Comrades! We're back in our happy place on Saturday 19th July when we return to Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival near Dorchester. This unique event celebrates the birth of the Trade Union movement in this sleepy village, with a packed programme of music, speakers, workshops, comedy, kids activities and more! We've been fortunate to be part of ... Read more
Quite frankly the best little cider and music festival on the planet. Now in its 11th year, Outcider Festival brings together 500 awesome people with 35+ live acts on 2 alternating stages, in the rustic nirvana of Fernhill Farm just south of Bristol. This year's line-up features the likes of Panic Shack, Black Water County, ... Read more
Get on!! After a brief break to recharge our batteries (and our livers) we're heading BACK to the crazy world of Dorchester Cider Festival on Saturday 16th August. The scene of some epic Skimmity Hitchers gigs over the last decade, Dorchester Cider Festival is an event like no other. Thousands of people gather in the ... Read more
Making their hotly-anticipated debut at Hedger's Cider House are the fabulous SKIMMITY HITCHERS on Friday 12th September! Tickets £10 advance from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/skimmity-hitchers-friday-cider-night-tickets-1594284841879 Camping available for just £10 - must be booked in advance. These legends of the West Country have played just about every festival, steam rally and cider shed that matters over the last ... Read more
A cheeky little additional gig to squeeze out the last drops of summer! Have yourselves a day out in the beautiful New Forest, then head to the Coach & Horses pub in Cadnam for a night of live music and general debauchery... A great local boozer that we had the pleasure of playing back in ... Read more
Ohhhh yes! We're back in the fields of Cranborne Chase Cider for Last Of The Summer Cider - their "every couple of years or so" small festival. Bringing together great bands, nice people and a fine selection of home-pressed ciders, this is a wonderful way to see out the last drops of summer sunshine before ... Read more
CARNIVAL! Lock up yer badgers and prepare the cider bar!! Scrumpy & Western favourites THE SKIMMITY HITCHERS roll into Taunton on Friday 26th September for a night of live music and madness at The Lawns Club. The gig is a fundraiser for The Misfits Carnival Club, so every ticket bought will go towards keeping the ... Read more
We're BACK in the Bad Town On The Coast!! Weymouth, you'd better be on yer worst behaviour when we hit The Belvedere at High West Street on Saturday 27th September. The last time we played here for Landlady Lyn's leaving do it was a night of cider-fuelled, pirate-flavoured madness. This time it's her ACTUAL leaving ... Read more
Probably the most idyllic cider festival in the world... 2 days of pure joy in the heart of the New Forest on October 11th & 12th courtesy of our wonderful hosts New Forest Cider. A small and perfectly formed celebration of cider-pressing, cider-drinking, live music, traditional crafts, local food & drink. Set in the autumnal ... Read more
We're really excited to be playing at the very home of Devon cider-making giants Sandford Orchards on Saturday 15th November. The event is happening in the cidery tap room with a very limited capacity, making this an intimate and special gig for all luvvers of Scrumpy & Western! https://www.sandfordorchards.co.uk/events/skimmity-hitchers/ Tickets are £15. No tickets will ... Read more
BEHOLD! A very special gig to launch the new Skimmity Hitchers "least worst of" album, celebrating 15 years of delicious Scrumpy & Western wrongness. The gig is happening in the Old Courts at the Shire Hall in Dorchester, an atmospheric and hugely significant historic Dorset location. It served as Dorset’s courthouse from 1797 until 1955. ... Read more
Thrilled to be back on the bill with the amazing Mad Dog Mcrea! Our first time at the legendary Prince Albert in Stroud, so double the excitement and madness... Very limited ticket availability for this intimate (but raucous!) affair so please book tickets ASAP to avoid disappointment. See you down the front you mad badgers ... Read more