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.
The Snuts have announced details of their debut album along with a UK tour taking in Manchester’s O2 Ritz. The tour is set to open at Liverpool’s Sound City and also include a set at Neighbourhood Weekender. [adrotate banner=”3″] After the success of the debut Mixtape EP earlier in 2020, The Snuts will release debut…
Lee Brice has shared the video for his latest single Memory I Don’t Mess With, taken from his upcoming album Hey World. The video follows the success of previous release One Of Them Girls which enjoyed three weeks at number 1 on the US airplay charts. [adrotate banner=”3″] Speaking about his new song, the GRAMMY-nominated…
Cast have rescheduled their All Change 25th Anniversary tour, with their Manchester O2 Ritz gig now taking place in May 2021. The original run of eight dates has now been moved to April and May 2021 with a further five new shows added. [adrotate banner=”3″] The tour celebrates the 25th anniversary of Cast’s debut album…
Black Grape have revealed their rescheduled tour dates with the Manchester O2 Ritz gig now taking place in March 2021. The tour, celebrating the 25th anniversary of Black Grape’s debut album It’s Great When You’re Straight … Yeah, was original scheduled for October 2020 but will now run in March 2021. A Newcastle show has…
Manchester’s electronic icons 808 State have announced a hometown show at the O2 Ritz for December alongside Afrodeutsche, Jackson Massey and Porchcrawler. The Acid House originals turned pioneering electrical icons ad planning a late night pre-Christmas show to see out 2020 with a bang. Taking place on Friday 18 December 2020, Graham Massey and Andrew…
Manchester’s own ist ist are set to release their debut album on Friday, with Architecture finally arriving after six years in the making. The post-punk quartet have been building a loyal cult following over the last six years which releasing a string of singles and EPs independently since 2014, and forging a reputation for being…
Grammy Award nominated duo Larkin Poe have announced details of their rescheduled UK tour including a Manchester gig at the O2 Ritz. Larkin Poe had originally been scheduled to perform at Manchester’s O2 Ritz in May but were forced to postpone due to the COVID-19 crisis. The rescheduled UK and Ireland tour will now open…
New Hope Club have announced details of their rescheduled UK and Ireland tour including a Manchester gig at the O2 Ritz. After announcing their April dates following government advice on the Coronavirus outbreak, New Hope Club have confirmed that their tour will now take place in August and September 2020. Speaking about the rescheduled tour,…
Idlewild have announced a run of UK and Ireland tour dates for November including a Manchester gig at the O2 Ritz. The group are set to celebrate 25 years as a band with a series of An Evening With Idlewild anniversary shows. Idlewild were formed 25 years ago in Edinburgh by Roddy Woomble, Colin Newton and Rod…
Los Angeles’ rock and roll poppers Hunny are set to support Cavetown at his massive Manchester O2 Ritz gig. The Manchester gig, supporting Cavetown at the O2 Ritz, comes ahead of a string of US dates for the band. Hunny released their full-length debut Yes.Yes.Yes.Yes.Yes back in the summer of 2019. The album, which demonstrates…
