Atlanta Roller Derby sets June 6 Pride double-header at Woodruff Athletic Complex

Atlanta Roller Derby packed its Pride night around a simple sell: two bouts, one ticket, and enough off-track extras to make the evening work for families as much as diehards. The June 6 double-header at Woodruff Athletic Complex in Decatur opened at 5:00 p.m. with Frenemies on Ponce against Blades on the Park, followed by a second game at 7:30 p.m. Doors and will call opened at 4:30, giving the league a clean runway to turn the event into an all-night outing.

That was the point of the setup. The league promoted the night as family friendly, with general admission free for children 4 and under, and mixed in food trucks, halftime entertainment and art vendors alongside the hard-hitting action. Atlanta Roller Derby also offered general admission and VIP options, plus discounted multi-ticket packs, a sign it was aiming beyond the core crowd that already knows the difference between a jammer and a blocker.

The venue shift is part of that broader push. Atlanta Roller Derby moved its home bouts for 2026 to Agnes Scott College’s Woodruff Athletic Complex at 225 E. Dougherty St. The game-day setup included the free Agnes Scott College parking deck off S. McDonough Street, ADA parking at Bradley Observatory and seating options that ranged from bleachers to floor seats. The league also noted ADA seating and ASL accommodations on request, details that make the experience more approachable for first-timers and more usable for fans who need specific access.

Atlanta Roller Derby has spent years building toward this kind of presentation. Founded in November 2004 by Angela Ward, known as Tanya Hyde, the skater-run league held its first expo bout in July 2005 and became a founding member of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association. Its current home-team slate includes the Apocalypstix, Black Water Reapers, Glamma Rays and Toxic Shocks, with the season running from March through September. That context matters: June 6 was not just another date on the calendar, but a showcase for how the league is packaging live derby as a full-night community product, with Pride branding, two games and a venue designed to keep the crowd in its seats until the final whistle.