George Gervin GameAbove Center
Everything the open record has on George Gervin GameAbove Center, an arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 8,824.
- Stated capacity
- 8,824
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1998
- 28 years old
- From DTW
- 25 km (16 mi)
- Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
- From the centre
- 8.1 km (5 mi)
- of Ann Arbor
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
About this venue
It sits in Ann Arbor, 8.1 km (5 mi) from the centre of Ann Arbor.
George Gervin GameAbove Center was opened in 1998 and owned by Eastern Michigan University, which puts it at 28 years old.
8,824 is hall scale — a full general session, or an exhibition floor with the seating cleared.
- Owner
- Eastern Michigan University
- Official site
- emueagles.com/facilities/gervin-gameabove-center/1
- Coordinates
- 42.2544, -83.6472
- Classified as
- arena
Travel to George Gervin GameAbove Center
25 km (16 mi) separates George Gervin GameAbove Center from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) — normal for a city venue, and worth a line in the joining instructions rather than a shuttle contract.
At 8.1 km (5 mi) from the centre of Ann Arbor, plan on transport between the hotels and the venue as a line in the budget rather than an afterthought.
Ann Arbor has 36 venues mapped in total and a population of 122,925. The Ann Arbor guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
A room this size is a plenary and nothing else. Keynotes, awards and general sessions work; the breakouts, the exhibition and the catering all have to happen somewhere else, so the venue is really the anchor of a campus rather than the whole event.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- festivals
An audience of 8,824 is festival scale, not conference scale.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
A worked example for George Gervin GameAbove Center
Take 950 people through the door in George Gervin GameAbove Center — sized to the stated capacity of George Gervin GameAbove Center. The first 50 activated attendees are free on every event, so only the rest are billed, and the total stops moving at 1,000 however many more turn up.
- activated attendees
- 950activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 900billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $4,500for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the room, so this figure does not change if you move the event down the road. event67 has no floor-plan or booking product — the venue handles the space, the app handles the people in it.
If this one is booked
4 other venues in Ann Arbor have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Ferry Field18,000 seats
- Crisler Center13,684 seats
- Yost Ice Arena6,600 seats
- Ray Fisher Stadium4,000 seats
Where these numbers come from
event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
- Wikidata, CC0
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 8 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, owner, official website, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance, photograph on Wikimedia Commons.
Last updated
What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- $5
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- $4,750
- the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000
Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Questions people actually ask
How many people does George Gervin GameAbove Center hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 8,824 for George Gervin GameAbove Center. That figure is what the venue or an encyclopaedia entry published, and it is usually the maximum seated number — theatre, banquet and reception layouts in the same room can differ by half. Confirm the layout you want directly with the venue.
What does an event app cost for an event at George Gervin GameAbove Center?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so $4,500 for the event. That example is sized to the stated capacity of George Gervin GameAbove Center. The rate is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Is event67 affiliated with George Gervin GameAbove Center?
No. event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data — OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and public census sources — and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
What else is nearby if George Gervin GameAbove Center is booked?
Ferry Field (18,000), Crisler Center (13,684) and Yost Ice Arena (6,600) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 36 venues in total are mapped in Ann Arbor.
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Elsewhere in Ann Arbor
- Ferry Field
18,000 seats
- Crisler Center
13,684 seats
- Yost Ice Arena
6,600 seats
- Ray Fisher Stadium
4,000 seats
- Hosting an event in Ann Arbor
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