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.


