: (480) 894-6131
Pager: (602) 352-7496
Fax: (480) 829-6954
Cellular: (602) 697-6568
Barricade No in-house barricade is available; rental barricade available at a cost of $500/day
Show Power Eight power services are provided at the event floor level. Service include (4) 400 amp three phase services for the show lighting, (2) 200 amp three phase service for the show sound, (1) 400 amp three phase service spare, and (1) 200 amp three phase service spare. All connections are convenient camlock connections located at either side of the stage. Additional power for lasers and other special needs are available at lighting platforms in the roof structure. these include 16,208v, 3 phase, 2,500w locations. A total of 800,000 watts is available. Many areas of the event floor offer under trenches for cabling runs.
Power 1,000 amps power is available on each stage side as follows:

  • (1) 200 amp 3 phase - NE side of stage
  • (2) 400 amp 3 phase - NW side of stage
  • Stage power is 44 ft. from the seating overhang
  • (1) 200 amp service with power in the bus area is available for up to 7 busses.
  • (1) 200 amp at South Tunnel
Lighting The Arena also features 14 spot positions, with a maximum spot distance of 200 ft. Also available are:

  • (10) 2K Xenon Super Troupers with gel frames
  • 12 different spot platforms; 14 spot positions
  • 200 ft. maximum spot distance
Pyrotechnics Pyrotechnics are provided by Fireworks Productions of AZ. LTD
Contact: Kerry Welty
(480) 948-0090
House Audio The U·S Airways Center sound reinforcement system consists of Martin line array configured (in the round), and controlled by Crown IQ software. Other equipment includes the following:

Main Audio System

Console
  Yamaha DM 2000 with Aviom AN-16/o

Speakers
  48 Martin W8LC
  20 Martin W8LM
  24 Martin WSX Subwoofers

Power Amps
  40 - Crown I-Tech 4000
  6 - Crown VZ 5000 with IQ-USP3
  4 - Crown VZ 2402 with IQ-USP3

Additional Audio Gear

Consoles
  Crest V Series 48 X 12 Monitor Mixer
  Mackie VZ 16
  Mackie VZ 20

Wireless
  Shure UHF Series
  Samson UHF Series
  Getner Hearing Impaired Transmitter

Playback
  Dennon CD/Cassette Deck
  Sony CD/Mini Disc Record Deck

Outboard Gear
  Drawmer Comp/Limiters
  DBX Comp/Limiters

Speakers
  2 - EV 15" with 1"
  2 - EV 12" with 1" floor monitors
  Samson powered monitor

Communications
  Clear Com including a TW12B interface
Digital Recording Site Digital recording and audio editing utilizing ProTools Vocal Iso booth.
In House Video Production (for live coverage) 3 Sony HD Cameras

  • 2 hand held with 20x zoom lenses
  • 1 hard camera with 70x zoom lens

Sony HD Switcher

  • 2 Sony MAV 777 Replay
  • Tape playback
  • DIGIBETA
  • BETA SP
  • Sony HD

NOTE: House video is all HD 16x9
Scoreboard Four (4) sided Viacom 16x9 LED with white way scoring availability. Four (4) additional Viacom 10'x13' LED video walls.
Video Post-Production Services By Downtown Digital Post, www.downtowndigitalpost.com.
Telecommunications On-site telecommunications experts take the worry out of any telephone equipment and/or line requirements your show requires. Phone numbers can be established in advance of show dates. Services include move-in and production assistance, Valley-wide cellular service, high-speed data connectivity and international services. Contact Vicki Berryman at (602) 379-2099.
Dressing Rooms A multi-purpose area features movable walls, shower/restroom facilities, telephone lines, High Speed Internet, and plasma TVs with cable. The space may be configured as four rooms of 650 sq. ft., 624 sq. ft., 480 sq. ft. and 440 sq. ft., each with a private restroom, or by removing portable walls, may be set in any combination up to a total of 2,194 sq. ft.

Nearby, three separate dressing rooms are fully furnished and include private shower/restroom facilities, cable TV, telephone lines and High Speed Internet.

Six (6) additional rooms on the Event Floor level are available to serve as offices or dressing rooms as needed.
Catering Provided by Arizona Catering
Contact: Mitch Katz
Office: 480.898.8848
FAX: 480.898.8848
Parking Attached garage with 800 parking spaces. 15,000 parking spaces within a 10 minute walk of U·S Airways Center.
Marquee 30'x30' 20mm outdoor LED board on the corner of 1st St & Jefferson St.


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