Bury St Edmunds music competition BurySOUND 2023 returns for 25th anniversary
Artists, duos and bands from around the county are preparing to hit the stage in this year’s popular music competition.
BurySOUND is gearing up for another year of live music with 25 local acts competing across five heats at The Hunter Club in St Andrew’s Street, Bury St Edmunds.
Here's the list of everything on offer:
Competitors: Angelkidd, Anorak, The Dutch House, EV, Red Flag.
Guest headliners: Amethysts, Bury-based ambient dreampop duo.
Competitors: Bluefeed, Grace Wells, Soma, The 07s, The 29th Funktion
Guest headliners: Fightmilk, London-based punk-pop four piece.
Competitors: Loome, Luke Askew, Outbound, Ronan, Slughouse
Guest headliners: Huntar, aka Newmarker-born BurySOUND 2011 Winner Lewis Mokler
Competitors: Chloe, Esme Emerson, Ikarus, The Moochers, Rascade
Guest headliners: Men of Munga, metal quartet from West Suffolk
Competitors: Bamboo Powders, Jett9, Millie Kirkpatrick, Not Until Four, Sub-Liminal
Guest headliners: Queen Dogs, BurySOUND 2023 Rising Star Award winners
The winners of each heat will then play at the competition’s grand final on Friday, April 14 at The Apex in the arc shopping centre.
Last year’s winners, Collars, will headline the final where an overall winner and rising star award will be announced.
Each show costs £5 and you can buy your tickets by following this link.
The competition was first launched in 1998 by promoter Paul Johnson and Jackie Smith from St Edmundsbury Borough Council in an effort to kickstart the town’s music scene.
25 years on, the contest is now organised between West Suffolk Council and Washing Machine promotions to showcase and nurture emerging talent in Suffolk.
Many acts who have been involved in the competition go on to achieve great success in the industry including Gaffa Tape Sandy, Bessie Turner, Miss Black America and She Makes War.