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Freedom Hall The name reflects the flexibility.
 Description
Arena is suitable for basketball, concerts, ice events, circus, wrestling, tradeshows, conventions, horse shows, and other large-scale productions. Click here for diagrams of Freedom Hall.
Click here for a virtual tour of Freedom Hall. Downloadable AutoCAD Renderings / PDFs Freedom Hall - Arena Football DWG | PDF
Freedom Hall - Basketball DWG | PDF
Freedom Hall - In the Round - Dashers Out DWG | PDF
Freedom Hall - North Stage - Dashers In DWG | PDF
Freedom Hall - North Stage - Dashers Out DWG | PDF
| Building Specifications
Seating Capacity | 19,169
| Non-Hockey Mode:
End stage set-up which includes 240 standing room in private suites | | 180° Set-up Capacity | 15,055 | | 270° Set-up Capacity | 17,395 | | 360° Set-up Capacity | 19,169 | | In-the-Round Set-up Capacity | 18,825 | | Basketball Set-up Capacity | 18,749 | | Fenced Show Ring Set-up Capacity | 14,456 | | Hockey Mode: | | Ice Hockey | 17,062 | | Ice Events | 17,090 | Wrestling
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Permanent seats have backs and armrests.
Floor seating is folding padded chairs.
For smaller events arena can be configured in various capacities starting at 6,000. |
| Amenities
- Arena is ADA compliant and is equipped with accessible seating and assistive listening devices are available for the hearing-impaired
- 18 ticket windows including main box office at arena entrance; four additional ticket windows located in rear, northeast corner at Entrance 1 of Cardinal Stadium
- Arena floor is 39,000 square feet (136 feet by 310 feet) with all portable seats retracted
- A concrete floor with a load of 500 lbs. per square foot is fitted with an 85 foot by 200 foot hockey rink that is covered for other events
- Horse show ring is 117 feet by 290 feet
- Ceiling height from floor to steel is 71 feet - at its highest position, the distance from floor to bottom of scoreboard in center of house is 54 feet
- Load-bearing steel trusses spanning the width of the arena are 42 feet apart. The structural supports are 24 feet apart and span the length of the arena.
- Load limits are 2,000 lbs. per panel point - typical dead load of 12,500 lbs. equally distributed
- Backstage load-in area under roof with secured parking for artist buses, trucks, and VIP/production. Truck parking is adjacent to arena.
- Load-in overhead doors are 12' 3' high by 20' 8" wide (C-1) and 12' high by 8' wide (C-2) with a concrete loading ramp to arena floor. In basketball/hockey mode, the load-in tunnel is 8' 6" wide by 7' 11" high. For end stage set-up, the distance from the back of the stage to load-in door is 132 feet.
- Arena has multiple-speaker cluster sound system with computer-controlled delay distribution equipped with Clear-Com communications system and two-way headsets (Outdoor sound system available for crowd communication)
- Center-hung video wall/scoreboard is a four-sided, multi-image video cube that offers spectators a 9 foot by 12 foot piece of the action. System also includes six auxiliary message boards and closed-circuit TV monitors throughout concourses and private suites.
- Arena is equipped with dimmable quartz lighting and metal halides with 275 foot-candles at floor level. Halides can be set in various configurations
- Four Xenon Supertroupers are permanently mounted in front of house. Four Carbon Supertroupers are also available
- Completely climate-controlled with a high-powered smoke exhaust system
- Escalator available from main level concourse to arena floor
- Three elevators available: one each off east and west concourses from main level to second level; one backstage with access to arena floor, main level, and to second level
- Six office suites off the main level concourse are available for use by lessee (Suites A-2, A-3, A-4, V-1, V-2, V-3)
- 24 private suites off the main level concourse - leased annually, access to these suites requires purchase of event tickets
| Electric
All electric is 208V/120V, 3-phase
- Arena Floor
One 800 amp service in northwest corner
One 200 amp service on east wall
One 800 amp service in northeast corner
One 200 amp service overhead in ceiling
- Other Sources
Distribution box up to 200 amps is available from power source
Cold water grounding available
Outside services can shore up to five buses
One 200 amp service on main level north concourse
One 400 amp service outside rear door of arena
Two 100 amp services outside rear door of arena
| Locker/Dressing Rooms (Main Level)
- Four "star" dressing rooms which share two shower and restroom facilities. Rooms average 130 square feet and are fully carpeted with electrical and phone capabilities and permanent countertops. Suitable for production and/or media offices.
- Four team locker rooms (two on each side of load-in ramp) each carpeted and furnished with restroom and shower facilities. The largest room is typically used as the headlining artist's dressing room. All rooms have direct access to arena floor via tunnel.
- "Official's" dressing room available with shower and restroom facilities and also has direct access to arena floor via tunnel
- Large carpeted media room located directly backstage with electrical and phone capabilities and permanent counters around perimeter of room. Also doubles as backstage catering room - no kitchen available but water closet is nearby
| Meeting Rooms (Second Level)
All rooms are climate-controlled and equipped with house sound system
- VIP Suite - 2,760 sq. ft.
Theater/Reception Capacity: 314
Banquet/Classroom Capacity: 146
Fully carpeted with furniture, two permanent bar locations, coat room, and closed circuit TV monitors for live arena action. Large glass windowfront overlooks facility grounds.
- VIP Rooms 1 & 2
Room 1 - 560 sq. ft.
Theater/Reception Capacity: 50
Banquet/Classroom Capacity: 50
Room 2 - 680 sq. ft.
Theater/Reception Capacity: 50
Banquet/Classroom Capacity: 50
Rooms can be opened to one room. Fully carpeted with private reception area and coat room.
- VIP Show Manager's Suite - 1,865 sq. ft.
Private office includes restroom and shower, reception area, coat room and board room with table for eighteen
- Ballroom - 7,162 sq. ft.
Theater/Reception Capacity: 448
Banquet/Classroom Capacity: 448
Tile floor with permanent bar location
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