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.
Canadian pop-punkers Simple Plan have announced a UK tour, their first in over 4 years. The tour is set to follow the release of their new album Taking One For The Team, due for release on 19 February. The tour will see the fivesome perform at Manchester’s O2 Ritz on 23 March 2016 as one…
Sunday 22 November – John Newman – Albert Hall Following his meteoric rise to fame, solidified with a number on hit with Rudimental and his massive single Love Me Again, 2014 Brit Award nominee John Newman performs at Manchester’s Albert Hall. Support comes from outstanding singer songwriter Nina Nesbitt who thrilled crowds in Manchester last year at the O2…
Sunset Sons have announced details of a UK and European album release tour for March and April 2016. The tour will feature 14 UK and Ireland dates. The tour is set to coincide with the release of Sunset Sons’ debut album Very Rarely Say Die which was recorded with Jacquire King (Kings of Leon), Catherine Marks…
Nothing But Thieves have announced a run of UK tour dates which will see the group performing at Manchester’s Ritz on 2 April 2016. The nine-date run will include some of the band’s biggest headline shows to date. The band are currently in the midst of their first full European and UK headline tour, the…
Wednesday 7 October – Johnny Marr – Albert Hall Manchester legend Johnny Marr performs a hometown show at the Albert Hall following a huge summer performing with The Who and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. The Smiths’ guitarist continues to enjoy huge solo success with albums The Messenger and Playland whilst his live shows see him…
Having released nine studio albums and a live record, Icelandic electronic band Gus Gus are one of the most well established, respected outfits in the electronic music scene, selling over half a million albums. Since their inception in 1995 as a film and music collective, the group has become world-renowned for their genre-defying style, an…
