Gas South Arena
The Gas South Arena (originally known as the Gwinnett Civic Center Arena) is an indoor arena in Duluth, Georgia. It is located approximately 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Atlanta. The arena is one of the many venues within the "Gas South District", which also includes a performing arts center, events hall and an exhibition hall.
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| Former names | Gwinnett Civic Center Arena (2003–04) The Arena at Gwinnett Center (2004–15) Infinite Energy Arena (2015–21) |
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| Address | 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway Duluth, Georgia |
| Location | Metro Atlanta |
| Owner | Gwinnett County |
| Operator | AEG |
| Capacity | 13,100 Sports
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| Construction | |
| Broke ground | June 26, 2001 |
| Opened | February 16, 2003 |
| Construction cost | $91.5 million ($140 million in 2021 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | Rosser International |
| Project manager | National Sports Services |
| Structural engineer | Walter P Moore[3] |
| General contractor | Holder Construction Co.[4] |
| Tenants | |
| Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL) (2003–present) Georgia Swarm (NLL) (2016–present) Georgia Force (AFL) (2003–04, 2008, 2011–12) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (NCAA) (2011–12) Atlanta Steam (LFL) (2013–19) Fan Controlled Football League (FCF) (2021) | |
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It is the home of the ECHL's Atlanta Gladiators 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[5] The Force played here a total of five seasons, 2003–04, 2008, and 2011–12.
- Atlanta Gladiators (2003–present) Known as the Gwinnett Gladiators from 2003 to 2015, before changing to their current name.
- The Georgia High School Basketball State Championships – 2004–present
- Georgia High School Wrestling State Championships – 2004–present
- Georgia Swarm, National Lacrosse League franchise playing since 2016
- Professional Bull Riders Challenger Tour Championship (Built Ford Tough Series event) – November 20–22, 2009
- 2010 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament – March 4–7, 2010
- 2013 WNBA Finals – October 10, 2013
- Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions – October 29, 2016[6]
- Fan Controlled Football Season v1.0 – February 13-March 27, 2021
Professional wrestling
- Armageddon (2004) – December 12, 2004
- Bound for Glory (2007) – October 14, 2007
- Starrcade (2019) – December 1, 2019
- AEW Dynamite – December 1, 2021
Mixed martial arts
- Bellator 88: Shlemenko vs. Falcão MMA – February 7, 2013
- UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou – January 15, 2014
References
- "2018-2019 NLL Media Guide" (PDF). National Lacrosse League.
- 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- Walter P Moore Engineers - Gwinnett
- Arena Takes National Spotlight
- The Arena at Gwinnett Center Celebrates Five Years! in the Wiki Guide to Gwinnett
- "2016 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions takes center stage beginning Sept. 15". usagym.org. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
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