Festival News

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

“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...

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 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 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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

“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...

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...

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...

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...

We hope you had a fantastic time at Bures Music Festival 2016. We really enjoyed ourselves and it was truly amazing to see so many happy faces throughout the weekend. But we know there are always areas that can be improved so that we can keep on getting better – and...