Métropolis concert venue
 

Rental

Technical Specifications

 

Capacity

Standing:
2 300 people
Seated:
1 050 people
Banquet:
400 people
Cocktail:
1 200 people
Cabaret:
1 200 people (seating and standing places)
 
 

Billboard

Entrance billboard:
6 ft. x 12 in. (1.82 m x 0.34 m)
 
 

Stage dimension

Stage height:
4 ft. 6 in. (1.37 m)
Proscenium:
Height:
24 ft. (7.40 m)
Width:
31 ft. 10 in. (9.48 m)
Curtain line to upstage wall:
22 ft. (6.70 m)
From downstage line to upstage wall:
27 ft. (8.20 m)
From stage floor to grid:
66 ft. (20.12 m)
From grid to main griders:
6 ft. 10 in. (1.86 m)

Note: Since there are no seats in front of the stage, it is easy to set up risers to extend the stage for concerts, fashion shows, etc.

 
 

Stage floor

Wooden floor covered with black linoleum.

 
 

Stage curtain

Black curtain - Skirting around stage lighting trusses.

 
 

Control booth

From stage edge to center wall:
61 ft. (18.59 m)
 
 

Lighting

Stage:
Rectangular truss – 32 ft. x 22 in. (9.75 m x 6.71 m)
Dance floor:
10 sided truss – 4 x 1 ton motors
Hall lighting:
Console:
1 ETC express 48/96
1 GRAND-MA Ultralight
Dimmers:
96 CD 80 (2.4 kW)
48 ETC dimmers 2 kW
Stage lighting:
1 Robert Juliat Aramis follow spot
20 bars of 6, PAR 64, 1 000 W
10 bars 4 ACL
12 Leko ETC 26 degrees
10 Martin MAC 500
 
 

Intercom system

Main control on stage:
Clear-Com, 2 independent channels with headphones and belt pack
 
 

Rigging points

On stage:
Rectangular truss:
32 ft. x 22 in. (9.75 m x 6.71 m) - 4 x 1 ton motors
Wood grid height:
66 ft. (20.12 m)
Proscenium
FOH truss 24 ft. (7.31 m) from proscenium 19 ft. (5.79 m)
 
 

Power source

Lighting:
1 x 400 A on stage right side
3 x 200 A and 1 x 100 A under the stage
3 phases
1 Distro 12 circuits 120 V/208
Sound:
1 x 125 A in the middle of the stage
1 x 300 A on stage left side
3 phases
 
 

Sound

Sound system:
18 DV DOSC
Speaker
8 SB 218
Double subwoofer 18 ft.
10 LA 48
Amplifier L-Acoustics 2 ways 6 kW
1 DP 226 X
Over XTA 2 x 6 interface AES/EBU in
1 DP 224 X
Over XTA 2 x 4 interface AES/EBU in
1 Sensory 48 x 23
INNOVASON console
Monitors*:
1 Sensory 48 x 23
INNOVASON console
2 MTS 115b
Side fill (1 stereo mix)
1 LA 17a
Amplifier 2.4 kW
2 MTD 115b
Drum fill (1 mix)
2 SB 115
Subwoofer 15 ft.
2 116 FM
Vox fill (1 mix)
10 MTD 122B
Band fill (6 mix)
4 LA 24a
Amplifier 3.4 kW
A fee of $300 will be added to the production charges if you use monitors.
Each console offers:
48 EQ 4 parametric bands IN
48 Compressors IN
48 Gates IN
23 EQ 8 parametric bands OUT
23 compressors OUT
23 expender/Gates OUT
23 delay OUT 1.3265 second
3 Technics SL1200:
Turntables with Ortofon cartridge
Microphones:
1 KM 184
6 SM 58
3 SM 57
2 SM 91
3 AKG C391
6 Sennheiser E609
5 Sennheiser MD421
5 Sennheiser MD441
2 EV 468
10 DI Klark Technik
Mic stands:
2 E 602
10 E 604
4 E 609
10 E 835
8 E 845
8 E 865
4 E 608
 
 

Delay

4 MTD 108a
Speakers
1 LA 15
Amplifier 4 channels 380 W/ch
 
 

Rigging points

1 point on each side of the stage proscenium.
2 points available.
Located at 13 ft. 2 in. (4.03 m) on each side from the stage center line. These points are 7 ft. 10 in. (2.16 m) from the downstage line.
Loading capacity:
2000 lbs (907 kg)
 
 

Dressing rooms

Access from stage right and left.

Main room:
46 ft. x 17 in. (14.02 m x 5.18 m)

This hall gives access to all the other rooms.

Dressing room 1:
11 ft. x 14 in. (3.35 m x 4.27 m) with sink.
Dressing room 2:
11 ft. x 14 in. (3.35 m x 4.27 m) with sink.
Dressing room 3:
12 ft. x 13 in. (3.66 m x 3.96 m) with sink.
Dressing room 4:
Dimensions to come
Plus:
1 boiler
1 iron
Washing machine and drying machine
Refrigerator

Note: There are two toilets and two showers next to the main room.

 
 

Loading area

Location:
At the back of the building, on the right side
Access:
Boisbriand St. (one street north of Ste. Catherine St. E.), via St Dominique St.
Distance from stage:
12 ft. 6 in. (3.84 m)
Level from street:
4 ft. (1.22 m)
Height:
12 ft. (3.66 m)
Width:
5 ft. 8 in. (1.77 m)
 
 

Note: The equipment on this list is likely to change without notice. To check availability, please call our technical director.

Technical direction

Yves Savard
514 844-6683
Yves.Savard@equipespectra.ca