His first time attending, Moore compared his first impressions of the site to a classic George Miller and George Oglivie film.
“This is my first time doing this particular festival, but you know when I went out there and I kind of cruised around - I had one of the workers take me around the whole festival - it feels like ‘Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome’ out there; it’s pretty wild,” he said.
When asked about utes, Moore said he was well acquainted with Australian ‘trucks’ - as he referred to them.
The style of vehicle even inspired his breakout song ‘Somethin bout a truck’.
“Oh yeah. I know the name of the trucks here, I’ve been touring here since 2015, so I certainly know that.”
Moore said out of his legion of fans across the world, he was aware a large number of them came from regional Australia.
He was driven to come perform in Australia, and at the Deni Ute Muster, because of it.
“They (fans) are definitely different from country to country, but then there’s are a lot of similarities too, a lot of common threads and the passion that people have for what we’re doing right now stretches wherever we are.
“I am just glad that we have such a passionate audience here in Australia, that’s why we keep coming back.”
In terms of songs, Moore said he has two particular favourites he likes to perform.
“It depends. Some nights I feel super connected to a song like ‘Plead the Fifth’, and some nights I feel very connected to a song like ‘Guitar Man’.
“It all kind of depends on what the crowd is like that particular night, and you never know until you get up there.”
Moore said the key to his performance is the energy and feedback of the crowd.
“Everything is predicated on the crowd.
“I can be completely stoked and jazzed to play, but if that crowd is not matching the intensity that I’m giving it’s hard to keep that intensity there.
“What you’re always looking forward to as an artist is the electricity being in the room from the start and then as an artist you have to match the electricity of the fans.
“I’ve played a lot of festivals, it’s not a problem, I’m ready to go.”
Moore was the crowd pleaser he was always expected to be, feeding off the crowd and was the perfect book end to an amazing weekend.
Other performers on Saturday night were Darlinghurst, Fanny Lumsden, Amy Shark and Amber Lawrence.
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