Gas South Arena

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Aerial view of arena (c.2008)
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Former names	Gwinnett Civic Center Arena (2003–04) The Arena at Gwinnett Center (2004–15) Infinite Energy Arena (2015–21)
Address	6400 Sugarloaf Parkway
Location	Duluth, Georgia, U.S.
Coordinates	33°59′29″N 84°5′39″W / 33.99139°N 84.09417°W / 33.99139; -84.09417
Owner	Gwinnett County
Capacity	13,100 Sports Ice hockey: 11,355 Lacrosse: 10,500[1] Basketball: 12,750
Construction
Broke ground	June 26, 2001 (2001-06-26)
Opened	February 16, 2003 (2003-02-16)
Construction cost	$91.5 million ($157 million in 2023 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) (2003–2004, 2008, 2011–2012) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (NCAA) (2011–2012) Atlanta Steam/Atlanta Empire (LFL/X League) (2013–2019, 2022–present) Fan Controlled Football League (FCF) (2021) Atlanta Vibe (PVF) (2024–present)
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The Gas South Arena (originally known as the Gwinnett Civic Center Arena, later known as The Arena at Gwinnett Center and Infinite Energy 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 convention center with a events hall and a performing arts center.

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

• WWE's Armageddon – December 12, 2004
• TNA's Bound for Glory – October 14, 2007
• WWE's Starrcade – December 1, 2019
• AEW Dynamite and AEW Rampage – December 1, 2021; March, 6, 2024
• AEW Fyter Fest Week 2 – July 20, 2022

Mixed martial arts

• Bellator 88: Shlemenko vs. Falcão MMA – February 7, 2013
• UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou – January 15, 2014