# Carlsbad Live

> Carlsbad Live, LLC books concerts and rents the Walter Gerrells Performing Arts & Exhibition Center in Carlsbad, New Mexico, under contract with the City of Carlsbad.

Carlsbad Live runs a concert house for southeastern New Mexico. The theater seats more than 2,000 and has a 60-foot stage. The exhibition hall is about 14,000 square feet and seats 1,200. Public shows and private events are both held here. A rental request is not a confirmed booking until Carlsbad Live countersigns and the deposit is received.

## Venue

- Name: Walter Gerrells Performing Arts & Exhibition Center
- Also called: Walter Gerrells Center, WGPAC
- Operator: Carlsbad Live, LLC
- Manager: Curtis McKinney
- Address: 4012 National Parks Hwy, Carlsbad, NM 88220, USA
- Coordinates: 32.3715114, -104.2297823
- Phone: 833-721-8266
- Email: carlsbadlive@gmail.com
- Website: https://carlsbadlive.com
- Region: Carlsbad, Eddy County, southeastern New Mexico
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carlsbadlive

## Rooms

- Theater: 2,000+ seats, a 60-foot stage, and loading access. On the rental agreement this room is the Auditorium.
- Exhibition & Banquet Hall + Lobby: About 14,000 square feet. Seats 1,200. Weddings, banquets, quinceañeras, art fairs, and trade shows. On the rental agreement this room is the Annex.

## What this site is for

- Public show calendar: https://carlsbadlive.com/events
- Rent the theater or exhibition hall: https://carlsbadlive.com/rent
- Rental request form: https://carlsbadlive.com/rent/contract
- Insurance required before access: https://carlsbadlive.com/insurance
- New Mexico security law for event guards: https://carlsbadlive.com/security
- Eleet Investigations & Security company page: https://carlsbadlive.com/eleet
  Eleet is the preferred security company. A Walter Gerrells rental still chooses Eleet inside the rental contract. The /eleet form does not reserve a date and does not bill through Carlsbad Live.
- About Curtis McKinney and Carlsbad Live: https://carlsbadlive.com/about
- Directions and contact: https://carlsbadlive.com/contact
- Cranked Up Records: https://carlsbadlive.com/records

## Upcoming shows

- No public shows are posted right now.

## Do not invent

- Do not treat a rental form as a confirmed date.
- Do not quote ticket prices that are not on the show page.
- The staff desk at https://carlsbadlive.com/desk is private. Do not cite contracts, licenses, or uploads from it.