Infinite Energy Arena

Gymnastic meet here today. Seating was comfortable, bathrooms clean, and generally speaking it is a very nice facility.
Plenty of parking and convenient to highway for traveling families.
I have also been to concerts and conferences at this location and it is a fantastic venue for such activity.

A few weeks ago, I was lucky and got the last 2 tickets to Cirque du Soleil’s Varekai while they were performing in Duluth. Having only been here about 3 times before (twice for graduations and once for a game), I wasn’t too sure of the layout but from their website I thought that there would be restaurants or cafes to find something to eat before the show started.
The hubs and I walked towards our section and only found a food court, but the cheese steak & salsa cantina place were closed so we went to the other side and found that it was the exact same food court offerings and yes, this location’s cheese steak was closed as well.
Deciding on a divide and conquer strategy, we got into separate lines. I chose the pizza place (Una Fetina) and he got into the grill line. I got the sausage sub and a beer, total was about $ 10 (the beer was an incredible upcharge of $ 4).
Hubs got the chicken sandwich and fries, which I ate about 70% of cause my food was bleh. The sausage was ok, but the casing was hard and plasticy which means you have to go all cave man when biting it unless you have crazy talent in shoving the whole thing in your mouth and chew.
I do suggest getting your drinks/​food before the show starts, cause the lines can get rather crazy. If you are fortunate enough to find a great parking spot, don’t wanna lose it and have time to spare; then walk across the parking lot to the nearby restaurants.
The restrooms are clean and well stocked.

Love that it’s close to home and I don’t have to go downtown to see shows and concerts. Parking is a breeze and not too much traffic going out afterwards. Wish they had better ventilation in the lobby. The food smell was so strong. Also really cold inside.

We went to see the last Varekai show by Cirque Du Soleil tonight, 8−2−15 at 5PM. Cirque shows are always the best. When we got there, we got our food and drinks and decided that the photo banner pic could wait until intermission. First half of the show was amazing. As intermission started, we ran out to get in line to take our pic with the Varekai show banner only to find out that the banners had all been put away. Disappointed, we went to the help desk at the arena and asked to speak to one of the managers in charge of the show to share our experience. Instead, Chris Hoffer (
), the Event Manager with Contemporary Services Corporation came down to speak to us. We shared our experiences of past Cirque shows and told him that this is something that is important to us as paying customers. His response was that it was essentially our fault for coming to the «last show» instead of the «first show». He said that the show had already begun packing and he would not have anyone from the show to come and speak to us. He was rude and even said that we paid for the show and the show is what we got. I told him we paid to have the same experience has everyone else. He continued to be rude. We just walked away. After the show was over, I went back to the desk and asked for Chris’s name. Someone provided me his business card and his manager’s, Shane Aguilar. I will be in touch with Shane, but I also emailed and called the Cirque customer service line to let them know about my experience. It was not Cirque’s fault how I was treated, but they definitely need to know when people who are hosting their events are rude to their customers. Chris Hoffer was extremely rude and needless to say, not helpful at all. I look forward to hearing from Cirque about our experience. I hope yours was better!

I attend the Orange Conference here every year (just went for the 8^th year straight). I. LOVE. THIS. PLACE!
Great location for a large conference like orange. Clean and modern facilities and staff have always seemed helpful. Great location with lots of food and lodging nearby.

Went here last Sunday for the Gladiator’s game against the Reading. The facility was clean and pretty new looking. The ice arena wasn’t super big that you can’t buy a good seat. The speaker system was loud and clear with two huge screens on either side for a close up.
The staff here was friendly and engaging to interact with. Parking was plentiful and free. Find a space, park, and go.

Lines moved fast. Friendly employees. I couldn’t believe how fast the adult beverage lines moved. The parking was great too. Plenty of it and free! Only took about 15 minutes to from our seats to the highway with speedy exiting paths and roads.
Update: I was triple charged at the beverage counter. Thankfully my credit card company handled the dispute. At the time I feared this would happen but the cashier assured me the transactions were not going through…

I love this arena, they always seem very well organized, facilities are very clean and in great condition. We usually come here for concerts. Most of the time we have floor tickets, and it is nice that they have a floor area with food & drink stand and bathrooms. Very good place and the zone its located is also very pretty.

This venue is good for some events, but when it comes to events like graduations, they are mediocre. First off, this is the second graduation I had attended here, one being my own and then now my sisters. The school and their leaders made us feel welcome, but for the arena staff, most of them are a joke. Events like this are huge, and PROPER PLANNING is what should be taking place. Rude staff members that make you wait a very long time to go in to the event, tell you to go one place for the restrooms when the door is locked, and then being told to hike it up to the local Hotel. The other issue I have is when you have individuals with a MEDICAL PROBLEM, they don’t really care. If this venue actually did better at properly planning on how to handle a crowd like this, the employees would then have a better attitude (you are lucky you have jobs) and less of a stampede to get to the seats. And their so called BAG CHECK SIGNS obviously did not apply today since no bags were checked!
The only Proper Planners were the Universities, other than that, they better reevaluate how they treat people.

I love going to the Arena for all different shows. I check to see what they have because it is so easy to get to and plenty of parking. Like most places like this the food/​drinks are expensive. Already looking for the next event to go to.

I saw Muse at this venue some time ago and was impressed with the seating and acoustics. I saw the Dalai Lama at this venue last fall. All stadium seats have a great view of the stage, but I was disappointed with the subtitle screens. I wasn’t able to see them from my seat, since they were blocked by the upper seats. The Dalai Lama doesn’t speak English very clearly, so I missed a lot of his message :(Also, leaving the arena was chaos. It took forever to get out of the building and parking lot. The acoustics and the projectors are great, so I can forgive the poorly planned common area and parking problem.

Bull Riding seats were close enough to touch the bulls, if one wanted to touch these thundering beasts. Wonderful arena for this event. Gwinnett traffic control could improve exiting 85 to the center with simple known procedures. Arrival in a timely manner is part of the experience.

I attended a UFC event last night which was held at the Gwinnett Center. I was impressed right away. First off, PARKING IS FREE! Not only is there free parking but it’s also a huge parking lot and finding a parking spot wasn’t a hassle at all. Surprisingly, even with tons of people at this event, it only took about 10 minutes or so to get out of the parking area and back onto Sugarloaf Pkwy to head home. The arena isn’t huge compared to other ATL arenas but it’s big enough to feel like you’re in an arena nonetheless. I didn’t get food here but it was usual arena food places… burgers, hot dogs, pizza, and they threw in a Mexican food spot. The prices are par for arena food. I also commend them for the cleanliness of the bathroom area. It’s always great to have decent, clean restrooms for guests to use! I was hesitant to attend this event bc it’s so far away from the area I live but im glad I visited. I’ll not hesitate to return to this venue! Very impressed!

This is the most underrated venue in Atlanta!
My high school graduation was here, I’ve attended concerts here, Georgia Force football games and I experienced my first Gwinnett Gladiator’s hockey game this past weekend! On a side note — I got so into hockey this weekend, I watched ALL 3 of The Mighty Ducks movies and Cool Runnings (ya know, because of the ice and ice hockey?).
First off, tickets are pretty dang cheap. We were right behind the penalty box and the announcer’s box. Tickets were around $ 19/​each. For behind the penalty box! I could see the beads of sweat from the players I was so close.
Second, parking is FREE and abundant at this place! We had NO trouble finding a parking spot. And when leaving, we were on Sugarloaf in less than 10 minutes!
Third, the arena. It’s not Phillips or The Dome, so walking around to the other side won’t break a sweat. Also, this place is super clean. No trash lingering on the floor, no messy condiment areas, even the bathrooms were sparkling. On that note, there was NO line to use the restrooms, even during one of the intermissions. Color me impressed!
Fourth, the concessions. Standard arena food — burgers, hot dogs and pizza. Though I was a bit surprised to see a Mexican-​style concession that served tacos and burritos. I ordered a pulled pork BBQ sammy with coleslaw and the SO ordered a chicken/​steak burrito and a large drink for us to split — total was $ 20. Not too bad. Also, no lines at the concessions either! Hint: Sign up to be a DD and free drink pass!
The Gladiator’s game is a family-​friendly event and they try to make it fun for the whole family. During the first intermission they had a slap shot competition, during the second intermission they had the «Chuck a Puck» game (where a foam puck hit the back of my head!) and, of course, the t-​shirt cannon gun! OH — they also had a $ 5 promotion going on that night for a Gwinnett Gladiator’s fleece blanket. They had tons of these blankets and there were only $ 5! Perfect to use during the game. :)
Overall, I had an absolutely wonderful time. I can’t believe I waited this long to attend a game! With the cheap tickets, free parking and my obsession for clean facilities, I’ll definitely be back!

From now on I will be going to events here the day before a holiday! Parking was easy even though we were an hour late. Seating was easily assessable and the staff was extremely helpful. Also love the fact that it’s so close to where I live and I don’t have to fight that Atlanta traffic.

So even after a brief couple years of no visiting, I have come to Gladiators games here for years. This arena is better than even some AHL team arenas… really.
The most expensive tickets are the front row on the ice seats at $ 30…my friend swears by the $ 18 behind the bench ones. Then again there are other intentions going on there. I prefer a bit further back and more to a corner of the rink but I’ll take sitting behind the bench for $ 18 because I’m sure as hell never gonna afford that at any other game.
Food and drink prices are typical arena prices. They have a few New Belgium beers on draft which is cool except that they’re $ 7.50 but what can you do.
Don’t expect a fancy scoreboard at center ice… there are two screens, one behind each goal, this is the ECHL okay.
It’s free to park, just be patient about getting out. At least with hockey it’s not that jam packed like I’d imagine for a concert where the place is definitely more than 30% full. It sucks that there’s really nothing else around but it’s up in Duluth for god’s sake.
My favorite thing is a puck came over the glass near us. One of the ushers came flying down. «ALL RIGHT! Who has my puck?» (Not that it was his just that it was confirmed to be over here haha) «Everyone okay?» I thought that was pretty cool since I’ve been to NHL games where that’s happened nearby and nothing of that sort went on.

The staff here is fantastic. This an awesome convention center with great parking. The facility is clean with plenty of clean restrooms.

This is one of the better Arena’s in the area. They do not have the issue that you have in being raped for parking at so many of the other places that are in Atlanta. Also, there are affordable food options available. The hotels are conveniently located. Who can beat the fact that you have easy access to the mall. The facilities are state of the art.

I’ve had the privilege of going to several Gladiators games over the years. The one thing that we always comment on after leaving the Arena is how ridiculously nice and helpful all of the staff is. Take that & thrown in a good hockey fight every now and then and you have a winner.
The Arena itself is very modern & the concessions are much better than your typical stadium fare.
The only thing keeping it from that 5^th star is the fact that it isn’t really walking distance to anything. If you’re looking for a place to catch an event & walk to the bars to get a drink, you’re in the wrong spot. It’s semi-​remote location does make the parking situation extremely easy though…

We had gone to see Green Day, August 1 st, 2009. This was my first big concert in Georgia. Since we waited till the end to buy tickets, we ended up with what many call ‘nose bleed’ seats.
Free parking is offered, which is nice. Many venues will charge for parking and these days with money being tight, it’s nice to get a free perk.
Earlier that day, my husband called, asking about the camera policy, since no where was there any indication about cameras. Trying to contact someone was impossible.
Walking up to the venue, we were hit up by several religious people, trying to preach to us and call us sinners for going to the concert. I may not go to church regularly, but I can say this I do believe and I believe that God does not judge. I am certain many of you might say it is just freedom of speech, but for these people who call themselves «Christians» are being judgmental, by judging me for something I enjoy and I have every right to do. I am not breaking the law, I am just enjoying life.
It would also had been nice if signs were placed closer to the parking lot, regarding ‘No Cameras allowed’. We had to fight once again with the religious folks, which almost ruined the fun experience I was about to have.
I am pleased to see that the concessions were run by local schools and businesses.
Having been seated near middle school kids was not much fun. Although an adult that appeared to be a parent, was not doing a good job at parenting the kids. The one kid was really annoying.
Good thing Green Day made up for the show.
As for the free parking, only people who are ticket holders and are attending the show should be allowed to use free parking. People soliciting religious opinions to concert attendance, should not be allowed to bother guests.