Festival News

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.  

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...

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 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...

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...

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.

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...

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’...

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...

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...

He’s epic. He’s amazing. And he’s coming to BMF. If you haven’t heard of Marcus Bonfanti then get yourself down to the Big Top on Friday night because he’s another British Blues Awards winner and one of the biggest acts to hit our stage. He’s bringing his band with...

Now for something a bit different – ukulele versions of the hits of The Chemical Brothers, Draft Punk and The Prodigy. Seriously, you’ve got to hear this. By their own description, Crème de Chevre have been, “playing other people's songs in a silly way to drunk people...

‘Purple rain, purple rain… I only want to see you underneath the purple rain. Honey I know, I know…’ Bet you can’t guess who’s coming to BMF Saturday night? Could it be the tiny, purple-wearing, crotch-grabbing, hip-thrusting, multi-talented hit maker that is Prince I...

Announcement time! Sunday’s going to be UBER MASSIVE this year and here’s another reason why. We’ve booked top London ska band The Kubricks to come and shake up the party. Cool people like Huey Morgan (Fun Lovin' Criminals, BBC Radio 6 Music) really love these guys...

We’re excited to announce that The Essex Blues Brothers are gracing our stage on Sunday with their 8-piece band, topping the bill alongside The Stones. This is not just any show. It’s a bleedin’ party! So you can leave your hat on, and your darkest shades, and make...

"On course to be the finest female soul and blues vocalist in the UK," says the Daily Mirror. "Sometimes you hear a voice that leaves you speechless.... I am,” says Huey Morgan on Radio 2. “Stunning…our tip for 2013. Harman’s music mainlines the human soul,” says The...

Last year's Saturday night was a sell out as we danced our socks off to Planet Abba. This year, Saturday 11th July at we are bringing you the closest thing you will ever get to the legendary Bee Gees, the world's 4th best-selling music artists of all time. Jive...

Really, really big news! BMF Sunday is set to rival our last few Saturday nights because we’re bringing you the biggest band in the world (or as good as) to headline on July 12th. THE STONES! Yep, they’re the world-renowned tribute to The Rolling Stones, used to...