Amy Winehouse performed at Barfly during her early performances

IT’S official: Barfly, once one of the cornerstones of Camden Town’s live music scene, is coming back.

The New Journal revealed in December that the new owners of the Camden Assembly nightspot in Chalk Farm Road were keen to restore its former glory – and that classic name.

And on Tuesday, the announcement came that confirmed our report that the venue will reopen on June 22.

It had a 20-year run from 1996 hosting famous names before they found stardom– and one or two secret intimate gigs once they had.

That roll call includes Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, The Cure, Suede, Scissor Sisters and Amy Winehouse.

Singer songwriter Frank Turner, who first played the Barfly in 2001, will be the headline act on its opening night – or reopening night, as it perhaps should be called. Tickets will be made available to buy on Monday.

The old Barfly

The project to bring it back has been led by Dan Ickowitz-Seidler and Richard Buck, the co-founders of Propaganda Independent Venues, working with Chris McCormack who lives nearby and played at the Barfly with his band, Three Colours Red, in 1997.

“Barfly means so much to us all and we’re honoured to be starting a new chapter in its story,” said Mr Ickowitz-Seidler.

“We’ll be announcing more very special shows shortly, but Frank Turner is the perfect artist to relaunch the Barfly stage. I hope live music fans will come out and support not just Barfly but grassroots venues across the country.”

Dan Ickowitz-Seidler and Richard Buck

As well as the Camden Assembly, the old Victorian pub with a 200 capacity for gigs was once called The Monarch.

Mr Ickowitz-Seidler, who went to school in Camden as a teenager, had promoted an indie night at the Barfly in the past, and was DJing inside on its final night ten years ago.

The building has undergone refurbishment works and will include a new Tokyo-style “vinyl listening bar” and a vintage 1959 jukebox.

The announcement said the PA system and speakers have been upgraded, and that there will be a “seamless” tradition between a day time pub and a late night club space.

Mr McCormack was one of the creators of the Camden Rocks festival.