Infinite Energy Arena

Coordinates: 33°59′29″N 84°5′39″W / 33.99139°N 84.09417°W / 33.99139; -84.09417

Infinite Energy Arena
Construction
The Hive

Aerial view of arena
Former names	Gwinnett Civic Center Arena (2003–2004) The Arena At Gwinnett Center (2004–2015)
Location	6400 Sugarloaf Parkway Duluth, Georgia 30097-7419
Owner	Gwinnett County
Operator	AEG
Capacity	Ice hockey: 11,355 Basketball: 12,750 Concerts: 13,100
Broke ground	June 26, 2001 (2001-06-26)
Opened	February 16, 2003 (2003-02-16)
Construction cost	$91.5 million ($122 million in 2016 dollars^[1])
Architect	Rosser International
Project manager	National Sports Services
Structural engineer	Walter P Moore^[2]
General contractor	Holder Construction Co.^[3]
Tenants
Georgia Force (AFL) (2003–2004, 2008, 2011–2012) Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL) (2003–present) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (NCAA) (2011–2012) Atlanta Steam (LFL) (2013–present) Georgia Swarm (NLL) (2016–present)
Website
Venue Website

Infinite Energy Arena (formerly The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Gwinnett Civic Center Arena and commonly known as the Gwinnett Arena) is an indoor arena outside the city limits of Duluth, Georgia, within the Atlanta metropolitan area. The arena was an expansion to the Gwinnett Center, which also includes a performing arts center and a convention center. It is the home of the Atlanta Gladiators, an ice hockey team in the ECHL, and the Georgia Swarm, a professional box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League.

Events

Sports

The arena's first event was an arena football game, featuring the Georgia Force – February 16, 2003^[4]

(The Force played here a total of five seasons, 2003–04, 2008, and 2011–12)

Atlanta Gladiators (2003–present)
- Known by its county, Gwinnett, from 2003 to 2015, before changing to its current metropolitan name.
The Georgia High School Basketball State Championships – 2004–present
2010 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament – March 4–7, 2010
Bellator 88: Shlemenko vs. Falcão MMA – February 7, 2013
Georgia High School Wrestling State Championships – 2004–present
2013 WNBA Finals – October 10, 2013
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou – January 15, 2014
Georgia Swarm, the relocated Minnesota Swarm National Lacrosse League franchise will begin play in 2016.

Concerts

List of Concerts

George Strait & The Ace in the Hole Band – February 21, 2003, with Tammy Cochran, January 15, 2004, with Dierks Bentley, February 24, 2006, with Tracy Lawrence and Miranda Lambert, January 18, 2008, with Little Big Town and February 10, 2012, with Martina McBride
Winter Jam Tour Spectacular – February 23, 2003, February 8, 2009 and January 17, 2010
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – February 28, 2003
Coldplay – March 6, 2003, with The Music
Honda Civic Tour – May 7, 2003, June 19, 2004, March 21, 2005 and September 1, 2010
Avril Lavigne – May 8, 2003, with Gob and Simple Plan
ZZ Top – June 21, 2003, with Ted Nugent
Styx – July 26, 2003, with REO Speedwagon and Journey, June 26, 2004, with Rik Emmett, Peter Frampton and Nelson and October 13, 2005, with REO Speedwagon
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – August 13, 2003
Indigo Girls – August 23, 2003, with Cordero
Fleetwood Mac – September 7, 2003
Maná – October 19, 2003, March 25, 2007 and July 10, 2011
Nickelback – October 22, 2003, with Three Days Grace and Trapt, March 17, 2006, with Chevelle and Trapt and March 16, 2007, with Three Days Grace and Breaking Benjamin
Good Charlotte – October 30, 2003, with Goldfinger and Eve 6
Lynyrd Skynyrd – November 13, 2003, with .38 Special
Luis Miguel – November 17, 2003 and November 2, 2005
Elton John – November 19, 2003
Michael W. Smith – November 28, 2003, with Point of Grace and The Katinas
Martina McBride – December 6, 2003, April 22, 2006, with The Warren Brothers, May 5, 2007, with Rodney Atkins and Little Big Town, December 12, 2009, with Trace Adkins and The Lost Trailers and May 1, 2010, with Blake Shelton and Sarah Buxton
Mannheim Steamroller – December 13, 2003
WSTR Star 94's Jingle Jam – December 20, 2003, December 2, 2004, December 8, 2005, December 9, 2006, December 10, 2007, December 17, 2008, December 17, 2009, December 13, 2011, December 13, 2012 and December 16, 2013
Trans-Siberian Orchestra – December 28, 2003, November 16, 2004, December 10, 2010, November 26, 2013 and December 10, 2014
Sarah Brightman – January 19, 2004 and November 18, 2008, with Mario Frangoulis
Kid Rock & Twisted Brown Trucker – February 7, 2004, with Gov't Mule, February 25, 2006, with Ty Stone, March 11, 2008, with Rev. Run and Dickey Betts & Great Southern and March 4, 2011, with Jamey Johnson and Ty Stone
Delirious? – February 21, 2004, with Superhero and July 10, 2008, with Tree63
Kelly Clarkson & Clay Aiken – February 25, 2004, with The Beu Sisters
Barenaked Ladies – March 6, 2004, with Howie Day and Butterfly Boucher and November 9, 2006, with Mike Doughty's Band
Ambrosia – April 29, 2004
A Perfect Circle – May 15, 2004, with Burning Brides
Roger McGuinn – May 20, 2004
Vicente Fernández – July 3, 2004, with Cecilia Flores, July 2, 2005, with Ana Rosa, October 21, 2006, with Paquita la del Barrio, October 3, 2008, with Paquita la del Barrio, October 16, 2009, October 8, 2011, with Edith Márquez and October 6, 2012
Hilary Duff – August 8, 2004
Joan Sebastian – August 29, 2004, with Marco Antonio Solís and October 7, 2007
Gloria Estefan – September 4, 2004
Incubus – October 2, 2004, with Ben Kweller
Beastie Boys – October 15, 2004, with Talib Kweli
Juan Gabriel – October 16, 2004 and September 30, 2005
Green Day – October 22, 2004, with New Found Glory and Sugarcult and August 1, 2009, with Kaiser Chiefs
R.E.M. – October 23, 2004, with Now It's Overhead
The Wiggles – October 25–26, 2004, November 19, 2005 (2 shows), November 15, 2006 (2 shows), November 11, 2007 (2 shows), November 16, 2008 (2 shows), November 8, 2009 (2 shows) and August 14, 2010 (2 shows)
Bette Midler – October 28, 2004
Willie Nelson & Family – November 6, 2004
Metallica – November 13, 2004, with Godsmack
Steven Curtis Chapman – November 20, 2004, with Chris Tomlin, December 16, 2005, September 24, 2010 and December 16, 2012
Kenny Rogers – November 28, 2004
99X Mistletoe Jam – December 5, 2004 and December 16, 2007
Cher – December 14, 2004, with The B-52's
Ana Gabriel – February 11, 2005 and September 29, 2006
Yanni – February 22, 2005 and April 18, 2009
Eagles – March 10, 2005
Ashlee Simpson – April 4, 2005, with The Click Five and Pepper's Ghost
Taking Back Sunday – April 26, 2005, with Jimmy Eat World and The Format and July 10, 2006, with Angels & Airwaves, The Subways and Head Automatica
Gaither Homecoming – April 29, 2005, April 21, 2006, April 13, 2007, April 26, 2008 and December 5, 2013
Stevie Nicks – June 16, 2005, with Don Henley
Backstreet Boys – July 24, 2005, with The Click Five and Kaci Brown
American Idol Live! – July 16, 2005, August 3 and September 12, 2006, September 12, 2007, August 18, 2008, July 31, 2009, August 1, 2010, July 26, 2011, August 5, 2012 and August 4, 2013
Gigantour – August 5, 2005
System of a Down – August 19, 2005, with The Mars Volta and Bad Acid Trip
Foo Fighters – September 8, 2005, with Weezer and Mae and November 7, 2011, with Social Distortion and The Joy Formidable
Marc Anthony – September 13, 2005, with Alejandro Fernández and Chayanne and August 2, 2006, with Marco Antonio Solís and Laura Pausini
My Chemical Romance – October 8, 2005, with The Alkaline Trio and Reggie and the Full Effect and April 24, 2007, with Muse and Rise Against
Audioslave – October 25, 2005, with Seether and 30 Seconds to Mars
Sara Evans – November 3, 2005 and February 1, 2007, with Radney Foster
Depeche Mode – November 5, 2005, with The Bravery
Gwen Stefani – November 8, 2005, with The Black Eyed Peas
Dolly Parton – November 25, 2005, with The Grascals
The Cheetah Girls – December 20, 2005, with Aly & AJ, October 13, with Hannah Montana and Jordan Pruitt and December 31, with Everlife, 2006 and October 30, 2008, with Clique Girlz
Bon Jovi – February 15, 2006, with The Taj Motel Trio
Taste of Chaos Tour – February 28, 2006, March 13, 2007 and March 24, 2008
Queen + Paul Rodgers – March 7, 2006
Trace Adkins – March 9, with Craig Morgan and October 27, with Jason Aldean and Billy Currington, 2006
Gretchen Wilson – April 5, 2006, with Blaine Larsen and Van Zant
Fall Out Boy – April 30, 2006, with The All-American Rejects, Hawthorne Heights, From First to Last and October Fall, November 3, 2007, with Gym Class Heroes, The Plain White T's and Cute Is What We Aim For and April 23, 2009, with Cobra Starship, All Time Low, Metro Station and Hey Monday
Jeremy Camp – July 15, 2006 and July 12, 2008
Ricardo Arjona – August 18, 2006 and August 2, 2009
Toby Keith – September 3, 2006, with Joe Nichols
Paris Bennett – September 23, 2006
Eric Clapton – October 14, 2006, with The Robert Cray Band, March 9, 2010, with Roger Daltrey & The No Plan B Band and March 27, 2013, with The Wallflowers
James Blunt – October 15, 2006, with Starsailor
Red Hot Chili Peppers – October 26, 2006, with The Mars Volta and April 10, 2012, with Santigold
Vince Gill – November 3, 2006
Brand New – November 7, 2006, with Dashboard Confessional
The All-American Rejects – November 17, 2006, with Gym Class Heroes, The Starting Line and The Format
Blue Man Group – November 18, 2006, with Mike Relm and Tracy Bonham and November 17–18, 2007, with Mike Relm
Third Day – November 19, 2006 and May 31, 2014
The Who – November 22, 2006, with The Pretenders and November 5, 2012, with Vintage Trouble
Music as a Weapon – November 29, 2006 and April 8, 2009
Natalie Grant – December 1–2, 2006, with ZOEgirl, November 30–December 1, 2007, with Hawk Nelson, KJ-52 and Ayiesha Woods and November 25, 2012, with Jeremy Camp and Mark Hall
Tenacious D – December 5, 2006, with Neil Hamburger
Snow Patrol – March 21, 2007, with OK Go and Silversun Pickups
Dare2Share Festival – March 23–24, 2007
Audio Adrenaline – April 20, 2007, with MercyMe and Phil Wickham
Loretta Lynn – April 21, 2007, with The Wrights
Chayanne – April 22, 2007 and June 6, 2010
Busta Rhymes – April 28, 2007, with E-40
Christina Aguilera – May 2, 2007, with The Pussycat Dolls and Danity Kane
Ricky Martin – May 4, 2007
Star 94's StarFest – June 2, 2007
Tool – June 4, 2007, with Melt-Banana, July 27, 2009 and February 8, 2012, with Yob
Delirium – June 8–9, 2007
Montgomery Gentry – July 10, 2007, with Lee Greenwood and February 6, 2009
Justin Timberlake – August 7, 2007, with Good Charlotte and December 20, 2014
78violet – August 21, 2007, with Drake Bell, Corbin Bleu and Bianca Ryan
Daddy Yankee – September 16, 2007
Bob Dylan – September 22, 2007, with Elvis Costello and Amos Lee
Maroon 5 – October 24, 2007, with The Hives and Kevin Michael
Kanye West – November 16, 2007, with Keyshia Cole and Fantasia Barrino and May 4, 2008, with Rihanna, Lupe Fiasco, N.E.R.D and DJ Craze
Casting Crowns – November 23, 2007, with Leeland
Miley Cyrus – November 28, 2007, with The Jonas Brothers
Alejandro Sanz – February 1, 2008
Juanes – April 9, 2008 and June 26, 2013
Exodus – April 20, 2008
Keith Urban – April 24–25, 2008, with Carrie Underwood and August 4–5, 2011, with Jake Owen
Hank Williams, Jr. – May 2, 2008, with Lynyrd Skynyrd, April 24, 2010, with Eric Church and Jamey Johnson and April 13, 2012, with .38 Special and Jamey Johnson
Nevertheless – May 10, 2008, with Krystal Meyers
Van Halen – May 11, 2008, with Ryan Shaw
The Cure – June 15, 2008, with 65daysofstatic
Raven-Symoné – June 18, 2008, with B5
Juan Luis Guerra – July 16, 2008
Nine Inch Nails – August 13, 2008, with Deerhunter
Flashback – The Classic Rock Experience – September 10, 2008
Australian Pink Floyd Show – October 22, 2008
Weezer – October 25, 2008, with Angels & Airwaves and The Tokyo Police Club
New Kids on the Block – October 29, 2008, with Natasha Bedingfield and Lady Gaga
Rock Band Live – November 4, 2008
Hawk Nelson – December 5–6, 2008, with Natalie Grant and January 28–29, 2011, with Group 1 Crew and Britt Nicole
Neil Diamond – December 10, 2008
3 Doors Down – December 20, 2008, with Switchfoot and American Bang
Todd Agnew – January 29, 2009
Slipknot – February 17, 2009, with Coheed and Cambria and Trivium
Sugarland – April 10, 2009, with Luke Bryan
Demi Lovato – June 29, 2009, with David Archuleta and KSM
Sean Hannity Freedom Concerts – August 22, 2009 and August 13, 2010
Taylor Swift – September 3, 2009, with Kellie Pickler and Gloriana
Wisin & Yandel – September 19, 2009
Star Wars in Concert – November 3, 2009
Aventura – November 25, 2009
Hezekiah Walker – January 30, 2010, with Yolanda Adams
Muse – February 27, 2010, with Silversun Pickups and September 4, 2013, with Cage the Elephant
Michael Bublé – March 14, 2010, with Naturally 7 and October 27, 2013, with Naturally 7
Marco Antonio Solís – May 16, 2010, with Joan Sebastian and Alejandro Fernández and September 24, 2011, with Ana Gabriel
James Taylor – June 3, 2010, with Carole King
Daughtry – June 5, 2010, with Lifehouse and Cavo
Justin Bieber – August 9, 2010, with Iyaz, Sean Kingston, Vita Chambers and Jessica Jarrell
Slayer – October 1, 2010, with Megadeth and Anthrax
Carrie Underwood – October 27, 2010, with Billy Currington and Sons of Sylvia and December 19, 2012, with Hunter Hayes
Jason Aldean – November 20, 2010, with Luke Bryan
Brad Paisley & The Drama Kings – February 10, 2011, with Jerrod Niemann and Darius Rucker
Ethan Bortnick – February 25, 2011
Hillsong United – March 7, 2011 and November 21, 2013
Lady Gaga – April 18, 2011, with Semi Precious Weapons
Katy Perry – June 7, 2011, with Robyn and DJ Skeet Skeet
Josh Groban – June 8, 2011, with Eric Lewis
tobyMac & The Diverse City Band – June 23, 2011
Matthew Morrison – July 8, 2011
Kesha – July 30, 2011, with LMFAO and Spank Rock
Dralion – August 31–September 4, 2011
Jesús Adrián Romero – September 17, 2011
Enrique Iglesias – October 20, 2011, with Pitbull and Prince Royce and October 22, 2014, with Pitbull and J Balvin
Jars of Clay – November 10, 2011, with Matt Maher
Reba McEntire – November 12, 2011, with The Band Perry, Edens Edge and Steel Magnolia
Paul Simon – December 2, 2011, with The Wild Feathers
Blake Shelton – January 27, 2012, with Justin Moore and Meg & Dia
Barry Manilow – April 27, 2012
The LULU Bash – April 28, 2012
Avicii – June 6, 2012
Lady Antebellum – June 22, 2012, with Thompson Square and Darius Rucker
One Direction – June 26, 2012, with Olly Murs and Manika
Flo Rida – July 5, 2012, with B.o.B, Cee Lo Green, Karmin and Kirko Bangz
Poplyfe – August 3, 2012
Eric Church – November 29, 2012, with Justin Moore and Kip Moore and December 11, 2014, with Dwight Yoakam and Halestorm
Dave Matthews Band – December 11, 2012, with The Lumineers
Romeo Santos – April 20, 2013 and May 29, 2014
Beyoncé – July 12, 2013, with Luke James
Carlos Vives – July 17, 2013
Chris Tomlin – November 8, 2013
Alejandro Fernández – November 17, 2013
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – November 22, 2013, with Talib Kweli and Big K.R.I.T.
Paramore – November 27, 2013, with Metric and Hellogoodbye
The Fresh Beat Band – January 23, 2014
Michael Jackson: The Immortal – May 10–11, 2014
Ed Sheeran – September 12, 2014, with Rudimental
Five Finger Death Punch – October 11, 2014, with Volbeat and Hellyeah
Jake Owen – October 23, 2014, with The Eli Young Band and The Cadillac Three
Judas Priest – October 28, 2014, with Steel Panther
Brantley Gilbert – November 28, 2014, with Tyler Farr and Chase Bryant
Hunter Hayes – December 6, 2014, with Dan + Shay and The Railers
WWPW Power 96.1's Jingle Ball – December 19, 2014
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – January 31, 2015, with The J. Geils Band
Twenty One Pilots – August 6, 2016, with Mutemath and Chef'Special
Panic! at the Disco – April 12, 2017, with MisterWives and Saint Motel
Shawn Mendes – July 29, 2017

Other events

Professional Bull Riders Challenger Tour Championship (Built Ford Tough Series event) – November 20–22, 2009
Eid-ul-Fitr Prayer – August 10, 2010
Eid-ul-Adha Prayer – November 16, 2010

Weapons Policy

In April of 2016 Infinite Energy Center began using walk-through metal detectors to screen for weapons at their Theater and Arena. Hand held detectors may be used at their other venue buildings.

However, under Georgia Law as modified by House Bill 60, a license holder may carry in every location that is not off limits. For example, a "government building" as defined by OCGA 16-11-127 may ban weapons using limited ingress or screening.

None of the venue buildings at Infinite Energy Center qualifies as a "government building" per Attorney Lee Tucker of the Mahaffey Pickens Tucker law firm. The property falls in no other off limits category and is public property used for the enjoyment of the public. As such, Infinite Energy Center has no basis to ban legally carried weapons under state law.

References

↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
↑ Walter P Moore Engineers - Gwinnett
↑ Arena Takes National Spotlight
↑ The Arena at Gwinnett Center Celebrates Five Years! in the Wiki Guide to Gwinnett

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball

Venues	Heisman Gym (1938–1956) Alexander Memorial Coliseum (1956–2011) Philips Arena & Gwinnett Center (2011–2012) McCamish Pavilion (2012–present)

Culture & lore	Buzz Ramblin' Wreck "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" Georgia Tech Pep Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Georgia Force

Formerly the Nashville Kats Founded in 1997 Folded in 2012 Resurrected from the Alabama Vipers in 2010 Based in Duluth, Georgia

Franchise	Franchise Seasons Players

Arenas	Philips Arena Arena at Gwinnett Center

Head coaches	Lyles Lowe Kronenberg Plank Cokinos

Playoff appearances (7)	2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2011 2012

Division championships (3)	2005 2007 2008

ArenaBowl appearances (1)	XIX

League affiliations	League: Arena Football League Conference: American Conference Division: South Division

Bound for Glory venues

Impact Zone (2005, 2016) Compuware Sports Arena (2006) Arena at Gwinnett Center (2007) Sears Centre Arena (2008) Bren Events Center (2009) Ocean Center (2010) Liacouras Center (2011) GCU Arena (2012) Viejas Arena (2013) Korakuen Hall (2014) Cabarrus Arena (2015)

Current arenas in the ECHL

Eastern Conference	Amway Center (Orlando, FL) Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Greenville, SC) First Arena (Elmira, NY) Germain Arena (Estero, FL) Glens Falls Civic Center (Glens Falls, NY) Infinite Energy Arena (Duluth, GA) Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, VA) North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, SC) Powerade Centre (Brampton, ON) Santander Arena (Reading, PA) U.S. Bank Arena (Cincinnati, OH) SNHU Arena (Manchester, NH) WesBanco Arena (Wheeling, WV)

Western Conference	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (Fort Wayne, IN) Allen Event Center (Allen, TX) BOK Center (Tulsa, OK) Budweiser Events Center (Loveland, CO) CenturyLink Arena (Boise, ID) Huntington Center (Toledo, OH) Indiana Farmers Coliseum (Indianapolis, IN) Intrust Bank Arena (Wichita, KS) iWireless Center (Moline, IL) Maverik Center (West Valley City, UT) Rushmore Plaza Civic Center (Rapid City, SD) Silverstein Eye Centers Arena (Independence, MO) Sullivan Arena (Anchorage, AK) Wings Event Center (Kalamazoo, MI)

Venues of the Legends Football League

Eastern Conference	Infinite Energy Arena Royal Farms Arena Huntington Center Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Ralston Arena

Western Conference	Citizens Business Bank Arena Orleans Arena ShoWare Center Sears Centre Arena UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena

LFL Canada	Abbotsford Centre Brandt Centre SaskTel Centre Stampede Corral

LFL Australia	AAMI Park nib Stadium Skilled Stadium Centrebet Stadium Penrith

Former venues	BB&T Center CFE Arena Citrus Bowl Cotton Bowl Dick's Sporting Goods Park FIU Stadium Hard Rock Live Hershey Centre Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Quicken Loans Arena QuikTrip Park Resch Center Ricoh Coliseum Sovereign Center Sun National Bank Center Tampa Bay Times Forum Target Center Thomas & Mack Center Toyota Park Valley View Casino Center

Current arenas in the National Lacrosse League

Eastern Division	Air Canada Centre Blue Cross Arena KeyBank Center Infinite Energy Arena Mohegan Sun Arena

Western Division	Langley Events Centre Pepsi Center SaskTel Centre Scotiabank Saddledome

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