Saturday at ACL is an entirely new monster, with the biggest crowds, the longest day and some pretty big names in music.

I actually found the afternoon to be extremely disappointing in comparison with Friday.

I started off the day walking between concerts, including Pete Yorn and a hip-hop band called NinjaSonik, who are pleasantly inappropriate. Then, Stephanie, Logan and I thought The Black Lips would be a good concert, but the garage punk band is not quite as talented as hoped, so we walked by Manchester Orchestra, who were only better in comparison.

The must-sees of the day were all super groups, mega musicians teaming up to create a powerful, energetic team. Broken Bells and Monsters of Folk were off the charts when it comes to energy and all-around talent.

We claimed a spot at Broken Bells, who (thank goodness) are The Shins’ James Mercer and Brian Burton, aka Danger Mouse, and they did not disappoint, playing their songs from their self-titled album and some new work. Of course, even the wannabe hipsters know their songs “The High Road” and “The Ghost Inside,” which makes for an engaged audience. He even covered The Black Keys’ “Everlasting Light,” which dare I say it, sounds better sung by his treble voice than Dan Auerbach’s.

Our next goal was to get up close and personal with Conor Oberst, M. Ward, Jim James and Mike Mogis – you know, Monsters of Folk. We walked past the Temper Trap on the Honda stage, who were playing songs from their most recent album, “Conditions.”

Then we shoved our way a view of Conor’s sad, pretty eyes.

They played every song off their shared album and a few from their other endeavors – My Morning Jacket, Bright Eyes and M. Ward’s solo work. Even if you aren’t a fan of their work apart, the energy and power when they’re on stage together is enough to make anyone a fan.

Then, everyone – and I mean, everyone was dancing to work of Deadmau5. His following may have been the most diverse at ACL. Every type of person was there, every type of drug was there, every age, every style- everyone that wasn’t worried about claiming their spot at the headliners was there and they were dancing.

I bounced back and forth between MIA and Muse, and by bounced I mean dodged through the crowd, caught a couple songs by each and headed out the gate before the mayhem ensued from the night before.

Onto Sunday!