Arena at Gwinnett Center

The Arena at Gwinnett Center
Ariel view of arena
Former names	Gwinnett Civic Center Arena (2003-2004)
Location	6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, Georgia 30097
Coordinates	33°59′29″N 84°5′39″W
Broke ground	June 26, 2001 (2001-06-26)
Opened	February 16, 2003 (2003-02-16)
Owner	Gwinnett County
Construction cost	$91,500,000 ($109 million in 2012 dollars)
Architect	Rosser International
Structural engineer	Walter P Moore
General Contractor	Holder Construction Co.
Capacity	Ice hockey: 11,355 Basketball: 12,750 Concerts: 13,100
Website	www.gwinnettcenter.com
Tenants
Gwinnett Gladiators (ECHL) (2003–present) Georgia Force (AFL) (2003–04, 2008, 2011-present)

The Arena at Gwinnett Center (commonly Gwinnett Arena) is an indoor arena in Duluth, Georgia, United States. The arena was an expansion to the Gwinnett Center, which also includes a performing arts center and a convention center. The arena is the home of two Gwinnett County-based sports teams, the Gwinnett Gladiators, an ice hockey team in the ECHL, and the Georgia Force Arena Football League team.

Tenants

• Gwinnett Gladiators - ECHL (Ice hockey)
• Georgia Force - Arena Football League (Arena football)

Major events and concerts

• The first event was an arena football game, featuring the Georgia Force - February 16, 2003
• George Strait & The Ace in the Hole - February 21, 2003, with Tammy Cochran, January 15, 2004, with Dierks Bentley, February 24, 2006, with Tracy Lawrence and Miranda Lambert and January 18, 2008, with Little Big Town
• Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - February 28, 2003
• Coldplay - March 6, 2003, with The Music
• Good Charlotte - May 7, 2003, with MxPx and New Found Glory
• Avril Lavigne - May 8, 2003 and December 10, 2007, with The Jonas Brothers, Colbie Caillat and Elliott Yamin
• ZZ Top - June 21, 2003, with Ted Nugent
• Styx - July 26, 2003, with Journey and REO Speedwagon, 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
• Fleetwood Mac - September 7, 2003
• Maná - October 19, 2003, March 25, 2007 and July 10, 2011
• Nickelback - October 22, 2003, March 17, 2006, with Three Days Grace and Breaking Benjamin and March 16, 2007
• WWE Smackdown - October 30, 2003 and September 9, 2005
• Luis Miguel - November 17, 2003 and November 2, 2005
• Elton John - November 19, 2003
• Martina McBride - December 6, 2003, April 22, 2006, May 5, 2007, with Rodney Atkins and Little Big Town, December 12, 2009, with The Lost Trailers and May 1, 2010, with Trace Adkins and Sarah Buxton
• The Trans-Siberian Orchestra - December 28, 2003, November 16, 2004 and December 10, 2010
• Georgia High School Wrestling State Championships - 2004–present
• Georgia High School Basketball State Championships - 2004–present
• Sarah Brightman - January 19, 2004 and November 18, 2008
• Clay Aiken and Kelly Clarkson - February 25, 2004
• WWE Raw - March 1, 2004 and March 14, 2005
• The Barenaked Ladies - March 6, 2004, with Howie Day
• A Perfect Circle - May 15, 2004
• Hilary Duff - August 8, 2004
• Gloria Estefan - September 4, 2004
• Incubus - October 2, 2004, with Ben Kweller
• Green Day - October 22, 2004 and August 1, 2009
• R.E.M. - October 23, 2004, with Now It's Overhead
• Bette Midler - October 28, 2004
• Willie Nelson - November 6, 2004
• Metallica - November 13, 2004, with Godsmack
• Kenny Rogers - November 28, 2004
• Duran Duran - December 2, 2004
• Keane - December 5, 2004
• WWE Armageddon - December 12, 2004
• Cher - December 14, 2004
• The Eagles - March 10, 2005
• The Honda Civic Tour - March 21, 2005 and September 1, 2010
• Ashlee Simpson - April 4, 2005, with The Click Five
• Stevie Nicks - June 16, 2005, with Don Henley
• The Backstreet Boys - July 4, 2005
• American Idol Live! - July 16, 2005, August 3 and September 12, 2006, September 12, 2007, August 18, 2008, July 31, 2009, August 1, 2010 and July 26, 2011
• The Gigantour - August 5, 2005
• System of a Down - August 19, 2005, with The Mars Volta and Bad Acid Trip
• Weezer - September 8, 2005, with The Foo Fighters and October 25, 2008, with Angels & Airwaves and Tokyo Police Club
• Audioslave - October 25, 2005
• Sara Evans - November 3, 2005 and February 1, 2007
• Gwen Stefani - November 8, 2005, with The Black Eyed Peas
• Dolly Parton - November 25, 2005
• 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
• The Taste of Chaos Tour - February 28, 2006, March 13, 2007 and March 24, 2008
• Queen + Paul Rodgers - March 7, 2006
• Trace Adkins - March 9 and October 27, with Jason Aldean and Billy Currington, 2006
• Fall Out Boy - April 30, 2006, with The All-American Rejects, Hawthorne Heights and From First to Last and April 23, 2009, with Cobra Starship, All Time Low and Metro Station
• Eric Clapton - October 14, 2006, with The Robert Cray Band and March 9, 2010, with Roger Daltrey & The No Plan B Band
• James Blunt - October 15, 2006
• The Red Hot Chili Peppers - October 26, 2006
• Vince Gill - November 3, 2006
• The Who - November 22, 2006
• Music as a Weapon - November 29, 2006 and April 8, 2009
• Tenacious D - December 5, 2006, with Neil Hamburger
• Snow Patrol - March 21, 2007, with OK Go and Silversun Pickups
• Audio Adrenaline - April 20, 2007
• My Chemical Romance - April 24, 2007, with Muse
• Busta Rhymes and E-40 - April 28, 2007
• Christina Aguilera - May 2, 2007
• Ricky Martin - May 4, 2007
• Daughtry - June 2, 2007, June 5, 2010, with Cavo and Lifehouse and December 13, 2011, with The Script and Big Time Rush
• Tool - June 4, 2007, July 27, 2009 and February 8, 2012
• Justin Timberlake - August 7, 2007, with Good Charlotte
• TNA Bound for Glory - October 14, 2007
• Bob Dylan - September 22, 2007, with Elvis Costello and Amos Lee
• Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus - November 28, 2007, with The Jonas Brothers
• Juanes - April 9, 2008
• Exodus - April 20, 2008
• Carrie Underwood - April 24-25, 2008, with Keith Urban and October 27, 2010, with Sons of Sylvia and Billy Currington
• Rihanna, Kanye West, N.E.R.D and Lupe Fiasco - May 4, 2008
• Van Halen - May 11, 2008, with Ryan Shaw
• The Cure - June 15, 2008, with 65daysofstatic
• Nine Inch Nails - August 13, 2008, with Deerhunter
• New Kids on the Block - October 29, 2008, with Lady Gaga
• Rock Band Live - November 4, 2008
• Neil Diamond - December 10, 2008
• The Winter Jam Tour Spectacular - February 8, 2009 and January 17, 2010
• Slipknot - February 17, 2009, with Coheed and Cambria and Trivium
• Sugarland - April 10, 2009
• Yanni - April 18, 2009
• Demi Lovato - June 29, 2009, with David Archuleta
• Ricardo Arjona - August 2, 2009
• Taylor Swift - September 3, 2009, with Kellie Pickler and Gloriana
• Wisin y Yandel - September 19, 2009
• Vicente Fernández - October 16, 2009 and October 8, 2011, with Edith Márquez
• Professional Bull Riders - Challenger Tour Championship (Built Ford Tough Series event) - November 20-22, 2009
• Aventura - November 25, 2009
• The Fray - December 17, 2009, with Jordin Sparks, Leona Lewis and Owl City
• Hezekiah Walker - January 30, 2010, with Yolanda Adams
• Muse - February 27, 2010, with Silversun Pickups
• 2010 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament - March 4-7, 2010
• Michael Bublé - March 14, 2010, with Naturally 7
• Hank Williams, Jr. - April 24, 2010, with Eric Church and Jamey Johnson
• Marco Antonio Solís - May 16, 2010, with Alejandro Fernández and Joan Sebastian and September 24, 2011
• James Taylor and Carole King - June 3, 2010
• Chayanne - June 6, 2010
• Justin Bieber - August 9, 2010, with Iyaz, Sean Kingston and Vita Chambers
• Eid-ul-Fitr - Prayer - August 10, 2010
• The Sean Hannity Freedom Concert - August 13, 2010
• 2010 WNBA Finals - September 19, 2010
• Steven Curtis Chapman - September 24, 2010
• Slayer - October 1, 2010, with Megadeth and Anthrax
• Eid-ul-Adha - Prayer - November 16, 2010
• Jason Aldean - November 20, 2010, with Luke Bryan
• Hawk Nelson - January 28-29, 2011, with Group 1 Crew and Britt Nicole
• Ethan Bortnick - February 25, 2011
• Kid Rock - March 4, 2011, with Jamey Johnson and Ty Stone
• Hillsong United - March 7, 2011
• Lady Gaga - April 18, 2011, with Semi Precious Weapons and The Scissor Sisters
• Katy Perry - June 7, 2011, with Robyn and DJ Skeet Skeet
• Josh Groban - June 8, 2011, with Eric Lewis
• Matthew Morrison - July 8, 2011
• Ke$ha - July 30, 2011, with LMFAO and Spank Rock
• Keith Urban - August 4-5, 2011, with Jake Owen
• Jesus Adrian Romero - September 17, 2011
• Enrique Iglesias - October 20, 2011, with Pitbull and Prince Royce
• The Foo Fighters - November 7, 2011, with Social Distortion and The Joy Formidable
• The 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

External links

• Official Gwinnett Center site

Events and tenants
Preceded by Compuware Sports Arena	Host of Bound for Glory (2007) 2007	Succeeded by Sears Centre