Conduit

My rating is based on the sound and the stage itself, plus the space for the crowd. It is a great venue for small local bands, and it gives a professional sense. The bar is equipped with sufficient drinks and beers, plus cocktails. There is also plenty of space outside, and parking is shared with the shopping plaza.

Great spot to see live music! The bar is no longer in the middle of the venue like it was when this bar was called Haven Lounge, now, there is a big open floor with a decent view of the stage almost anywhere you stand and the bar is pushed further back against the wall out of the way of the main floor. The sound is great, but lighting could be better. This place is definitely a dive bar geared towards the METAL crowd. It's not super clean in here and the bathrooms can get untidy; however, I have to hand it to the staff, all the plumbing is working and we never ran out of soap or paper towels. Drinks are reasonably priced. Tall-boy Yuengling cans are $5, single well drinks are $7. If you upgrade to the double, its $10, which is definitely the better deal. There are security checks at the door, no pat-downs but they use a handheld wand and check ID's. If you are under 21, there is no reentry probably because you do not receive a wristband at the door. The only staff that was friendly was the bartender that's been working there for 19-years and the security officer at the door. Everyone else literally had no personality at all. I only major beef with this venue is that there is nowhere to sit at all, the bar doesn't even have stools! If your over 40 and you show up at 7pm and stay for all the bands, your feet, back, and knees will hate you the next day. Last night (1/26/24), I came to see Eyes of the Nile, an Iron Maiden tribute band and two other bands Ensanguined, and Midnight Vice. All the bands were fantastic, and I had an absolute blast, but today I am in agony from those concrete floors. Conduit owners, older rockers like me need a place to sit now and then, please invest in some seating, even if you must bolt it to the floor.Tickets to the show were $20 at the door (cash) or you can purchase online through the Conduit's website via a third-party ticketing agency; however, the service charge increases the ticket price to almost $27. I highly recommend bringing cash and just paying at the door.I will definitely return for future shows, the only drawback for me is that there is nowhere to sit down. You can sit on the edge of the stage before the bands start or you can pop outside and sit on the curb. I even seen some younger rockers just sitting on the floor, God only knows what's on these floors. Other than the crappy seating situation, I look forward to making out here for another metal show soon.

As a local music venue, it's pretty good. The entrance fee is reasonable. Note that they only accept cash for the entrance. So either pay in advance or you will be stuck with the ATM they have onsite (with an additional $3 convenience fee) The bar drinks are decently priced between $4-10 a drink. And of course, it comes down to the band and crowd energy. We happened to see a great band and the crowd had great energy. They also had a small outdoor patio area for getting air/ smoking section.

I had a great night at conduit seeing deserted will perform. The band was amazing. Here's why I will never return to this establishment and will warn all others. I purchased 3 separate drinks and closed out after each transaction and kept my card in my possession the entire time. After leaving the bar my card was charged an additional $49.17 which closed out someone else's tab! After reaching out to management (which isn't easy the phone goes to a voicemail that has not been set up) I finally got ahold of someone in management who sent me copies of the fraudulent receipts and after I informed them these are not my purchases and asked how this could've happened all communication ended. This is not a responsible bar and if you are going to go only bring cash because they obviously kept my card info even though I refused to open a tab. I'm now disputing with my bank and have no solution provided by conduit. Severely disappointed

After seeing a show here earlier in the year, I reached out to Conduit about hosting a concert there myself. Peter was so great about working with me, guiding me through what I needed to know as a first-timer. And then when catastrophe struck and the power went out for the whole block the night of my show, the staff were incredible troopers, working with us to keep the party going with lanterns and a cash bar. It was the most incredible experience and I'm looking forward to doing it again.

By far the best music venue anywhere in Central Florida! Bar staff is incredible, sound is amazing, spacious area to move around and still enjoy a packed show! Drink prices are great, super clean bar and bathroom areas, nice designated smoking area outdoors. The owner is awesome, extremely well known in the music industry and very knowledgeable in all genres and popular events, the best promoter in Central Florida now owns the place so you're guaranteed to see the best shows available at very fair ticket prices. Do yourself a favor and check out some of the shows from their jam packed lineup of upcoming events!

DJ played Duran, Depeche Mode, The Cure songs but the website made it sound like there would be cover bands playing those songs instead. The songs were awesome, brought back memories. The videos from the bands didn't correspond to the songs the DJ was playing. Towards the last 2 hrs the sound was too loud even though I wore earplugs!

No vermouth. What kind of a bar can't make a martini? Why even carry gin if you're not going to have any vermouth?