O2 Ritz events and tickets
Skiddle is an official primary ticket outlet for O2 Ritz in Manchester. Find 3 upcoming events below. Tickets can be purchased directly from Skiddle:
- O2 Ritz Manchester
- Monday 9th December
- Now Wave presents DIVV + support Tim Kinsella & Jenny Pulse at O2 Ritz, Manchester on 9th December 2024
Love Train - Christmas Disco Ball - Manchester
- O2 Ritz Manchester
- Friday 20th December
- The greatest Disco show on earth comes to the o2 Ritz Manchester for the ultimate Christmas Party.
- O2 Ritz Manchester
- Tuesday 3rd June 2025
- MJ Lenderman and the Wind + support Trace Mountains at O2 Ritz, Manchester on 3rd June 2025.
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O2 Ritz venue information
With the decline of classic dancing and the emergence of pop and rock n roll music The Ritz was transformed in to a live music venue even hosting The Beatles in the 1960s. It still kept its style however, and with that allowed for artists such as Frank Sinatra to play shows there.
The Ritz also hosted the Dancing In The Dark night with Phillip Moss throughout the 1950s and 60s, who was the band master for 17 years and known as The King of The Ritz. It is thought that he was responsible for many of the families and marriages in Manchester at the time, as radio presenter Fred Fielder explaines: "People said he was responsible for half the population of Greater Manchester, because his band would play Dancing In Dark nights. For the last dance of the evening the lights would go down. Couples would have a kiss and cuddle on the dance floor, end up going steady, then eventually getting married and have children."
With the Manchester music scene hitting a high point in the 1980s and 90s, The Ritz was fully thrown in to the spotlight when artists such as The Smiths and The Happy Mondays played shows there and it has been a venue for some of the best upcoming artists and established bands ever since.
The Ritz went through a £2 million refurbishment in 2011. While many of the old creaks and crannies were fixed up it still stayed true to its image as an old dancehall, even keeping the old curved, bouncy floor.
Since the 1990s The Ritz has seen artists such as R.E.M., The Stone Roses, Arctic Monkeys, Snow Patrol, Adam And The Ants, Dropkick Murphys and more recently The Weeknd and Johnny Marr. The Ritz also hosts club nights such as GOGO and Erasmus, appealing to the vast Manchester student crowd.
Venue contact details and info
Name: O2 Ritz
Phone: 0161 714 4140
Venue short url: https://www.skiddle.com/venues/35014/
Type of venue: Live
Drinks served: Yes
Disabled facilities: Please get in touch with us before you buy your tickets between 12pm and 5pm, Monday to Friday on +44 (0)161 552 6374 or email us to advise your access and personal assistant requirements.
Nearest Bus Stop: The 104 and the 105 (Whitworth Street West) go to and from Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport.43, 42, 143, 142 (Oxford Road) all go to and from Piccadilly Gardens are the nearest with stops outside the Palace Hotel
Address: Whitworth Street West, Manchester, M1 5NQ
Website: https://www.academymusicgroup.com/o2ritzmanchester/
Capacity: 1500
Opening hours: 7pm - 11pm unless stated
Food served: No
Parking: We're easy to get to by all major approach roads, including the M60 motorway. Just follow the City Centre or the Universities signs and our postcode for sat nav is M1 5NQ.
Nearest Train Station: The closest railway station is Manchester Oxford Road (MCO), which is about ten metres away, opposite the venue.
