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Promoter Information
Xcel Energy Center Managed By:
Saint Paul Arena Company
175 W. Kellogg Blvd.
Suite 501
St. Paul, MN. 55102
Phone: (651) 265-4800
Fax: (651) 265-4899


Contacts

Jack Larson, Vice President/General Manager, Xcel Energy Center
(651) 265-4869

Jim Ibister, Vice President/General Manager, RiverCentre
(651) 265-4801

Mark Stoffel, Senior Director of Operations
(651)265-4807

Bryan Miller, Director of Event Development
(651) 312-3473

Mark Zirbel, Director of Event Management
(651) 265-4808

Susan Hubbard, Director of Booking
(651) 265-4806

Peter Johns, Director of Marketing
(651) 265-4851

Kristina Meier, Director of Box Office Operations
(651) 726-8264

Centerplate
175 W. Kellogg Blvd.
Suite 501
St. Paul, MN. 55102
Phone: (651) 726-8130
Fax: (651) 726-8131

Seating and Level-By-Level Maps


Promoter Information

We Promote & Co-Promote
Complete in-house Marketing, Promotion & Group Sales Department
Full in-house Box-Office & Ticketmaster Outlets & Phones

Total City & State Tax - 7%

Parking:
On site parking ramps for 2,200 cars. Parking for an additional 8,000+ within 5 blocks

Concessions:
Centerplate

Catering:
Wildside Caterers

Souvenirs:
Centerplate


Building Specifications

Floor Dimensions:
Total Ice - 17,000 square feet (85 x 200)
Marshalling/Backstage - 14,000 square feet
Live load - 300lbs per square foot

Stage Dimensions:
The portable SICO stage is built with 8x8 sections. Typical stage size is 40' x 64' x 5' high with 16' x 16' wings.

Seating Capacity:
Hockey/Ice Show/Basketball - 18,600
Half House - 7,000
Circus - 17,400
End Stage 360 - 17,700
End Stage 270 - 15,300
End Stage 180 - 13,500
Center Stage 360 - 19,355
Ice Show - 13,475

Arena Lighting: Sports: Metal halide with shutters

Audience: Quartz

Water & Drains: Upstage

Dressing Rooms:
Production Room
Promoter Room
Auxilliary Locker rooms 1-4
Star dressing Rooms 1-4
Catering Hospitality/Lounge
Green Room

Press Rooms:
A press lounge, workroom and darkroom are available on the Event Level. Television and radio booths, working press area and lounges are located on the press level. Full broadcast capabilities include television feeds throughout the building for both remote and live event broadcasts. Telephone service can also be arranged on this level.

Other Facilities in Complex:
Exhibition Halls 75,000 & 35,000 sq. ft.
Ballrooms 27,000 & 10,000 sq. ft.
Meeting rooms 15 with 20,000 sq. ft. total space
Small Arena 5,800 seats (Wilkins Auditorium)


Technical Information

Electrical Power:
USL & R each:
(3) 400A 208VAC
(2) 200A 208VAC
(1) 100A 208VAC
Catwalk
(2) 400A 208VAC
(1) 100A 208VAC

Floor power in each of the two West corners: (2)200A 208VAC

Shore power at loading dock

Lighting and Acoustics:
State-of-the-art lighting and sound equipment.

Spotlights:
- 6 Strong Xenon Gladiator II (3K)
- 4 Strong Xenon Super Trooper II (2K)

House Lights:
Shuttered Metal Halide Sports Lights supplemented with fluorescent and quartz fixtures controlled from Backstage and House Sound Room.

Loading Docks:
5 loading docks at stage left.
1 Freight Elevator with accessibility to all levels (not Press).

Main Dock - 310 Eagle Street (located directly under Kellogg Blvd. on the South side of the RiverCentre complex)

Enter Eagle Street from the intersection of 7th Street and Kellogg Blvd. Follow Eagle street down the hill 1/2 block, and turn left into RiverCentre Dock. Trucks will exit this dock onto South Exchange Street.

Roy Wilkins Auditorium Loading Door

At the intersection of 5th Street and 7th Street, follow 5th Street East 1/4 block. Turn right at the driveway immediately before Wilkins building. Follow driveway up to Roy Wilkins Loading Door.

Rigging:
Floor to Beam: 127 feet
Show Grid Capacity: 100,000 pounds

Approved Labor Services Include:
IATSE Local 417

House Equipment:
1 - 10K lb. capacity forklift (LP gas)
1 - 8K lb. Capacity forklift (LP gas)
1 - 6K lb. Capacity forklift (LP gas)
8 ft tables
72' rounds
18' x 72' tables

Scoreboard and Message Board:
Eight-sided scoreboard with 4 full color videoscreens and 4 full color matrix boards. 360 degree Wildmation board ringing suite level. 2 information panels on 200 level facia.

Telephone Service:
POTS/Analog Lines
ISDN (can also support AT&T or 5ESS)
Prices (per day/per line)
- Restricted (local and toll-free calls only): $155

Television Service:
An in-house closed-circuit television service is available with feed to the scoreboard, concession areas, restaurant and suites.








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