Festival News
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
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...
Give us your feedback to make 2017 even better
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...
Online Sales Closed, Tickets Available on the Gate for Sunday
For logistical reasons we have closed the online ticket shop for 2016 but we have tickets available on the gate for Sunday. Gates open at midday and an adult ticket costs £20.00, Teens £10 and a Child Ticket is a mere £2.00! So if you can tear yourself away from...
Tuck into scrummy festival food by Stock & Bailey
Stock & Bailey are matching the success of their brilliant Pimm's and Champagne bar with a delicious range of festival food to tickle your tastebuds and keep you sustained throughout the weekend. Fill up on trusty festival favourites such as cheese burgers,...
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!
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...
LaVendore Rogue conjure blues magic on Sunday
LaVendore Rogue are ready to hit you with their fiery blend of bourbon-soaked, cross-genre rock ’n’ roll. One of the most exciting bands on the roots scene they might hail from nearby Colchester but their sound is straight out of the American deep South. LaVendore...
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...
Alvin Youngblood Hart’s Muscle Theory
A roots group with muscle power 'A live explosion of roots rock'? Alvin Youngblood Hart’s Muscle Theory sounds like the perfect fit for Bures Music Festival’s supersonic blues and rock night. The US-based trio are renowned for their blurred line of blues, roots,...
New talent starts with B-Fest!
Entries are rolling in for our young talent evening which takes place in the Bures Music Festival big top on Thursday 7 July. Indie bands, choirs, singers and solo instrumentalists aged between 9 and 19 years old will be showcasing their talents, battling it out for...
Jazznights headliner @ BMF 20
In just a few short years, UK-based Swiss guitarist Nicolas Meier has carved out a reputation as one of the UK’s most original guitarists, drawing on a love of Turkish, eastern, flamenco and tango music all mixed with jazz. He is also a member of the Jeff Beck Band...
Bring on the Night!
What night? BMF Saturday night. Because The Secret Police are headlining alongside Bootleg Blondie. The Secret Police is the world’s longest running Police tribute band. Three incredible musicians recreate the sound of The Police during the time they dominated the...
BMF Saturday is going to get HOT!
Hot Tramp is a contemporary blues rock ’n roll trio from Ipswich. Drawing inspiration from the great electric blues bands of the 60s while adding a touch of soulful R&B, they aim not to reinvent the wheel but rather to keep it rolling. Hot Tramp injects youthful...
Ady Johnson returns!
BMF welcomes back Ady Johnson and his band. His sound is described as ‘Graham Coxon’s Spinning Top colliding with Tom Waits’ Bone Machine’. His new EP ‘Thank You for the Good Things’, produced by award winning producer Gerry Diver, has been met with rave reviews, as...
High energy start to Saturday night!
This band is fast becoming a festival favourite and it’s not hard to see why. The Turner Brothers know how to get people on their feet and dancing. They’re booked for BMF and we can’t think of a better way to get the party started. Originally from Watford, brothers...
Megastar to bring world-class blues to BMF Friday
Friday night at BMF just got very exciting indeed. How do we feel about having a Grammy-award winning artist in our midst? That’s right, we’re very, very happy to welcome blues musician Alvin Youngblood Hart and his band Muscle Theory to our festival. The likes of Bob...
All you need is love on Sunday
In the wake of sad news of George Martin, we’re honoured to announce our next band for BMF. There’s no greater and more fitting finale to BMF 2016 than the fabulous Counterfeit Beatles! The Counterfeit Beatles are huge in the UK and internationally. They’ve headlined...
Classic act returns for BMF Friday
We’re honoured and delighted to announce that the one and only, amazing and all-time favourite classic blues band Dr Feelgood is returning to headline our Friday night. From Canvey Island, Essex, Dr Feelgood have played at Bures Music Festival twice before, and we had...
Explosive headliner for BMF Saturday
Things are getting serious BMF friends. We’ve got a blinder of a headliner for Saturday and it’s just not possible to keep it to ourselves any longer… There are tribute acts and there are tribute triumphs. This band, ladies and gentlemen, is a triumph. Bootleg Blondie...
First 2016 band announcement!
Hello festivalers! 2016 is well and truly underway, and so is the planning for BMF 2016 🙂 It’s our 20th anniversary this year, so you know that means we’re doing everything we can to make it the best one yet. You wouldn’t believe what we’ve got happening, and we...
Line up for 2016 nearly complete!
We've been busy little bees booking the bands virtually since the day our 2015 festival ended and we've nearly completed the 2016 line up already! We can honestly say BMF20 going to be the biggest and best yet! There are only a couple of afternoon slots left, so if...