Top-tier action sports athletes are bringing their biggest ramp and boldest tricks to Lawrenceville on Friday, when the Nitro Circus 2.0 tour rolls into Gwinnett Field for a single stadium show. The touring stunt spectacle promises world-class daredevils performing extreme sports feats in front of a hometown crowd at the 10,427-seat ballpark.
The Friday date marks the first time the freestyle motocross and action-sports tour has returned to the Atlanta area since a 2015 stop at the former Georgia Dome, according to FOX 5 Atlanta. That 2015 appearance was part of a 14-city U.S. tour and remains one of the crew's largest venue bookings in Georgia, as Atlanta Magazine reported at the time. This time, riders and skaters will perform at Gwinnett Field, the venue that housed baseball games for the Atlanta Braves' Triple-A affiliate before taking on its current name.
A Rebranded Ballpark Hosts a New Kind of Show
Gwinnett Field sits in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and only recently shed the Coolray Field name it carried since 2010, once its naming rights deal ended earlier in 2026. The stadium keeps its full 10,427-seat capacity for both sports and outdoor entertainment bookings, per Stadium Journey's rundown of the venue. It originally opened in April 2009 at a cost of $64 million, when the team relocated from Richmond, Virginia, and the club itself later rebranded from the Gwinnett Braves to the Gwinnett Stripers in 2018 to carve out its own identity, according to MLB.com.
The show's centerpiece is a 50-foot structure known as the Giganta Ramp, paired with custom freestyle motocross kickers meant to launch athletes into high-altitude acrobatics and attempts at world-first tricks. The setup has served as the flagship centerpiece of Nitro Circus's live stadium tours, per Cycle News's coverage of the show's evolution. The production draws from multiple disciplines at once, including motocross, BMX, scooter, and skate, according to Minor League Baseball's own event listings for the Gwinnett venue.
From Backyard Videos to a Global Touring Brand
Nitro Circus traces its roots to 2003, when 17-time X Games medalist Travis Pastrana co-founded the project as a home video stunt series filmed in Maryland. It grew into an MTV reality show by 2009 before becoming the global live touring brand fans see today, Atlanta Magazine notes. Across two decades of worldwide tours, Nitro Circus productions have sold more than 4 million tickets across North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia, according to Minor League Baseball.
Pastrana has kept the brand in the headlines ahead of this leg of the tour. Hoodline previously reported on the founder ripping a dirt bike through a Las Vegas casino as an unannounced promotional stunt for the Nitro Circus 2.0 tour, and the tour also made a stop at a Navy stadium in Annapolis earlier this year.
A Bankruptcy, a New Sponsor, and a Ram Truck Deal
The tour arrives in Lawrenceville amid notable corporate turbulence for its parent company. Nitro Circus operates under Thrill One Sports & Entertainment, an action sports enterprise formed in 2020 when Nitro Circus merged with Street League Skateboarding and Superjacket Productions, according to a Business Wire announcement of the deal. Private equity firms Fiume Capital and Juggernaut Capital Partners had acquired the business for roughly $300 million in 2022, but in September 2025, Thrill Intermediate LLC — the holding entity above the Thrill One platform and its Nitro Circus division — filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Nevada, per Bondoro's reporting on the filing.
The company has since locked in new commercial backing. In March 2026, Ram Trucks entered a partnership to serve as the presenting sponsor and official auto partner of Nitro Circus's North American tour, according to Power Slap's coverage of the deal. Ram vehicles now haul tour equipment, including the Giganta Ramp, between host venues across the country.
A Growing District Around the Ballpark
The Nitro Circus stop also lands as the area surrounding Gwinnett Field continues to fill in with new commercial development. The 17.5-acre Birch House mixed-use project at 1165 Ballpark Lane, adjacent to the stadium, is scheduled for retail delivery through early 2027, as Hoodline reported when covering Swig's planned Birch House location. That project is designed in part to capitalize on the fan traffic generated by events at the ballpark, making bookings like Nitro Circus 2.0 an increasingly important driver for businesses in the district.
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