Festival News

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...

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. Sixties legends The Animals were...

Bures Music Festival has announced its joyful comeback from the restrictions of the past two years with a special 25th Anniversary event from 6th to 10th July, with many special guests and surprises in store. Preparations are fully underway, and organisers of the...

We’re so very sorry to announce that we must sadly postpone Bures Music Festival for one more year. There are a number of reasons for this. The government has made it clear that June 21st is the ‘earliest’ possible date for lifting restrictions and it’s just too close...

As you may know, the UK government has advised that because of coronavirus, restrictions on mass gatherings may not be lifted for some months. Because of this, we’re very sad to say we have no option but to postpone the festival until 6th – 10th July 2022. But there’s...

Endorsed by Ralph Rolle drummer with Nile Rodgers & Chic, GOOD TIMES are an amazingly funky 9 piece band who play completely live and are guaranteed to having you dancing to a full set of Chic classics as well as Nile Rodgers' & Bernard Edwards' produced hits...

We have been trying to book them for a number of years, so are over the moon to get them as headliner on Friday 10th July. I’m not sure they need any introduction, however if they do.... Rarely off the road since the demise of Ian Dury in 2000, but now with Derek...

Thanks to all you wonderful BMFers for coming to our little festival and for voting. We were up against some huge festivals so being a small charity event - with all of us being volunteers - it really does mean a huge amount to every single one of us. Onwards and...