WHAT'S ON AT THE O2 RITZ, MANCHESTER
What's On at the O2 Ritz, Manchester
O2 Ritz is a Grade II listed building and a live music venue known for its sprung dance floor. It has a capacity of 1500. Built in 1927, it was originally a dance hall before becoming a nightclub in the 60’s. Following varied ownership, in 2015 it was acquired by Live Nation Entertainment as part of the O2 Academy Group.
The O2 Ritz has seen megastars such as The Beatles, R.E.M, Morrissey, Happy Mondays, Adam Ant, and The Smiths premiered there in 1982. It is a multi-use venue space, capable of hosting anything from live music concerts and gigs, to a filming location, weddings, shows, productions, parties, conferences and award ceremonies.
Tom Meighan, K-Pop party, Aston Merrygold, Abba At The Disco, The Wonder Stuff, Martin Kemp DJ set, and Gary Numan are just a few events to look forward to. See what's on at O2 Ritz Manchester with Manchester Theatres below and book tickets online.
O2 Ritz is a Grade II listed building and a live music venue known for its sprung dance floor. It has a capacity of 1500. Built in 1927, it was originally a dance hall before becoming a nightclub in the 60’s. Following varied ownership, in 2015 it was acquired by Live Nation Entertainment as part of the O2 Academy Group.
The O2 Ritz has seen megastars such as The Beatles, R.E.M, Morrissey, Happy Mondays, Adam Ant, and The Smiths premiered there in 1982. It is a multi-use venue space, capable of hosting anything from live music concerts and gigs, to a filming location, weddings, shows, productions, parties, conferences and award ceremonies.
Tom Meighan, K-Pop party, Aston Merrygold, Abba At The Disco, The Wonder Stuff, Martin Kemp DJ set, and Gary Numan are just a few events to look forward to. See what's on at O2 Ritz Manchester with Manchester Theatres below and book tickets online.
Most Popular Shows and Events at O2 Ritz, Manchester
What's On at the O2 Ritz, Manchester
Rhinestone Rodeo
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 18 October 2024
Saddle up, the UK's biggest country night is coming for ya! After selling out dates all over the UK and Ireland, Rhinestone Rodeo is an unforgettable Country celebration. You can expect to hear bangers all night as DJs spin hits from lege...Raf-Saperra
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 18 October 2024
 Streatham-born British Punjabi music star Raf-Saperra whose "booming voice and multi-disciplinary skills have made him a new star across global south Asian communities and beyond" (The Guardian) mixes UK garage, boom-bap bhangra, boliya...Aston Merrygold (JLS)
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 19 October 2024
Aston Merrygold performs solo favourite such as "Get Stupid", "Trudy", "I Ain't Missing You", "How Many Times" and just maybe the occasional throwback to JLS. Recent months have also seen Aston star as a special guest judge during the 'The...Fu Manchu
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Monday 21 October 2024
2020 marked the 30th anniversary of the existence of Fu Manchu. Originally formed in 1985 as a Black Flag-influenced hardcore punk band called Virulence, Fu Manchu has since become one of hard rock's most celebrated names. Since the band's ...Abba at the Disco
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 24 October 2024
Abba at the Disco Plus The Tina Turner Show & Bohemian Champion Celebrating 50 years of Abba's Eurovision Win, with the Ultimate Leading Abba Tribute "Abba At The Disco" taking to the stage with tributes to Queen and Tina Turner, taking you...EMF + Jesus Jones
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 25 October 2024
"Right Here, Right Now", two of the 90s most enduring alternative-rock acts are going toe-to-toe on what's shaping up to be an "Unbelievable" tour, sharing a bill for the first time ever. EMF and Jesus Jones will also be joined by very spec...
WOMEX 24 Festival: Club Summit
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 25 - Saturday 26 October 2024
Piranha Arts and Manchester Music City present WOMEX 24 Festival: Club Summit. Doors at 11:55pm. (Show starts at 1am) Curfew is 4am. Security - Bag Policy Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave larg...Los Bitchos
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 26 October 2024
Panthers prowling through a desert. Cowgirls swaggering into a saloon and kicking up dust. Riding shotgun with a Tarantino heroine. Having the fiesta of your lives under a giant pinata with all your friends. Los Bitchos' hallucinatory surf-...Creeper
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 31 October 2024
The Southampton horror punk band's devoted fanbase were devastated when frontman Will Gould announced the end of the band during a sold-out Koko show in 2018. But now, the band are reborn. ...Pullup Recordings - AFD
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 31 October 2024
All Fcking Day (AFD), the brand new concept from Wales' largest dance music brand, is an all day, community driven event unlike anything else you've ever seen. ...The Lilacs
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 1 November 2024
Wigan band The Lilacs have hit the scene with a bang already performing on stages at Manchester Academy, o2 Ritz and London's O2 Academy Islington ...A Tribute to Jilly's Rockworld
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 2 November 2024
A celebration of a Manchester institution, the legendary Oxford Road rock club opened in the 1970s - originally known as Fagan's before being renamed Jilly's in 1983 - attracting punks, rockers, goths, metalheads, skaters, moshers and ind...Sam Tompkins
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 2 November 2024
 Mentored by Justin Bieber, the young Brighton acoustic R&B singer reached no.7 in the UK charts with his debut album in March 2022. His genre-defying signature sound, a fusion he aptly describes as 'emotive songwriter, cinematic pop' ...Kamelot
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 3 November 2024
Florida symphonic metal act Kamelot have held their own, very special position in the world of rock and heavy music. Their elaborate melodic metal has always opened itself in a remarkably clever way to like-minded styles, integrating progre...
NIKI
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Wednesday 6 November 2024
Nashville-based Indonesian alt pop singer-songwriter Nicole Zefanya, better known as NIKI, has garnered global recognition for her songwriting and musicianship and is among the most popular female artists from Indonesia. ...Warmduscher
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 7 November - Saturday 7 December 2024
The salaciously groovy and expertly grimey Warmduscher have never taken to the term "supergroup", but it's safe to say that their unique, potent blend of raw musicianship, down 'n' dirty rock riffs and devil-may-care party attitude was birt...The Orb + Ozric Tentacles
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 8 November 2024
Two giants of underground psych-dance culture come together for an evening of audio-visual sensory overload. Get ready to here the ambient soundscapes and pulsing rhythms of The Orb and Ozric Tentacles' blend of instrumental psychedelic ro...Artemas
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 9 November 2024
Garnering global attention with hundreds of millions of streams with his singles "if you think i'm pretty," and the internationally chart-topping I Like the Way You Kiss Me" London-based Oxfordshire-Cypriot Artemas Diamandis has only been r...
They Might Be Giants
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Critically acclaimed Brooklyn-based Alternative Rock duo They Might Be Giants are probably best known in the UK for their 1990 Top 10 hit "Birdhouse in Your Soul" or 2001 track "Boss of Me", which was the theme tune to US sitcom Malcolm i...ROLE MODEL
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Wednesday 13 November 2024
Tucker Pillsbury, known professionally as ROLE MODEL, is an American singer-songwriter and former rapper who performs bedroom pop with an acoustic guitar. Influenced by Mac Miller and Elvis Presley, his relatable lyrics cover topics such a...English Teacher
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 14 November 2024
Leeds indie rock frontrunners appeared on Later... with Jools Holland in November 2023 with their song "Nearly Daffodils" named one of the 10 best songs of 2023 by Time magazine. ...The Wailers
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 15 November 2024
Bob Marley and the Wailers recorded, toured and made history together between 1972 and 1981. It was Bob Marley himself that requested the Wailers stayed together. Today, carrying on the mission are legitimate members, children-of-legends an...Discos for Grown Ups - 70s Disco, 80s Pop & 90s Dance Anthems
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 16 November 2024
An incredible night of disco, the legendary pop-up 70s, 80s and 90s disco party is bringing the boogie to town. Get glittered up for a fun, fab and feel-good night of dancing with people your own age to all your favourite 70s disco, 80s po...PROGRESS Wrestling - Chapter 173 - Stay Young & Invincible
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 17 November 2024
PROGRESS WRESTLING Chapter 175 - Stay Young & Invincible Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable ...The Hardkiss
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Tuesday 19 November 2024
Formed by husband-and-wife duo Julia Sanina and Valeriy Bebko, Ukrainian alt-rock band The Hardkiss participated in the Ukrainian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Helpless", placing second in the final....Blossoms
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Wednesday 20 November 2024
Stockport quintet Blossoms burst onto the Manchester scene in the 2010s, quickly rising from local clubs to festival stages and the top of the UK Album charts within a few short years. Their catchy, synth-forward blend of Brit-pop and indi...Alien Ant Farm + CKY
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 21 November 2024
Almost a decade on from their last album and 25 years as a band, California's Alien Ant Farm announce a co-headline UK tour alongside fellow American rock band CKY. With over 5 million albums sold worldwide, Alien Ant Farm are perhaps best ...Stereo MC's
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 22 November 2024
Formed in 1985, Stereo MCs hit the public's attention with 1990 album Supernatural and single Elevate My Mind. It was 1992 follow up Connected, with hit singles of the same name and Step It Up that confirmed their status at the front of a b...
Don't Stop Queen Now - Tribute to Queen
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 23 November 2024
Don't Stop Queen Now's energetic and true-to-life performance, fronted by the incredible Michael Spence who has featured on ITV1 as Freddie Mercury, brings Queen's 50 year reign to life in a show that's guaranteed to blow your mind! The si...Brian Kelley (Florida Georgia Line)
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 24 November 2024
Diamond-selling superstar Brian Kelley enters the next chapter of a record-breaking, history-making career. With a sold-out run of shows and back-to-back residencies at Tribe Kelley Surf Post in Grayton Beach, Florida - owned by the Ormond ...FIt For An Autopsy + Sylosis
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Tuesday 26 November 2024
New Jersey deathcore band Fit For an Autopsy are known for their mix of extreme metal and hardcore elements, cementing their place in the metal scene with a relentless aggression, technical prowess and socially conscious lyrics. Their music...Hard-Fi
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Wednesday 27 November 2024
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small. Only one small ba...Massive Wagons
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 29 November 2024
Massive Wagons are a British rock band from Lancaster founded in 2009. The band are currently signed to Nottingham-based independent record label Earache Records and in 2018 released their fourth studio album Full Nelson, in doing so securi...Massive Wagons Manchester Tickets
The Smyths - Tribute to The Smiths
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 30 November 2024
The Smyths are a joyous celebration of arguably the greatest band of all time, Manchester legends The Smiths. Thrillingly accurate, the group have amassed a huge following and regularly sell out huge venues both here and abroad. 2023 marks...Smash Into Pieces
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Tuesday 3 December 2024
Multiple award-winning Swedish rock-export Smash Into Pieces have past half a billion Spotify streams & YouTube views. They have evolved into one of the fastest rising Scandinavian alternative rock bands after making a big breakthrough in t...Sundara Karma
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Wednesday 4 December 2024
Sundara Karma are an alt pop band formed in 2011 in Reading. The band consists of lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Oscar Pollock, lead guitarist Ally Baty, bassist Dom Cordell and drummer Haydn Evans. The band's name is derived from ...The Slow Readers Club
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 5 December 2024
Manchester's The Slow Readers Club deliver an energetic blend of driving drums and infectious guitar lines with evocative verses and anthemic choruses, imbued with their idiosyncratic brand of insightful and confronting lyricism, all set a...
Alabama 3
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 7 December 2024
South London's beloved roots-futurists Alabama 3 are adored the world over for 1997's inaugural smash 'Woke Up This Morning', whose marriage of Howlin' Wolf samples and trip hop beats provided the theme music for long-running HBO series 'Th...Swiftogeddon - The Taylor Swift Club Night
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 7 December 2024
Swiftogeddon is a night run by fans, for fans to come together and worship at the altar of Taylor Swift: non-stop Swifty all night: deep cuts, extended mixes, fan favourites and all the hits. The greatest songwriter of her generation? That'...DIIV
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Monday 9 December 2024
Indebted to classic kraut, dreamy Creation-records psychedelia, and the primitive-crunch of late-80s Seattle, Zachary Cole Smith's Brooklyn-based indie rockers yield a multiplicity of textures, lyrical themes, and moods. Dark and honest to ...The Wonder Stuff
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 12 December 2024
 Stourbridge indie rockers The Wonder Stuff boast an extensive catalogue which includes UK Top 20 hits "The Size of a Cow", "Unbearable", "Caught in My Shadow", "Don't Let Me Down, Gently", "Circlesquare" and the chart-topping cover "D...
Dylan John Thomas
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 13 December 2024
The Glaswegian indie folk rocker has an incredible story, going from foster care and busking to, appearing on The Voice UK and supporting Gerry Cinnamon and Liam Gallagher. Named after Bob Dylan, his influences include Johnny Cash, Bob Dy...The Twang
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 14 December 2024
Inspired by acts like Happy Mondays and The Streets, the Midlands indie rockers formed at Kidderminster College in 2004, with a goal to create the antithesis of dance music, mixing dance grooves and blistering guitar riffs. Three years lat...Bladee
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 15 - Monday 16 December 2024
Bladee first started gaining notoriety in 2013 for his self-released, emotionally charged take on rap; growing up in Stockholm and thus completely detached from any sort of rap tradition, he was left to invent a new one - patching together ...Bad Manners
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 19 December 2024
Buster Bloodvessel, one of the biggest characters in Ska, has stayed loyal to the music and has become as influential as he is entertaining with his band Bad Manners, who are best known for their biggest hits, "Lip Up Fatty" (UK No.15 in 19...Definitely Mightbe - The Definitive Tribute to Oasis
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 19 December 2024
The longest established Oasis tribute in the world with over 2,000 shows under their belt. So, as good as the real thing? Well the lengendary Alan McGee thought so when he recently introduced the band live on stage! So they..... DEFINITELY ...Brutus Gold's Love Train
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 20 December 2024
Lock up your daughters.... your mothers.... your self-tan spray and your cheap cologne! Brutus Gold and his Love Train are steaming into town for a night thick and heavy with 70s grooves. Self-proclaimed Puerto Rican Love God, Brutus Gold ...How to get to the O2 Ritz, Manchester
Most Popular Shows and Events at O2 Ritz, Manchester
