Amazing ‘The Who’ tribute act to co-headline Sunday

Amazing ‘The Who’ tribute act to co-headline Sunday

Said to be Europe’s premier live tribute to The Who, Who’s Next is booked to co-headline Bures Music Festival on Sunday, July 9 in the Big Top. Who’s Next captures a magical point in time when many believe that The Who were the greatest rock and roll band on earth....
Rhapsody is back for BMF 2017!

Rhapsody is back for BMF 2017!

The act that created one of the biggest party nights in BMF history is returning to headline Saturday night. Thanks to the brilliant response of festival-goers in 2012 and requests to bring them back, ‘Rhapsody… Is this the real Queen’ can’t wait to help Bures Music...
Hold on Tight! The ELO Encounter to kick off Saturday night

Hold on Tight! The ELO Encounter to kick off Saturday night

“Not really a tribute, that cheapens what this band do, which is to transport you back to those days. So sensitively and authentically done, at times it felt like it was actually ELO being mirrored up there on the stage.” Bures Music Festival has secured The ELO...
Doctor and the Medics to headline Sunday

Doctor and the Medics to headline Sunday

The ultimate masters of glam rock, Doctor and the Medics, who shot to fame worldwide in the 80s, are booked to headline BMF Sunday. The flamboyant rockers are stopping in on their whirlwind schedule to blow the roof off our Big Top in the biggest festival finale we’ve...
Christmas announcement

Christmas announcement

Hello! We wondered how we could send you all a really cool Christmas present. And we thought, why not announce the first band of 2017 – the headliner of Friday’s Blues and Rock night. And my goodness, it’s a beauty. So here goes… We’ve only gone and booked King...

A BIG THANK YOU!

Thanks to all the lovely people who attended BMF 2016 we managed to raise more than £12,500 for charity 🙂 We were delighted to distribute all the profits in a presentation ceremony last week. Among the many recipients were St Helena Hospice in Colchester and St...
Bures Music Festival is gearing up for its 21st birthday

Bures Music Festival is gearing up for its 21st birthday

We had an amazing 2016, but 2017 is going to be even better. It’s our 21st birthday and we’re already working on ways to make it awesome! The festival will run from July 5 to July 9, 2017 – five days of the best music and entertainment this side of the tracks. And the...
Sound Mirrors on Sunday

Sound Mirrors on Sunday

Chelmsford band Sound Mirrors is a six-piece, sunshine pop and alt-rock collective. Describing their music as “songs about space rockets and sunshine, played by misfits, for optimists”, Sound Mirrors combine classic songwriting with a wall-of-sound approach, Hammond...
LAST CALL FOR BMF ADVANCE PRICE TICKETS!

LAST CALL FOR BMF ADVANCE PRICE TICKETS!

The last day of our Advance ticket offer is this Tuesday the 5th of July 2016. So if you were planning on buying a Festival Pass this year snap one up at just £45 for an adult before the offer expires. The last day of Advance pricing on the individual event tickets is...
Hottest jazz night ever at BMF20!

Hottest jazz night ever at BMF20!

If you haven’t heard of this artist, then you will soon, because Emily Dankworth is a superstar! “Emily’s voice is forged from the DNA of jazz royalty… No surprise that it is gorgeous, smooth, lush… Shall I go on?” said Ralph Salmins. And as one of the music elite’s...

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