The O2 Ritz Manchester is a 1,500 capacity live music venue originally built in 1927.
After being used as a night club the venue was taken over by HMV and refurbished giving it a new life as a live music venue. It has since been purchased by Live Nation and become part of the O2 Academy Group.
Manchester’s O2 Ritz has hosted bands including The Stone Roses, Arctice Monkeys, Against The Current, Liam Gallagher and more.
Address: Whitworth Street, Manchester.
Following their main stage performance at Download Festival, Ohio hardcorers Beartooth have announced a run of UK dates for December 2016. In the two short years since their debut album was cooked up in front man Caleb Shomo’s basement, Beartooth has catapulted into heavy music’s stratosphere. They have collected over 10 million views on YouTube,…
Polly Scattergood and James Chapman (aka onDeadWaves) are to support M83 at their Manchester Ritz date. onDeadWaves released their debut album last month, and recently exhibited photographs relating to their collaboration, mirroring the images and music on their Instagram account in the lead up to the album release. The relationship between art and music is…
Good Charlotte have announced that they will be playing at Manchester’s O2 Ritz in August. The multi-platinum selling pop punk icons will be performing in Manchester as one a select group of gigs around the Leeds and Reading Festival. The dates comes just weeks after the release of the band’s sixth studio album Youth Authority,…
Sunday 5 June – Nailed It! – The Castle Ben Williams’ monthly Nailed It! night returns with a typically outstanding array of talent. This month the singer-songwriter, who is in the process of completing his second album, welcomes indie-pop witha twist The Ragamuffins, vintage The Retrosettes and Sarah Whatmore who will be performing a stripped back…
One of 2016’s most highly tipped singers, Grace, is set to support Lukas Graham at his Manchester Ritz show on 27 May. The 19 year old break out star is due to release her next single Hell Of A Girl on 8 July. Co-written by Grace and produced by Philip ‘Hardwerk’ Constable, the follow up…
Monday 23 May – Highasakite – The Deaf Institute On the back of the release of their latest album, Camp Echo, Norwegian indiepoprockers Highasakite perform at Manchester’s Deaf Institute during their brief UK tour. The album, a highly anticipated follow-up to debut LP Silent Treatment took shape over the 18 months leading to 2016 and marks a commentary…
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Monday 16 May – Transviolet – The Deaf Institute US electro four-piece Transviolet (Sarah McTaggart, Judah McCarthy, Michael Panek and Jon Garcia) look set to whip up a storm in 2016, their self-declared aim to conquer the globe and change the status quo one chorus at a time. Producing epic electro rock anthems and bold statements, it’s…
Having hit the UK Top 10 with his debut album Nine Track Mind, New Jersey singer/songwriter/producer Charlie Puth performs at Manchester’s O2 Ritz as part of his first ever UK headline tour. Having amassed over 2 million single sales in the UK alone, Nine Track Mind includes the single One Call Away, the summer smash Marvin…
Michael Kiwanuka has announced a run of UK dates which will find the musician performing at Manchester’s Ritz following the release of his second album Love and Hate. Love & Hate was produced by Michael in collaboration with Danger Mouse and young British producer Inflo, and marks a bold, confident and ultimately significant second step…
