Festival News

On Wednesday 1st of November, Bures Music Festival was honoured to present cheques totalling £14,000 to charities in Bures and the surrounding communities.   Our presentation event welcomed representatives from many organisations, including St Nicholas Hospice...

ALL Earlybird tickets for 2024 have now SOLD OUT. Advanced Price Festival Passes and camping tickets go on sale  very soon, so watch this space!

ALL camping, Full Festival and Saturday tickets have now SOLD OUT. However we still have tickets for our amazing night of blues with When Rivers Meet and Laurence Jones, a whole Sunday of amazing acts including Doctor and the Medics and The Downsetters plus choral on...

WE ARE CLOSE TO SELLING OUT BMF SATURDAY 2023! Therefore we are almost out of Festival Passes too, and we expect to sell out both by early next week so please buy today to avoid disappointment. Very exciting news after all the preparation and work the team of...

We are very excited to welcome back the perfect Saturday evening act! The Committed, a homage to hit 90s film The Commitments, was formed in 2005 by Neal Hargreaves and is considered by many as the world’s number one ‘Commitments’ tribute band. Their 10-piece line up...

Voted in the top 10 “Best blues guitar players in the world today.” Music Radar Often compared to Eric Clapton, Laurence Jones has developed a virtuoso pedigree as the UK’s hottest guitar-slinger, with a crossover sound that’s earned multiple awards and accolades. His...

They’re back! The unstoppable masters of glam rock, Doctor and the Medics, who shot to fame worldwide in the 80s, are booked to headline BMF Sunday.Their 1986 hit “Spirit in the Sky” sold more than 24 million copies and was number 1 in 23 countries. The flamboyant...

We are very excited to announce that co-headliners of Friday night are the critically acclaimed When Rivers Meet.Combining powerful vocals with thundering guitar riffs, When Rivers Meet exploded onto the scene in 2019 and have gone on to win multiple accolades,...

D’Ukes are making a welcome return to BMF on Saturday 8th July! The band, who have been performing together for over 13 years, have previously headlined festivals in the Czech Republic & Poland as well as a sell-out theatre concerts in France. They have sold out...

Suffolk based, and featuring ex-Bures boy Matt Hearnden, The Cabin Band released their debut EP ‘Blaxhall’ last November with plans to release their album early this summer. Their semi acoustic music is a mix of rock, pop and folk with a hint of Americana - with the...

MUSE No.1 tribute act CYDONIA KNIGHTS co-headline Saturday 8th July. Yes this year we have a stadium rock vibe on our Saturday night - it is going to be huge. Formed by Muse fans, for Muse fans, they give Muse (& live music) fans exactly what they want from a...

Preparations have been underway for some time, and organisers of the five-day, not-for-profit festival have begun announcing this year’s exciting line-up of superb headliners and amazing local acts. They’re also working on the packed schedule of additional acoustic...

As well as our Little Top bar, we have a fantastic array of food and drink stalls at the festival, most with vegetarian and/or vegan options including: Thursday to SundayYum Yum - burgers, fish, chips etc Friday to SundayChickpea Curry (vegan options)Wok n' Roll...

Important information about collecting your wristbands if you're joining us this year. Please note we do not send out physical tickets. If you bought tickets online you will be able to collect your wristbands at the gate. There may be wristbands for some events...

Dear BMFers..To avoid disappointment and to make the gate entry run smoothly we’d like to clarify this year’s licensing, security and health & safety including IPC (infection prevention control) restrictions. We DO allow:       Folding chairs (Outside the tents...

On FRIDAY 8th July, award winning Elles Bailey hits the stage before Animals and Friends. Having powered her way to the forefront of the British blues and roots scene through her creative energy and stunning live shows, her third album ‘Shining in the Half Light’...

Acoustic stage regular Gavin Bowern returns to BMF with his Americana and alt-folk rock ‘n’ roll band Palomino Kings on Sunday 10th July. Featured on BBC Introducing, Palomino Kings are looking forward to bringing their rootsy rhythm section, dirty guitars,...

BMF 2022’s penultimate act, The ELO Encounter, returns to our stage with some of the finest musicians in the UK, to create the ultimate live tribute to Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra.This unmissable show features soaring strings, striking vocal harmonies and...

On Sunday 10th July we close BMF 2022 with The Los Palmas 6 - unquestionably the best Madness tribute band in the world. Sax player Steve Turner played sax with Madness for eight years and recorded three albums with them.Both Lee Thompson and Woody from Madness have...

THE full BMF 2022 line-up is here! Earlybird tickets are on sale until 1st July so get your tickets today here.

In 2015, they blew the roof off the BMF stage as Purple Rain.In 2022, this definitive Prince tribute act returns to BMF with the name New Purple Celebration, celebrating the music, life and legacy of the legend known as Prince in a non-stop, high-energy show. Prepare...

FRIDAY HEADLINER ANNOUNCEMENT! One of the biggest ever bands to descend on Bures Music Festival is rhythm and blues act the Animals and Friends. This is an unmissable opportunity to see them perform on the BMF stage as part of their farewell tour on Friday 8th July....

Playing as far afield as the Dominican Republic and recently Mexico filling in for The Killers, the band have played to audiences of up to 30,000 people since forming in 2006. Having been lauded by The Killers themselves, they are coming to Bures to play back to back...