Upstairs at the Ritzy is the lovely bar and exciting venue above the Ritzy Cinema. We're open 7 nights a week and we pride ourselves on being a well-known & well-loved cultural hub for Brixton. Our stage show-cases a consistently high standard of live music, from Reggae, Afro-beat & Vintage-Swing, to World-Jazz, Folk, Blues, Balkan & beyond! Plus we bring a monthly comedy feast, open mic, performance, workshops & all sorts of exciting group activities. We love it and we think it ís high time we saw you in here. Get on Up!

Your Platform Awaits

If you are a musician or performer and would like to show us what you can do, then please drop us an email with some links for us to listen to and have a look at what you're about. If you want to be kept in the loop of what ís coming up, but don't want to be bombarded with mail, then make sure you sign up to our monthly listings newsletter, Twitter feeds, or Facebook page.

Members gain further benefits at Upstairs at The Ritzy, including reduced price tickets (sometimes free!), discounts on drinks and priority booking for certain events. If you have not thought about becoming member before, but the new music and events bar sounds like it might be your new home away from home, it will be worth checking out the advantages of joining - read all about Membership.

Private Hire

The recently refurbished Upstairs venue is also available to hire for private or corporate functions either during the day for your product launch, training, or meeting, or in the evening for your private party, screening or event. Whatever your needs, well be able to create a package to suit you, so just contact us with your requirements: email ritzy.events@picturehouses.co.uk or call us on 020 7326 2615.

Regular Events

See 'Events Tab for full listings... but whilst you're here... feature nights include: 

JUJU! with DJ Volta45 + Chief Commander Yaaba, showcasing the finest hand-picked selection of true roots music from the heart & soul of Africa: 1st Saturday of The Month

IT'S A SWING THING! Don your finest flappers and jazz shoes ladies and gents. It's about time Brixton found it's very own Swing time fun house…. And we're going to make darn sure we do our best to showcase the finest Swing bands and DJ the UK has to offer: 3rd Saturday of the month

Ritzy Crackers Comedy 3rd Thursday of the month (except August... with Edinburgh stealing all the good'uns)

Our carefully chosen regulars:

Jazz Moods Live with DJ Gordon Wedderburn + special live guest 1st Monday of the month.

Science In The Pub: 1st Tuesday of the month

Soul House: 1st Friday of the month

Catch A Fire: Brixton's longest running live Reggae night: 1st Sunday of the month

Ritzy Platform Open Mic: 2nd Tuesday & last Monday of the month

Emperor's New Shorts: Short film & live music night with the splendid Michael O'Kelly: 3rd Sunday of the month

SPARK LONDON OPEN MIC: A True Story-Telling Event: 3rd Monday of the month

SHEPHERD's DELIGHT: The charming collective of Adam Beattie & The Consultants with his Folk stews and dirty Blues present a wealth of specially selected folk friend to play alongside:  3rd Wednesday of the month.

YOU'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BOAT: FILM QUIZ - The best in London. FACT! Last Tuesday of the month (except Aug 23rd & Sept 20th due to birthdays...)

PRINCES AMONGST MEN The consistently brilliant Gypsy (& yonder) showcase night with DJs Garth Cartwright & Leon Parker: Last Sunday of the month