Very nice redecorated old theatre. Now used for music shows. Fantastic for a more intimate experience while watching bands. Naturally drinks prices are stupid ($5 water). Not sure about bathrooms but in general for the floors were clean and the place smelled ok. Security\Crowd Control took good care of things in front of the stage. The sound system is kinda done. It's in general a little garbled and I my ears were ringing badly after even though I was nowhere near the larger speakers. Overall 8\10 venue, which seems low, but it's still my favourite venue in the Tampa area.
Can you tell me what dose the meet and greet tickets consist of for the bone thugs n harmony concert? Do you have to arrive early? And where will we be seated when the show starts? A little more information would be appreciated. Thank you.
This was my first time seeing a show at The Ritz Ybor. I was initially very impressed with the venue. Lots of space. They had an act playing in the front room while we waited for the main stage to open. The bar staff were very efficient (and we spent lots of money at the bar, which is important later). Nice clean bathrooms. The main stage area was large and seemed to have good VIP seating/ views. All my issues with this place came at the end of the night.Apparently, things close down in Ybor at 3am. This venue cut the lights on before 0240... DURING THE HEADLINERS SET... For reference, I was front and center for Of The Trees and they killed the whole vibe. Since the lights came on, people in VIP started handing out drinks and we were sipping a vodka cocktail on our way out. We got to the door, knowing we couldn't take the drink with us. We stopped to finish our drink, still inside the venue, before 0300, and a security guard snatched the drink out of my friends hand and threw it away. I was honestly confused. We had every right to finish the drink but the security staff were being bullies. After all the money we spent and a good time had, they spoiled it.I really loved this place at first but the end if the night put me off it completely. I'll think twice before attending another show here.
Came to see of the treesFriendly staffDancers2 stagesMultiple barsI loved this it was just a vibe
This is fun for most people. Once they got the new system, I just can't handle the main room as it has too much base. And I don't have as much fun since they took down the orbs. Idk why. But that was always one of my favorite parts. However, all the djs seem to be great. My bestie is a DJ and he loves going and watching others with such great talent.
Great place! Security is on top of it! We had an incident where someone couldn’t take no for an answer, and the security was quick to remove him. Very thankful for the security at that time. Should be a little bit more focused on the crowds.. we saw some things that should have been stopped earlier. Pretty good speakers and good location. Drinks were average for the area, no complaints. Looking forward to future visits and shows! Thank you for keeping the place clean and safe for all of us!
Ritz Ybor VIP ExperienceEntry to the event was painless, there's a separate entry for table guests, after entering we were introduced to our hostess who was friendly & welcoming, we were then escorted to our table (VIP 1 2A) for floor plan reference see an app called Discotech & find the Ritz Ybor.Mixers were complementary with the bottle(s), Mixers were orange juice & cranberry juice, Red Bull could be purchased in addition upon request. Our hostess checked in on us often, she made sure our mixers were full & to make sure the group was having a good time.One thing that I was surprised with in regards to this venue was a smaller DJ booth & Bar area located towards the front of the building where you enter. Enjoyed that, it was great to have there to get the group moving a little before the show.The Ritz Ybor checked a lot of boxes not every event venue can, Sound system is top of the line, a full L’ACUSTICS was installed in early January according to their Instagram post in early January as referred to me by an employee. Lighting and stage were great, a massive LED wall made the visual experience worthy to match the great sound. DJ’s Danny Time & Taylor Lace put on two great sets. Taylor Lace closed out our night with some great house music throwing down some bass as well to show what the Ritz’s new system can do.The Ritz Ybor is well deserving of a 5 Star review, very happy with how our family was treated by the staff & the quality of the venue itself.
Attended the Paul Van Dyk Concert (amazing performance by the DJs btw…they were great). Table attendees (yes we had a table service and spend probably easy $1000 on drinks) were courteous and good, door staff and security however do not belong in this business as they were rude, not professional and did not have the safety and security of customers as their priority. Especially fromthe aspect of security this place is horrible and will never get our business again. Very disappointing and we can not fathom how the security is putting such a bad taste in people’s mouths so they don’t want to give their business anymore.
Hit or miss, sometimes amazing, sometimes horrible! It depends mainly on the crowd.. the ritz has done a wonderful job at always having house and edm shows, but the crowd sometimes is rude, trashy, and disrespectful to the artists! Make sure to dance if you pay to go to a music show guys, don't be that guy. And the host of the ritz that speaks through the artists is also disrespectful towards the artists and needs to speak less! Just music and dancing please.
Killer show. Strong drinks. Changed a lot for the better. Not the same as 10 years ago