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
Proper job! What would Christmas be without Skimmity Hitchers coming to Bridport, getting smashed and abusing the locals?! As traditional as turkey, tinsel and falling out with your in-laws, let's get the festive season underway in style. All-day drinking acceptable. Dress to impress. Friday 19th December Music from 8.30pm Get in early to have a ... Read more
Extra-county cousins SKIMMITY HITCHERS and AUBREY BLAKELEDGE team up for a night of riotous wrongness and pre-Christmas fun! Saturday 20th December A strictly limited capacity, intimate night at Southampton's legendary live music venue The Hobbit. Tickets on sale now: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/awkwardstrawberry/t-rpemvnx £15 ADV £17 OTD Doors 8pm
Prepare yourself for a night of cider-fuelled, nearly-traditional music and performance on Friday 16th January as the Bristol Urban Wassail returns to Exchange on Old Market. Live music comes from cult Scrumpy & Western band Skimmity Hitchers with support from The Shinkickers (featuring members of legendary Bristol cider-punk outfit The Surfin' Turnips) and one-man agricultural ... Read more
Join us on 17th Janury at the Rich's Cider annual Charity Wassail, where we’ll be singing, dancing & drinking plenty of award-winning cider! 🍺🍎 A Wassail is a traditional Somerset ceremony carried out to bless an orchard. It’s an ancient practise we keep alive here at the Farm, complete with rituals involving tree roots, shotguns, ... Read more
An amazing winter weekender at Sand Bay holiday park near Weston-super-Mare! 6th - 8th February 2026 Original live music and seaside entertainment with accommomodation, meals and a swimming pool thrown in to the bargain! Weekend tickets from £209pp Day and Weekend tickets without accommodation from £42 (inc. evening meal) All info at www.inciderfestival.com