United Center
A stadium in Chicago, Illinois. It seats a stated 23,500. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 23,500
- people, as published
- Recorded footprint
- 960,571 sq ft
- building outline, not exhibit space
- Opened
- 1994
- 32 years old
- From ORD
- 22 km (14 mi)
- O'Hare International Airport
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
About this venue
It stands at 1901 West Madison Street, 60612, 3.9 km (2.4 mi) from the centre of Chicago.
United Center was opened in 1994 and owned by Chicago Blackhawks, which puts it at 32 years old.
A stated 23,500 puts this in arena territory: general sessions and keynotes fit, breakouts need somewhere else.
- Address
- 1901 West Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60612, United States
- Owner
- Chicago Blackhawks
- Official site
- www.unitedcenter.com
- Coordinates
- 41.8806, -87.6742
- Classified as
- stadium
Travel to United Center
22 km (14 mi) separates United Center from O'Hare International Airport (ORD) — normal for a city venue, and worth a line in the joining instructions rather than a shuttle contract.
The centre of Chicago is 3.9 km (2.4 mi) away, which is a taxi rather than a walk and a reason to publish an arrival map.
Chicago has 231 venues mapped in total and a population of 2,721,308. The Chicago guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
At 23,500 the seating bowl is the point and the floor is the room you are actually booking. Plan the day around one big moment here and put everything that needs a smaller room in a second building.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- festivals
An audience of 23,500 is festival scale, not conference scale.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
A worked example for United Center
A United Center programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of United Center — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- activated attendees
- 950activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 900billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $4,500for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the room, so this figure does not change if you move the event down the road. event67 has no floor-plan or booking product — the venue handles the space, the app handles the people in it.
If this one is booked
4 other venues in Chicago have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Wrigley Field41,072 seats
- Rate Field40,615 seats
- SeatGeek Stadium20,000 seats
- Lincoln Yards Stadium20,000 seats
Where these numbers come from
event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
- Wikidata, CC0
- OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 12 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, stated capacity, capacity sizing, floor area, floor-area sizing, year opened, owner and more.
Last updated
What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- $5
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- $4,750
- the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000
Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Questions people actually ask
How many people does United Center hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 23,500 for United Center. That figure is what the venue or an encyclopaedia entry published, and it is usually the maximum seated number — theatre, banquet and reception layouts in the same room can differ by half. Confirm the layout you want directly with the venue.
Where is United Center?
1901 West Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60612, United States. It is 3.9 km (2.4 mi) from the centre of Chicago. The nearest major airport is O'Hare International Airport (ORD), about 22 km (14 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at United Center?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so $4,500 for the event. That example is sized to the stated capacity of United Center. The rate is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Is event67 affiliated with United Center?
No. event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data — OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and public census sources — and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
What else is nearby if United Center is booked?
Wrigley Field (41,072), Rate Field (40,615) and SeatGeek Stadium (20,000) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 231 venues in total are mapped in Chicago.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Chicago
- Wrigley Field
41,072 seats
- Rate Field
40,615 seats
- SeatGeek Stadium
20,000 seats
- Lincoln Yards Stadium
20,000 seats
- Hosting an event in Chicago
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