Festival News

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...

We said that The Bures Music Festival 2015 was going to be bigger and better then before, and we meant it! This beautiful Big Top replaces our old, awkward-shaped marquee...and we'll be announcing some of the bands who will be filling it over the next few weeks. How...

The dates for the Bures Music Festival are Wednesday 8th - Sunday 12th July 2015. We have already started booking bands and it is going to be bigger and better than ever, in more ways than one. We have big plans for Sunday including a world renowned tribute act of...

Huge thanks to all the lovely people who came to Bures Music Festival 2014. You helped us raise £12,500 for local charities, despite being one of the wettest in the event’s history! The storms and tropical-scale deluge during the course of the five days failed to...

An great B-Fest followed by amazing sets from Fleetwood Bac and Planet Abba. Thank you all for making it the best (and busiest) night ever!Proposed band times this afternoon, Sunday 13th July: Gates 11.30B-Fest winner - Chloe Hawes - 12.30 ]The Jim Jims - 1.45 Frett -...

An amazing night ahead with legends The Pretty Things and Henry Padovani - plus local cross-genre-roots quintet La Vendore Rogue. We can’t wait! Proposed timings for Friday 11th July La Vendore Rogue - 7.15pm Henry Padovani - 8.30pm The Pretty Things - 9.45pm The...

Fab music? Tick. Great location? Tick. Well-stocked bar? Double tick. But what about food you may ask? Well, Dolvinny Catering have got plenty to tickle your tastebuds over the next five days. From curries to mexican wraps, falafels to hog roast and every fast food in...

We are improving things each year and have this lovely new website and online ticketing system. As usual there are teething problems and if you bought your tickets before last week you should have been informed on your ticket confirmation email that (unless you buy...

Not only do we have legends Alan Barnes and Roger Beaujolais (see older posts), but we also have Larraine Odell and The Jazznights Trio to kick off the night. Larraine Odell began her career with the group CMU and has since performed with Jimpster at Ronnie Scott’s...

As a family friendly event we offer some excellent options for bringing you children with you to enjoy the music. To ensure that we can control the number of children all children under 16 must have a valid ticket to gain entry to the festival.  All primary school...

This year the team behind BMF have not only been working hard to bring you five days of brilliant music, we’ve also been looking at ways to improve our impact on the countryside. Fact: we’ve served over 60,000 pints since the first Bures Music Festival back in 1997....