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The Deni Ute Muster festival has kicked into high gear on the fringes of the outback — and that’s before it officially kicks off.
The two-day feast of live music, booze, and most importantly, utes will be held Friday and Saturday, but a large crowd has already started building in Deniliquin, NSW, Thursday night.
Mullet haircuts, burnouts and cans of Bundaberg Rum are just the start of the fun with the unique Aussie event dubbed the country’s wildest festival.
In the coming days, about 20,000 people are expected to celebrate all things Australian, especially the Australian icon that is the much-loved commercial vehicle.
Mark Williscroft poses for a photo of his ute at the annual Deniliquin Ute Muster, in Deniliquin, NSW, Thursday, September 29, 2022. The collection celebrates all things Australian, the icon of the Ute and this man’s mullet
Participants will participate in the annual Deniliquin Ute Muster with their huge truck on Thursday, September 29, 2022
Revelers are pictured at the annual Deniliquin Ute Muster, in Deniliquin, NSW, Thursday, September 29, 2022. Fires are almost as popular as cans of Bundy at the Muster
This woman is ready to show the world that it’s not just men who can stand on a ute and have a beer at the same time
There are ute driving competitions, the Australian National Circle Work Championships, the show and shine arena and bull riding.
This year is also a great event for music lovers, with legendary American country star Brad Paisley, pop star Jessica Mauboy, songwriter John Williamson and rock and roll legends The Angels as headliners.
Other top acts featured at the festival include Busby Marou, Ian Moss and Troy Cassar-Daley, Shannon Noll, Sara Storer, Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham, Shane Nicholson and many more.
The festival, which began in 1999 when the area struggled with a crippling drought, remains a true community event.
Three young men are pictured enraged at the extinction of the light at the start of the annual Deniliquin Ute Muster festival
A clean ute, beer and friends get the Deniliquin Ute Muster 2022 festival off to a great start on September 29
Very often at the Deniliquin Ute Muster festival the real fun starts in the dark even if it’s on Thursday and the festival doesn’t officially start until Friday
The Deniliquin Ute Muster festival started out as a way to pay tribute to the Aussie legend that is the ute, but alcohol also plays a big part in the fun
Each year, approximately 1,200 volunteers mobilize to help organize the event, and approximately $100,000 is returned to community groups after each collection.
With 20,000 people arriving in a town with a population of about 8,000, the Murray River precinct has urged drivers to exercise caution on the road.
Detective Sergeant Monica Barham said a festival of this magnitude needs a lot of planning for safety.
“It’s a big event for us. The planning and preparation starts a month in advance,” she said The Riverina Herald.
“We are working closely with the event organizers to coordinate a secure police operation.”
Fire, friends, utes and Australian flags are the order of the night at New South Wales’ Deniliquin Ute Muster festival
It wouldn’t be a modern festival if there weren’t people lighting up the night sky with the lights from their phones while filming the party
Judging by how many people have their hands over their ears, something really hard just happened when this photo was taken
Mark Williscroft’s mullet and ute are both so exquisite they should be in another photo of the Deniliquin Ute Muster
While mullets are very popular at the annual Deniliquin Ute Muster festival, this man shows that beards will always find a home there too
Sergeant Barham said the Muster allows the revelers to support local communities and businesses.
“All we hope for is that the attendees are safe, that we don’t have any major incidents and that everyone can enjoy the spirit of the Deni Ute Muster again,” she said.
Not only does the Deni Ute Muster know how to have fun, he is also known for breaking unusual records, and many are eager to see what might interest the Guinness Book of Records this year.
The strangest record it holds is that most people wear a blue shirt, gathered in one place, with 3,924 counted in 2013.
Given the number of people who are letting their hair down after the lockdowns, the record broken this year may be the most empty beer cans ever collected in one place.
About 20,000 people are expected for the 2022 edition of the Deniliquin Ute Muster, with many arriving on Thursday, like the one pictured
The Deniliquin Ute Muster Festival Hasn’t Even Officially Started Yet, But His Man Is Already Getting Strong In The Spirit Of Things
Mark Williscroft is featured for a third time, this time with his two-year-old son Logan, who also has a very fine mullet just like his father
It’s not surprising that poll dancing can play a part in the Deniliquin Ute Muster, but maybe it’s a little unusual to have a man dance
Cheers everyone: these revelers have already built up a large collection of empty beer cans and there is still a lot of partying
Saving the best for last, this is almost certainly the best ute of this year’s Deniliquin Ute Muster. But we’ll see. Two more days of fun to come