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.
Scouting For Girls have announced a UK wide tour, including a gig at The Ritz, Manchester, in support of the 10th anniversary of their million selling self-titled debut album. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Scouting For Girls, the Brit Award and Ivor Novello nominated band is releasing an extended deluxe version. The re-released album…
Rag’N’Bone Man comes to Manchester’s O2 Ritz, just weeks after the release of his latest single Skin, taken from his number one debut album Human which was certified platinum just weeks after release. The phenomenal success of Human has resonated around the globe on an equally outstanding scale, with the album surpassing an amazing 1…
Cold War Kids have announced a UK tour including a gig at The Ritz, Manchester. The group (Nathan Willett, Matt Maust, Joe Plummer, Matthew Schwartz and David Quon) will perform in the UK in July 2017. The three date tour comes after California rock group Cold War Kids released their new album L.A. Divine. The…
Dexeter Sunday 9 April – The Castle A country band most definitely on the rise, Dexeter perform at The Castle. Dexeter recently returned from Nashville, where they performed a number of shows including a bucketlist moment at the prestigious Bluebird Café, and co-wrote two tracks from their EP with Payton Taylor and Michael Logen (Kelly…
Following the release of his debut album Yesterday’s Gone, Loyle Carner has announced a fresh run of UK and Ireland headline dates for September and October 2017. The new tour will find the singer performing at Manchester’s O2 Ritz on 12 October. Loyle has also recently released a live video for next single Ain’t Nothing…
Ward Thomas have released a new EP A Shorter Story ahead of their 22-date UK spring tour which includes a show at Manchester’s O2 Ritz. A Shorter Story is a series of five cover versions cherry picked by Catherine and Lizzy Ward Thomas, showcasing their vocal harmonies and putting their own stamp on some of…
Sparks (aka Californian brothers Ron and Russell Mael) have announced a run of UK dates to follow the release of their new studio album Hippopotamus (due out 8 September via BMG). The news follows the release of their latest single, the title track to the album, which was first played on BBC Radio 6 Music…
Award winning singer songwriter Kate Nash celebrates the 10 year anniversary of her platinum selling debut album Made Of Bricks this year with a run of dates including a gig at Manchester’s O2 Ritz. The multi-talented singer, actress and activist, has recently been confirmed to play Rhonda in the upcoming Netflix Original series G.L.O.W (aka…
Grammy Award winning singer Maren Morris has announced a run of tour dates for November 2017, including a date at Manchester’s O2 Ritz. The American singer, songwriter who this weekend performed at London’s C2C Festival for the second year in a row released her major label debut album Hero in 2016, featuring the huge hit…
Grammy-nominated multi-platinum artist Tove Lo appears at Manchester’s O2 Ritz on 15 March as one of two UK headline shows in support of her latest album Lady Wood, released last October via Polydor Records. Critically acclaimed Lady Wood features the single Cool Girl, which has amassed more than 190 million streams and second single True…
