The Ritz (Manchester)
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| The Ritz | |
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| Address | Whitworth Street |
| City | Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Owned by | MAMA & Company |
| Capacity | 1,500 |
| Rebuilt | 2011 |
| Previous names | Manchester Ritz |
| Website | |
| mamacolive.com/theritz | |
The Ritz is a live music venue in Whitworth Street West in Manchester. It won Manchester's Best Bar None and Club awards for 2006/2007 organised by the Greater Manchester Police.
Many bands have played here including The Beatles, R.E.M., The Stone Roses, Arctic Monkeys, The Smiths, Snow Patrol, Happy Mondays, Adam Ant, Dropkick Murphys. The venue is notable for its unusual "springy" dancefloor.[1]
The venue is also occasional host to events run by third party entertainment brands such as Propaganda, GoGo & Erasmus Parties.
The venue can be seen in an episode of Cracker (UK TV series) in the background during a sequence filmed in the tunnel of Great Marlborough Street.
