Iconic Camden music venue Barfly is set to relaunch later this month.
Promoters Barfly took over a Victorian pub called The Monarch at 49 Chalk Farm Road in the early 2000s, hosting gigs in the upstairs room, including one of the first London shows by The Strokes. Other artists to have played the venue include Coldplay, Franz Ferdinand, Adele, Pete Doherty and Amy Winehouse.
The venue ceased trading as the Barfly in 2016, and was operating under the name the Camden Assembly, which hosted shows by the likes of Yungblud, Olivia Dean, The 1975 and The Last Dinner Party. The Barfly name will return on June 22 with a special re-launch gig from Frank Turner.
The new Barfly will be run by Dan Ickowitz-Seidler and Richard Buck of Propaganda Independent Venues, who are working with Camden resident and 3 Colours Red guitarist Chris McCormack. In a statement, Ickowitz-Seidler said: ‘Barfly means so much to us all, and we’re honoured to be starting a new chapter in its story. We’ll be announcing more very special shows shortly, but Frank Turner is the perfect artist to relaunch the Barfly stage. He embodies everything Barfly stands for.’
Turner has played Barfly a number of times, as both a solo artist and with his old band, Million Dead. Other upcoming shows at the venue include two sold-out nights with Violet Grohl in September.
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