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
Benson Blakes award-winning food
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’...
Kelvedon Singers for Choral Night
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...
Gladwell on Sunday
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...
Big time blues artist to share Friday headline
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...
GOATS CHEESE ON SUNDAY!
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...
LETS GO CRAZY!
‘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...
SKA ON SUNDAY!
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 bringing soul to BMF Sunday!
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...
JO HARMAN – BRITISH BLUES AWARDS 2014 ‘FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR’ – IS HEADLINING FRIDAY NIGHT
"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...
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
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...
THE STONES ON SUNDAY
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...