Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The tour stops in the Duluth entertainment venue Aug. 4. Tickets go on sale May 3.
American Idol, the popular FOX singing competition, is bringing it's live tour to Duluth, according to a press release from Gwinnett Center. American Idol Live! returns this summer with its hit touring showcase featuring this season's top finalists. And, 19 Entertainment and AEG Live have just announced that the 40-show concert tour will be coming to The Arena at Gwinnett Center at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 4. Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. on May 3, and can be boughts at www.gwinnettcenter.com, www.AmericanIdol.com/tour and www.aeglive.com. The tour gives fans the opportunity to be up close and personal with Season 12 finalists Amber Holcomb, Angie Miller, Burnell Taylor, Candice Glover, Curtis Finch Jr, Devin Velez, Janelle Arthur, Kree Harrison, …
Saturday, April 13, 2013
The women's football team has its home opener Saturday at Gwinnett Arena in Duluth.
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Saturday, April 13
Gwinnett, women's pro football officially arrives in the area Saturday April 13). The Atlanta Steam has its home opener in the Gwinnett Arena (game time, 8 p.m.) when it plays the Omaha Heart. Both are first-year teams in the Legends Football League. The league was called the Lingerie Football League until a recent rebranding that included "performance wear" for uniforms. For the Steam, it also will be a chance for redemption. Atlanta lost its season opener 48-0 at Jacksonville in March. According to an article on lfl.com, the Steam players may have felt overwhelmed in the opener. Quarterback Brittany Morgan said in the article, “The game was a challenge, but it allowed us to take in the speed of the game and the intensity.” She went on to…
Saturday, February 23, 2013
The women's football league team, which debuts at the Gwinnett Arena in Duluth in April, has been predicted to go winless in 2013.
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Saturday, February 23
The debut of the women's Legends Football League in Gwinnett is less than two months away. Already, the Atlanta Steam is practicing -- and chafing under the prediction of an 0-4 season in 2013. According to an article in lfl360.com, linebacker Adrian Purnell of the Jacksonville Breeze talked some smack on Commissioner’s Corner: “…everyone thinks we are looking forward to the Atlanta game this year because everyone is talking a big game about them. (They) are the least of my worries right now.” Literally days later, “The List” guaranteed Atlanta to go 0-4. Atlanta wide receiver Krista Cross’ response was “{forget} the world. They got it backwards, 4-0.” Wide receiver Holly Oakes stated,: “While 0-4 is totally not going to happen, it …
Friday, February 8, 2013
Pop singer to appear in concert at Gwinnett Arena in Duluth April 27. Tickets now for sale.
Tickets for an April Barry Manilow concert at the Gwinnett Arena in Duluth are now for sale. Ranging from $9.99 to $129, tickets may be purchased at the Gwinnett Center Box Office, Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, online at manilow.com or by phone at 1-800-745-3000. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the arena. Tickets went on sale Feb. 8. Manilow has produced, arranged, and released more than 40 albums over the course of his career. A Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, he has written hundreds of songs and performed around the world for millions of fans. He won a Grammy, two Emmys, a Tony Award and received an Oscar nomination along the way. His worldwide record sales exceed 80 million. He is ranked as the …
Monday, February 4, 2013
The entertainer, fresh from an exciting Super Bowl halftime performance, will play at Gwinnett Arena in July. Tickets go on sale Feb. 16.
Beyonce fans in Gwinnett, you're in for an encore. The popular entertainer, who "killed it" -- in the words of social media chatter -- in Sunday's Super Bowl 2013 halftime show, plans to bring her new tour to Duluth in July. According to the Gwinnett Arena calendar and Beyonce's website announcement, the "Mrs. Carter Show" world tour will be at the Gwinnett Arena in Duluth on July 12. Doors will open at 7 p.m., according to the arena calendar. It will be the only Atlanta-area appearance. Tickets for the Gwinnett show will go on sale Saturday, Feb. 16, according to the arena website. According to the tour website, Beyonce will play 22 shows in North America, beginning June 28 in Los Angeles. She will wrap things up at home in New York City …
Thursday, October 4, 2012
The league that features women playing in underwear -- and pads and helmets -- plans to play in Gwinnett in 2013.
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Thursday, October 4, 2012
Jerry Jones, eat your heart out. The Dallas Cowboys' owner announced this week that his Cowboys Stadium would begin selling Victoria's Secret apparel. But soon, the Gwinnett Arena in Duluth could have women playing football in lingerie. No foolin'. The Lingerie Football League, based in Las Vegas, has announced plans to expand to the Gwinnett Arena in 2013. According to a news release, the league plans games on April 13 and May 18, 2013, in Gwinnett. -- What do you think about the Lingerie Football League coming to Gwinnett? Do you plan to try out? Tell us in the comments below. “Atlanta is one of those signature markets that any sports league targets. What primarily drove our decision to come to Atlanta was the incredible interest from …
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Officials have begun going over those interested in developing a facility adjacent to the Gwinnett Center/Arena.
Gwinnett tourism officials have begun sifting through the proposals to build a so-called headquarters hotel as part of the Gwinnett Center/Arena complex. Preston Williams, CEO of the Gwinnett Convention & Visitors Bureau, characterized the interested companies as "established" in a news release, and that indeed appears to be the case. Those tossing their hats into the ring are: According to Internet research, Welty has offices in Ohio and North Carolina. Its projects include the Time Warner Cable facility in Ohio and Goodyear Tire & Rubber headquarters in Ohio. Turner Construction has an Atlanta office but is not affiliated with the broadcasting empire. Its projects include The Breakers Hotel in affluent Palm Beach County, Fla., and the …
Friday, January 13, 2012
Gwinnett Gladiators fans encouraged to bring new teddy bears and stuffed animals to toss onto the ice after the team score its first goal. The toys are collected and distributed to children's charities.
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Friday, January 13, 2012
Fans of the Gwinnett Gladiators are encouraged to bring a new teddy bear or stuffed animal to the Saturday, Jan. 14, game against the Greenville Road Warriors at the Arena at Gwinnett Center at 7:05 p.m. According to tradition, spectators toss the teddy bears and other plush toys onto the ice and interrupt the game after the Gladiators score their first goal. The toys are then collected and distributed to children’s charities in metro Atlanta an North Georgia. The teddy bears and stuffed animals will then be to children's charities in metro Atlanta and North Georgia. This is the ninth year for the “Teddy Bear Toss.” "Teddy Bear Toss has been a huge success with a great response from our fans over the past eight seasons," said Gladiators…
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Gwinnett Church eventually plans a permanent home on PIB in Sugar Hill.
A Gwinnett megachurch that plans a permanent home in Sugar Hill starts up regular services this weekend at the Gwinnett Center in Duluth. Gwinnett Church Pastor Jeff Henderson said in an email to followers this week that services in Duluth will begin Sunday, Oct. 2, at 6 p.m. Plans also had been disclosed in a webcast in July. "We will have Waumba Land, UpStreet, and Transit for children and students," Henderson said in the latest email. The land for its permanent church site is in Sugar Hill on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard not far from North Gwinnett Middle School.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Sixty banners line route for spectators from Gwinnett Arena in Duluth to Atlanta Athletic Club.
Some 60 banners announcing the 93rd PGA Championship will greet drivers traveling into Johns Creek on State Bridge and Medlock Bridge roads. The 5-foot vinyl flags, paid for by the Johns Creek Convention and Vistors Bureau, made their debut Thursday (July 14). The signs are located on State Bridge Road east of Medlock Bridge Road (SR141) to the Chattahoochee River and on Medlock from the river to Bell Road. They are strategically placed along the route that PGA spectators will be traveling on shuttle buses from the Gwinnett Arena in Duluth to the Atlanta Athletic Club, the site of the championship Aug. 8-14.
Big Bad John
7:33 am on Friday, October 5, 2012
Nice, I am super pumped about this!! I say bring this league on and get rid of the Gwinnett Braves, can you say BORING!!! more ›