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
Tickets now available in retail
Tickets can now be purchased at the Bures Post Office in Church Square and in Sudbury at Compact Music on North Street. It's less than a month to go and you can now buy your wristbands in advance. We sold out last year so get them before they're all snapped up.
Kings of BMF Saturday!
Litter of Kings combines a hunger for imaginative rhythm with the love of great songs. From the heartfelt to the surreal, Litter of Kings’ live performance will transport you to other places with a mixture of rock, blues, pop, indie and little dashes of punk and...
CALLING ALL YOUNG MUSICIANS!
Our annual B-Fest competition is on the evening of Thursday 5th July and part of the BURES MUSIC FESTIVAL. Do you know, or are you a budding star of the future? For more information see our B-Fest page here ...
Bures Music Festival 2018 line-up poster
We are very pleased and excited to announce the full Bures Music Festival 2018 line-up! BMF is a small family-friendly festival relying on social media and word of mouth to spread the word, so please like and follow our Facebook page here. You can also subscribe to...
Laurence Jones adding to the Friday blues
The multi award winning Laurence Jones has been heralded as ‘the next Eric Clapton’, and already boasts a European Music Award for best guitarist. As a teenager, Jones was hailed as 'one to watch' by the blues media, fans and guitar legends. And he’s since come of...
FUNK 2K bring the party to BMF Sunday
The ultimate party band, Funk2k have played with the likes of Olly Murs, Alexandra O’Neal and Mike Reaves, and really know how to entertain. With a mix of funk, disco, soul, pop, and a little rock ‘n’ roll in their repertoire, Funk 2k will get the crowd jumping on BMF...
The Vagaband join BMF
BMF Saturday is delighted to welcome Norfolk nine-piece roots rockers The Vagaband to the stage. Their take on country, folk, Celtic, jazz, blues, show tunes and classic rock creates a sound that’s familiar and yet uniquely their own. Their third album, ‘Something...
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR NAME IN LIGHTS? As you may know, the Bures Music Festival is a not-for-profit event that has raised more than £200,000 for local charities. Thanks to the volunteers who organise and run the event, our existing sponsors and, of course, all the...
The Kopy Katz on Saturday
The Kopy Katz are a wild & fun 3-piece UK rockabilly band that cover songs by The Stray Cats as well as classic 50’s rockers like Eddie Cochran, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash & Elvis. They even apply their own unique rockabilly sound to T.Rex, The Rolling...
Southbound on Saturday
Southbound join the BMF Saturday (7th July) line-up with their exclusive take on British Blues. Drawing inspiration from blues, rock, jazz, funk and soul, this young London band are going to get the party started with their unique sounds and grooves. Whilst writing,...
BERNIE MARSDEN is our FRIDAY NIGHT HEADLINER!
In the early 70’s Bernie Marsden was an original guitarist for hard rock outfit UFO before becoming an original member of Paice, Ashton & Lord in 1977. After PAL split up Bernie joined David Coverdale in the newly formed Whitesnake, helping to establish the band...
UK MICHAEL JACKSON – our Thriller Saturday headliner
The Team behind our twice sell-out Queen tribute act Rhapsody now bring you the King of Pop. With his mesmerising falsetto voice, Yvan Silva along with the backing of four hand-picked and extremely talented musicians (including a guest appearance from Slash), have...