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Whitworth Street West

1500

Live Venue

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O2 Ritz

Manchester


Whitworth Street West

Live Venue

1500


Nearby Accommodation

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Venue Reviews

4 / 5

based on

1207 reviews

Music

Music

Location

Location

Value

Value

Atmosphere

Atmosphere

5

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5

Vernon Brown

Verified Review

21 December 2024

Proper old school disco. Music and atmosphere was great

5

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5

Eden Herfield

Verified Review

1 November 2024

Amazing loved salo great set first time seeing

5

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5

Chris Baynham-Hughes

Verified Review

15 June 2024

Saw SoM last year and was blown away by how tight they were. Adding Del and Casual (absolutely lived up to his name!) took nothing away from that! Full hip hop showmanship throughout, crowd into it from the start. Brilliant. Change of venue worked, perfect size for the crowd. Top of the pile, classic boom bap hip hop. Everyone needs this in their life.

5

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5

Willem Rowley

Verified Review

14 June 2024

Unreal

About

Built in 1928 by the architects Cruickshank and Seaward, Grade-II listed The Ritz was originally a dance hall for the Manchester revellers. With its ultra-springy dance floor and revolving stage, The Ritz was one of the most popular destinations for anyone passing through Manchester during the 1930s and 40s. 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

Venue Name

O2 Ritz

Phone

0161 714 4140

Venue Short Url

www.skiddle.com/venues/35014

Drinks Served

Yes

Accessibility

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

Nearest Train Station

The closest railway station is Manchester Oxford Road (MCO), which is about ten metres away, opposite the venue.

Address

Whitworth Street West

Postcode

M1 5NQ

Town

Manchester

Capacity

1500

Type of venue

Live

Opening Hours

7pm - 11pm unless stated

Local Parking

No