Ritz Merch
Description: Founded in 1980, The Ritz was located in the historic Webster Hall ballroom and concert space on 11th Street between Third and Fourth Avenues in New York's East Village. It received national attention after an antagonistic performance by John Lydon of Public Image Limited resulted in a riot, and would later host concerts every Saturday night aired live on MTV's "Live at the Ritz." Sting performed solo for the very first time at the Ritz, and the Talking Heads the very last, while acts as varied as G'n'R, Ozzy Osbourne, Bo Diddley, Iggy Pop, and Danzig all released live albums recorded there. Distressed for an authentic vintage look.
Description: Founded in 1980, The Ritz was located in the historic Webster Hall ballroom and concert space on 11th Street between Third and Fourth Avenues in New York's East Village. It received national attention after an antagonistic performance by John Lydon of Public Image Limited resulted in a riot, and would later host concerts every Saturday night aired live on MTV's "Live at the Ritz." Sting performed solo for the very first time at the Ritz, and the Talking Heads the very last, while acts as varied as G'n'R, Ozzy Osbourne, Bo Diddley, Iggy Pop, and Danzig all released live albums recorded there. Distressed for an authentic vintage look.
Description: A black and white design featuring the word "RITZ" in large, brushstroke-style capital letters. Wavy lines and musical notes surround the text. Below "RITZ" is the text "11TH STREET BETWEEN 3RD & 4TH AVENUES". The bottom portion shows a similar layout with the word "RITZ" having subtle rainbow coloring on its edges.
Description: A black background features the large white text "RITZ" in a distressed, brush-stroke style font. Below this, in smaller white text, reads "11TH STREET BETWEEN 3RD & 4TH AVENUES". The lower portion of the layout contains white musical notes and swirling lines, reminiscent of sound waves or water.
Description: A black background with large, distressed white text reading 'RITZ' in the center. Flanking the text on both sides are white musical notes on staves and a jagged waveform, representing sound. Below the main text, in smaller white font, is '11TH STREET BETWEEN 3RD & 4TH AVENUES'.
Description: The Ritz Theatre was built in 1929 by J.J. Hegman, who owned several movie theaters in Austin, Texas. Originally a long narrow space, the Ritz was the first theater in Austin to be built specifically for the talkies, aka films with synchronized sound. The theater opened on October 13, 1929, and operated continuously as a theatre until closing in 1964. The Ritz was reopened in 1970 as a XXX grindhouse, which closed to make way for a new music venue in 1974. The venue struggled until new management took over the space in 1981 and reopened it as a punk rock club, opening the doors for an influx of punk rock and hardcore into the Austin music scene. Violence inherent to punk rock shows eventually cost the operators their liquor license.
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