Festival News
BMF 2017 WEEKEND RUNNING ORDER
FRIDAY Gates: 6.30pm 1. Back Porch 7.15 - 8.10 2. Danny Bryant 8.30 - 9.30 3. King King 10.00 - 11.15/11.30 SATURDAY Gates: midday 1. B-Fest category winner 12.45 - 1.10 2. B-Fest winner 1.30 –1.55 3. Wooden Maiden 2.15 - 3.10 4. Spacecake 3.30 -...
Doctor and the Medics round off a super Sunday
The final day of Bures Music Festival 2017 is guaranteed to round off the festival in style with Doctor and the Medics headlining this year Swinging through a kaleidoscope of styles from Folk, Blues & Rock in the early afternoon the festival you will be treated to...
No Saturday gate sales
Due to unprecedented demand for this years Bures Music Festival 2017 tickets, we regret to inform you all that there are no Saturday gate sales available. Adult Saturday Tickets and Adult Festival Passes are already sold out and there are only a few teen and child...
Bures Music Festival packs in entertainment for all ages
BMF is just a week away, and organisers are putting the finishing touches into place. With some amazing acts booked to perform at the festival, which runs from July 5 to July 9, they’re now working on the packed schedule of additional treats and entertainment for...
Rhapsody & ELO Encounter headline Saturday
Are you ready for the party atmosphere! This year our Saturday line-up is guaranteed to get you going with a long list of fantastic acts to get you in the mood to move those dancing feet. We start with the winner of this year's B-Fest and then quickly move through the...
King King, Danny Bryant and Back Porch on Friday
If you don’t know King King, you don’t know what you’re missing. They’re total blues legends. At the British Blues Awards, they won: BAND OF THE YEAR ALBUM OF THE YEAR MALE VOCAL OF THE YEAR BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR DRUMMER OF THE YEAR They are arguably Britain’s best...
Face Furniture open BMF Sunday
Adrian May (vocals, uke, guitar) and Murray Griffin (double bass) perform Adrian May’s Comedy of Masculinity. It’s a wry look at men and masculinity in songs and poems, from ‘All men are bastards’ to ‘Sometimes it’s hard to be a bloke.’ They will be joined by 'the...
BMF Saturday line-up hots up with Broken Eyes
Broken Eyes is set to perform on BMF Saturday, July 8. This Colchester alt/indie/electro collective has a history of acclaim. Its members are talented musicians who’ve hailed from the likes of bands such as Echobelly and Eskimo Disco. They’re fronted by singer Pete...
Get your Sunday Medicine at BMF 2017
Fans of The Levellers, The Waterboys or The Pogues will love Medicine, formed by singer-songwriter Mark Barnard at Glastonbury in 1996. The band is a swashbuckling live act playing a mix of foot-tapping, original Celtic-rock songs, some classics, and traditional folk...
Stretch Soul Gang on Saturday
We’re excited to welcome back Stretch Soul Gang to the Bures Music Festival. They take a pinch of funk, soul and hip hop then throw them together to cook up some soulful vocals, funky basslines, hip-hop grooves and a touch of jazz. They are fantastic live and it is...
‘Jazznights presents’ returns to BMF Thursday
Karen Sharp, Sue Richardson and Lorraine Odell, all performing with The Jazznights Trio on Thursday 6th July. Jazz saxophonist Karen Sharp has built a successful career touring prestigious festivals and jazz clubs with her own band. She has won the tenor saxophone...
Danny Bryant adds the Friday blues
“One of those amazing British talents. The boy can play guitar...” Bernard Doherty, Planet Rock UK blues-rock guitarist Danny Bryant has performed at major festivals across Europe with the likes of Joe Cocker and Carlos Santana. His album ‘Blood Money’ features...
Tier 1 pricing for Festival passes ends on 2nd of May
If you are planning on joining us for the weekend this year now is the time to buy your festival passes. This bank holiday weekend is your last chance to buy our festival passes at the Tier 1 pricing of just £40. From Tuesday 2nd May the price will increase to £45...
Bures Music Festival 2017 line up
So here it is, our 2017 full line up poster. Easily our best line up so far, we can't wait until July to get the party started Earlybird/Tier 1 full festival passes are just £40 (!!!) until May 1st so grab them while you can on our ticket page:...
Special guest: Anna Pancaldi to perform on Sunday
Bures Music Festival is delighted to announce that the extraordinarily talented singer-songwriter Anna Pancaldi is booked to perform on Sunday, July 9. “Arguably one of the hottest new acts out there.” Spindle “She doesn't need our help, we need her." Dermot O'Leary,...
Saturday night kicks off with 80s electro grooves
Saturday night at Bures Music Festival is kicking off in style with the appearance of Suffolk-based Reno & Rome. Ready with their grooviest set, Reno & Rome are set to support The ELO Encounter and Rhapsody in the Big Top. They’re bringing original tunes and...
Bures Music Festival event tickets now available
This lovely weather means we can finally start thinking about summer and, more importantly, BMF2017. We’ve been planning like crazy for our 21st birthday, and we’ve got lots to tell you about. But first, we’re delighted to announce we are releasing individual event...
BMF Website gets an upgrade!
In preparation for the inevitable rush once the event tickets go on sale on the 1st April 2017 we have given the website an upgrade. Not only have we boosted the site speed by relocating the site on to a specialist hosting company we have also increased your security...
The Committed to bring soul to Sunday
Bures Music Festival’s Sunday line-up is hotting up, with yet another great act booked to join the party. Soul act and Commitments tribute The Committed have agreed to join Who’s Next and Doctor & The Medics on Sunday night to celebrate the festival’s 21st...
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!
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
“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
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
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...