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.
Red Rum Club have announced a huge winter UK and Ireland tour including gigs in Manchester and Liverpool. They will headline at Manchester’s O2 Ritz with the tour culminating in two huge hometown shows at Liverpool’s Eventim Olympia.
The Avalanches bring their UK tour to Manchester with a gig at the O2 Ritz next week.
The huge multi-venue Neighbourhood Festival is set to return to Manchester in October featuring more than 100 artists and bands.
Twin Atlantic will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their huge album Free with a limited-edition deluxe vinyl out next week.
Glam rockers The Struts have announced a run of UK headline dates including a Manchester gig on their ‘Homecoming Tour’.
Role Model will release his debut album Rx on 8 April ahead of a UK tour later this year including a Manchester gig.
Kawala will release debut album Better With You tomorrow and will perform an acoustic instore set at HMV in Manchester.
Natalie Imbruglia has announced a 25th anniversary tour of her landmark album Left Of The Middle. The run of dates includes a Manchester gig at the O2 Ritz.
Sunflower Bean are set to release their new album Headful of Sugar after a UK tour including a Manchester appearance at Strange Waves Festival.
Reef will headline at Manchester’s O2 Ritz in April as part of their 12-date UK tour, following a period of writing and recording new music.
