BMF 2026 Events
CHORAL NIGHT
Date: Wednesday 8th July 2026
Line-up: FUNKY VOICES
Venue: St Marys Church
JAZZ NIGHT
Date: Thursday 9th July 2026
Line-up: Chris Ingham’s STEELY JAZZ
Venue: St Marys Church
B-FEST
Date: Thursday 9th July 2026
Showcase for young performers aged 9 – 19
Just a £1 donation for a ticket for all ages!
Venue: Recreation Ground – Big Top
FRIDAY NIGHT
Date: Friday 10th July 2026
Line-up: DR. FEELGOOD, ANSLEY LISTER + LUCCA MAE
Venue: Recreation Ground – Big Top
Festival News
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,...
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...