Toronto music fans have beenanxiously awaiting the announcement of a reopening datefor legendary venueEl Mocambofor what seems like forever, but one country musician may have accidentally revealed that it'll be open by the spring.

Country artistCorb Lundannounced a Canadian leg of his一个gricultural Tragic Tourthis spring, and the list of tour dates says he's set to play El Mocambo on May 22.

Of note, on May 22, Corb plays the El Mocambo. I believe that is the first show announced for that revitalized venue.https://t.co/2dFKzYU77s

— Brad Wheeler (@BWheelerglobe)February 7, 2020

Back in Demember, a PR representative for the venue said a concrete date had yet to be solidified but El Mocambo would be reopening its doors sometime in early 2020.

The construction wall that stood covering the establishment's facade finally came down at the end of November and just yesterday a private Chinese New Year celebration celebration was held inside.

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一个huge thank you to everyone who came out today to celebrate Chinese New Year with us @theelmocambo! Thank you to the Chinatown community and @councillor_thompson for helping to make this a huge success! #gongxifacai

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In 2018, head of El Mocambo Entertainment, Andy Curran,told the Toronto Starthe music joint would eventually contain a 400-person capacity venue on the ground floor, a long, wide room in the 600-700-person range and a newly installed recording studio.

The renowned concert venue originally opened its doors in 1948, and it's been graced with the presence of rock icons such as Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones.

Its initial closure was more than six years ago andendless rumoursspread about what would become of it.

The venue eventually underwent at least $20-million worth of renovations anda new version of the iconic palm tree sign was unveiled, and soon it'll host music newbies and legends once again.