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| Deniliquin Ute Muster | |
|---|---|
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| Nickname | Deni Ute Muster |
| Genre | Ute muster, country music |
| Date | Labour Day long weekend |
| Frequency | annually[1] |
| Location | Deniliquin |
| Coordinates | 35°30′18″S 144°59′42″E / 35.505°S 144.995°E[2] |
| Country | Australia |
| Inaugurated | October 1999 |
Next event | October 2, 2026 |
| Organised by | Deniliquin Play on the Plains Festival Ltd |
| Website | www |
The Deniliquin Ute Muster[a] is an annual Australian ute muster held on the Labour Day long weekend in Deniliquin,[3] New South Wales, originally hosted as part of the Deni Play on the Plains Festival.[4] The inaugural event was held in October 1999.[5]
It is the largest event of its kind.[6] It brought more than A$13,000,000 (equivalent to $17,723,156 in 2022) into the town and region in 2009,[7] and A$15,000,000 in 2025.[8] The 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was held virtually instead.[9]
Records
[edit]The ute muster has set Guinness World Records for the largest parade of legally registered utes and the most people wearing blue singlets:[3] first set at the 1999 event at 2,839 for the largest parade of utes[5] and 2009 for the most people in blue singlets at 2,230.[10] In 2010 the blue singlets world record was broken at 3,500.[11]
Events
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The Deni Ute Muster includes events like whipcracking, rodeos, a country music festival and circle work, where drivers drift around an arena and are judged.[12][13]
Starting in 2015 attendees are allowed to bring alcohol onto the site (no more than 30 cans of beer or pre-mixed spirits/no more than four litres of wine).[14]
Music
[edit]The inaugural event featured a performance by Lee Kernaghan, with other Australian acts like Spiderbait and Jimmy Barnes also appearing in other years, and Keith Urban in 2016.[3] The Australian children's music band The Wiggles performed their country music album Wiggle Up, Giddy Up at the 2025 event.[15]
The 2026 event will have Tones and I has the headliner, with other acts including Amber Lawrence, Austin Mackay, Bella Mackenzie, Casey Barnes, Ethan Miller, Furnace and the Fundamentals, Ian Moss, Lee Kernaghan, Taylor Moss, Tori Darke, Troy Cassar-Daley, Tyler Braden, Sheppard, and Zac & George.[16]
Museum
[edit]The Deni Ute Muster Museum opened in 2021, its library features photographs of each year of the festival as well as newspapers, magazines and books that features the event. The Museum also exhibits two out of the 122 Isuzu Wasp utes exported to Australia.[17]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Also called the Deni Ute Muster
References
[edit]- ↑ Reed, Jason (12 October 2016). "Australian Ute Culture". Reuters. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
- ↑ "Deniliquin Ute Muster". VisitNSW.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 Neubauer, Ian (4 October 2016). "Deni ute muster: Australia's wackiest country festival". BBC News. Archived from the original on 11 September 2026. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
- ↑ "Deniliquin Ute Muster saves town". The West Australian. 5 October 2010. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- 1 2 McKinley, Madilyn (5 October 2024). "Roaring into action: Deni Ute Muster takes off". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 11 September 2026. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
- ↑ Mitchell, Brook (2 October 2017). "Beer, mud and circlework: Deni Ute Muster 2017 – in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
- ↑ "Blue singlet world record at Deniliquin Ute Muster". AAP. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
- ↑ "Two icons of Australia team up". Shepparton News. 29 July 2026. Archived from the original on 11 September 2026. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
- ↑ Boyd, Sophie (7 December 2020). "Deni Ute Muster is coming back with a vengeance after 2020 cancellation". The Border Mail. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
- ↑ "Ute fans break singlet record". The Sydney Morning Heald. 5 October 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
- ↑ Huntly, Daisy (3 October 2014). "Deni Ute Muster: Ready to rumble". The Daily Advertiser. Archived from the original on 16 August 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
- ↑ McKinnon (6 October 2016). "Deni Ute Muster 2016: surreal scenes of utes, booze and mountains of mud". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
- ↑ Lewis, Peter (5 October 2013). "Thousands of ute enthusiasts gather in NSW Riverina for Deniliquin's ute muster". ABC News. Archived from the original on 11 September 2026. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
- ↑ "Muster changes drinking rules". The Daily Advertiser. 23 September 2015. Archived from the original on 11 September 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
- ↑ Marshall, Jac (8 May 2025). "Wiggly addition to Deni Ute Muster as festival reveals string of new thrills". The Daily Advertiser. Archived from the original on 11 September 2026. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
- ↑ Hopkins, Megan (28 April 2026). "Deni Ute Muster 2026 Drops Massive Line Up". Countrytown. Archived from the original on 11 September 2026. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
- ↑ McMaugh, Zoe (5 March 2021). "Deni Ute Muster museum wait is finally over". Deniliquin Pastoral Times. Archived from the original on 11 September 2026. Retrieved 10 September 2026.