Festival News
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...
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...