Festival News
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...
Small festival, BIG heart
BMF's biggest donation ever to local charities After celebrating its biggest and most successful year, Bures Music Festival is donating over £14,000 to local charities and organisations. St Helena Hospice in Colchester, the Dream Appeal for the Children’s Ward at...
BMF 2016 dates announced
BMF 2016: 6 to 10 July Have your 2016 diaries at the ready: Bures Music Festival has just announced its dates for next year. The five-day music festival will run from Wednesday 6 to Sunday 10 July 2016. And with 2016 being our 20th birthday, the festival will be in...
WEEKEND RUNNING ORDER AND TIMES
We have had literally hundreds of requests for the running order and times of the bands this Saturday and Sunday - so here you are! We can't wait! Obviously subject to change etc etc....
Tonight (Thursday 9th) is Jazznights AND B-Fest!
JAZZNIGHTS Tina May is a regular performer at top jazz and arts festivals and performs with the BBC Big Band. The award-winning Derek Nash is a long-term member of the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, and has performed with Eric Clapton, Amy Winehouse, Sir...
Browse the BMF 2015 brochure
Check out the BMF brochure to get you in the mood for the week/weekend! Click on the images to enlarge.
‘Best’ dressed to win BMF 2016 tickets!
Why not look the part for our headline acts on Saturday and Sunday? The Bures Music Festival is giving away a free ticket to BMF 2016 to the best dressed, so don your funkiest flares, your darkest shades or your shiniest shirts for a chance to win.
It’s forecast to be a great festival
With Bures Music Festival only a week away we have been nervously checking the long range weather forecast and hoping for the best. It looks like it's going to be perfect weather for the Festival according to the BBC Monthly Outlook. That's great news for those taking...
Go Anywhere! Enjoy unlimited travel to BMF on the bus
Are you planning to travel to Bures Music Festival by bus? If so, you can take advantage of the Hedingham & Chambers go Anywhere ticket to enjoy unlimited travel across the Hedingham & Chambers network. How much does it cost? Day (Hedingham and Chambers) Adult...
Stock & Bailey brings a touch of sparkle to BMF
BMF will be fizzing into life with Stock & Bailey’s pop-up champagne and Pimm's bar. A new addition to Bures Music Festival this year, Stock & Bailey will be serving a range of summer drinks from white and rosé prosecco to champagne and Pimm’s. The stylish bar...
Roger, Larraine and the Jazznights Trio return!
Roger Odell has kindly returned once more to both organise and compere the music for Thursday night's Jazznights presents in St. Mary's Church. Not only do we have legends Tina May and Derek Nash (see older posts), but we also have Larraine Odell and The Jazznights...
Kids Go Free with orders in June!
If you buy your tickets before the end of June you can take advantage of our Kids Go Free offer with the coupon code: eb2015kids4free (Only 50 available) available on all Kids tickets until the 1st of July. Whether it's a Festival Pass or just a single event ticket...
THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS!
This time next month it with be the Bures Music Festival 2015. We are in full preparation mode and can't wait! Check out this snap of the 2012 audience during Queen tribute Rhapsody. Who can you spot?
BMF 2015 FULL LINE-UP REVEALED
We are very excited to reveal the 2015 line-up, especially as it is the biggest and best yet! We can't wait - don't forget to get yourself some reduced price tickets now. These include single event tickets, which are available from our shop now.
Tina May: one of the UK’s finest jazz vocalists
"That great rarity, a singer who enhances a song." The Observer Tina May is an award-winning jazz vocalist who began her apprenticeship as a student in France. Tina's repertoire of jazz classics includes everything from swing to Edith Piaf and according to All Music...
Sunday Toots!
Fancy something different on Sunday 11th July at the BMF? Say, a little ukulele and perhaps a bit of mandolin, and maybe some other cool string instruments played by talented people? Perhaps they could sing too and play some fab tunes we all love. Well, you’re not...
Benson Blakes award-winning food
We’re very excited to announce that food this year will be provided by Benson Blakes Bar & Grill – renowned for their award-winning gourmet burgers and delicious street-food dishes. Benson Blakes was established in 2003 and was at the forefront of ‘street food’...
Kelvedon Singers for Choral Night
We like to keep some BMF traditions and this one’s truly worth it. Wednesday night is choral night at St. Mary’s Church and this year’s magical performance is courtesy of The Kelvedon Singers. With their promise of everything from Elizabethan madrigals to Broadway...
Gladwell on Sunday
Who’s in the official ‘who’s who’ of rock and pop? Robbie Gladwell of Steve Harley’s Cockney Rebel fame, that’s who. He may be a bit of a hero around these parts but he’s taking time out of his Steve Harley tour to play for us on Sunday. And he’s bringing his band and...