We’d like to thank you all so much for making BMF 2025 our best yet!
2026 Earlybird Festival Passes available here.
See next year!

BMF 2025 Events

B-Fest at the Recreation Ground in Bures

CHORAL NIGHT

Date: Wednesday 9th July 2025

STOUR VALLEY SINGERS and British soprano JESSICA EDOM-CAREY

Venue: St Marys Church

 

Jazz at St Marys Church in Bures

JAZZ NIGHT

Date: Thursday 10th July 2025
Line-up:
ART THEMEN ORGAN TRIO
with special guest Denny Ilett.

Venue: St Marys Church

B-FEST

Date: Thursday 10th July 2025
Showcase for young performers aged 9 to 19
Just a £1 donation for a ticket for all ages!
Venue: Recreation Ground – Big Top

 

Sunday at the Recreation Ground in Bures

FRIDAY NIGHT

Date: Friday 11th July 2025
Line-up:
WHEN RIVERS MEET
BRAVE RIVAL
MIM GREY (duo)
Venue: Recreation Ground – Big Top

Saturday at the Recreation Ground in Bures

SATURDAY

Date: Saturday 12th July 2025
Line-up: DAVID LIVE (Bowie tribute), GOOD TIMES (Chic tribute), THE DOWNSETTERS, WILSWOOD BUOYS, SLATER, THE CABIN BAND & THE WASHED UP FOLK BAND.
Venue: Recreation Ground – Big Top

Doctor and the Medics

SUNDAY

Date: Sunday 13th July 2025
Line-up: YOUNG ELTON (Elton John Tribute), THE COMMITTED, LIANNE KAYE, KOPY KATZ, SKA TOWN SYNDICATE & BEER VALLEY DRIFTERS.
Venue: Recreation Ground – Big Top

Festival News

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...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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