Infinite Energy Arena

Infinite Energy Arena

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Aerial view of arena
Former names	Gwinnett Civic Center Arena (2003-04) The Arena At Gwinnett Center (2004-15)
Location	6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy Duluth, GA 30097-7419
Owner	Gwinnett County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Operator	AEG
Capacity	Ice hockey: 11,355 Basketball: 12,750 Concerts: 13,100
Construction
Broke ground	June 26, 2001 (2001-06-26)
Opened	February 16, 2003 (2003-02-16)
Construction cost	$91.5 million ($122 million in 2024 dollars)
Architect	Rosser International
Project manager	National Sports Services
Structural engineer	Walter P Moore
General contractor	Holder Construction Co.
Tenants
Georgia Force (AFL) (2003–04, 2008, 2011–12) Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL) (2003–present) Atlanta Steam (LFL) (2012–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

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

• Atlanta Gladiators (2003-present)
  • Known by their county, Gwinnett, from 2003-15, 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

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