Convention & Meeting Facilities

Arena

The versatility of the Arena is reflected in its schedule of events- musical performances by top name artists, Disney on Ice and the house-packing Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The Arena has hosted major sporting events including the Southeastern Conference, the Sunbelt Conference and the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournaments. The BJCC Arena seats 17,000 for major sporting events or up to 19,000 for in-the-round performances.

Technical Specifications

Building is oval 220' X 110' seating up to 19,000 for in-the-round; Scoreboard 18 ' X 18 ', 53 ' to floor; Laser hook-up, 6 Dressing rooms, 2 Locker rooms, Sky Boxes, Press Box and Press Room; VIP Reception Area; 8 X 8 Seco Sectional House stage - adjustable height, 4'-6' to as large as required; Open beam ceiling, 75 ' to floor; 3 Truck docks at floor level plus inside additional space to accommodate 4-5 more; Animal staging area; Bull switches: 3 Phase, 2 600 Amp, 1 400 Amp, 2 200 Amp.

Lighting

4 Stron Carbon ARC Super Trooper Spotlights, 6 Strong Zenon Super Trooper Spotlights, 10 Spotlight positions (two at each end and 3 on each side).

Sound

1 Mackie ST 16X8 Console, 20 JBL 40X60 Constant Directivity Horns w/ matching drivers, 10 EV Eliminator Base Cabinets [the preceding are distributed in two clusters], 64 ALTEC M-100T speakers in under balcony positions, 24 ALTEC 9820 speakers in the concourse, 32 Yamaha Wave Force speakers for upper level, 18 Crest 4801 amplifiers, 2 QSC 2000 Amplifiers, 2 Crest 220 amplifiers, 2 Yamaha Time Delay D-1030, 1 ALTEC Time Delay, 2 Rane GE-30 Equalizer, 1 DBX Compressor, 1 Ashly 2 Channel Crossover.

Communications

Satellite up/down linking via fiber optic cable.