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
BMF 2019 – Jazznights Thursday 11th July – St. Mary’s Church
Bures Music Festival is sorry to announce that due to a bereavement, Julian Marc Stringle can no longer perform for us tonight. Our thoughts are with Julian and his family. The incredible multi-instrumentalist Harry Green has kindly stepped in at short notice. Doors...
B-Fest 2019 – 11th July 2019
GATES 6.30PM The Big Top, Bures Recreation Ground Part of the 23rd Bures Music Festival ADMISSION Adult £7 Child £2 Welcome Bures Primary School ACT 1 Amelie Kington Annabelle Krijgsman Harvey Morgans Maisie Mae Miles Blackwell ‘LOFT’ (Joe Allison, Ferdi Andrew &...
Box office closed – Wednesday 10th July 2019
Tickets are now available on the gate only (Subject to availability) We expect there to be limited availability of tickets for all events but cannot guarantee availability. This year the line up is better than ever. See the lineup for more details. 5 days of amazing...
BMF 2019 weekend running order and timings
All bands are subject to change and all stage times are approximate, so please arrive early to avoid disappointment 🙂 BMF FRIDAY NIGHT Gates 6.30pm The Bay Horse Boys 7.15 Ian Siegal Band 8.20 Nine Below Zero 10.00 11.30 curfew BMF SATURDAY Gates midday 1. B-Fest...
BMF 2019 line up poster
BEERGUT 100 open Saturday
We welcome another rockin' local act to open our 2019 Saturday Rock Night. Beergut 100 is a five-piece band performing an eclectic mix of rock tunes to wake the campers and kick off Saturday in the best way possible. Don’t miss their take on classic tracks by artists...
B-FEST NEEDS YOU!
B-Fest has traditionally showcased live performances from talented young musicians from Bures and East Anglia. This year we are opening it up to include performance poets, solo dancers or small dance groups, as well as solo singers and bands, so if you’re aged 10 to...
NEW TOWN KINGS return to headline!
The eight piece have rarely taken it easy since they last played BMF in 2016, taking their high energy show and unique brand of reggae, ska, and rocksteady to venues and festivals across the UK, Germany, France, Holland, Croatia, Czech Republic, Austria and...
SATURDAY CO-HEADLINER BON GIOVI!
With over 19 years international touring experience, Bon Giovi are the World’s Premier look and sound alike Tribute, playing 90+ shows each year. Covering every aspect of Bon Jovi's extensive career, the band perform all the greatest hits such as Living On A Prayer,...
The Iron Boot Scrapers on Sunday
An Edwardian Rock band transported to the 21st Century, The Iron Boot Scrapers meld the Music Hall of the 1930’s to the Rock of today, either with their own inimitable originals tunes, or with otherwise unique covers of pop/rock tunes. They’ll be bringing their highly...
Jazznights returns on Thursday!
Jazznights returns to The Bures Music Festival in St Mary's Church on Thursday 11th July 🙂 Don't miss the incredible singing talents of JACQUI HICKS (Shakatak, Back To Basie Orchestra), top UK clarinettist JULIAN MARC STRINGLE, and opening will be Ronnie Scott’s and...
J.S. & The Lockerbillies on Sunday
We are very excited to announce that J.S. & The Lockerbillies will join the BMF Sunday line up on July 14th. They have played Glastonbury’s Avalon stage 3 times in a row, Jimmy’s Farm Main Stage, supported The Levellers and headed Ipswich Music Day. J.S & The...