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
CHORAL NIGHT
Date: Wednesday 9th July 2025
STOUR VALLEY SINGERS and British soprano JESSICA EDOM-CAREY
Venue: St Marys Church
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
FRIDAY NIGHT
Date: Friday 11th July 2025
Line-up:
WHEN RIVERS MEET
BRAVE RIVAL
MIM GREY (duo)
Venue: Recreation Ground – Big Top
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
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
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...
High energy start to Saturday night!
This band is fast becoming a festival favourite and it’s not hard to see why. The Turner Brothers know how to get people on their feet and dancing. They’re booked for BMF and we can’t think of a better way to get the party started. Originally from Watford, brothers...