Although LouFest this year was filled with high-energy sets from bands as disparate as Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and Grouplove, the budding festival that is beginning to fully come into its own pulled it off. Here are four of our writers’ favorite shows from the weekend, proving that LouFest is nothing if not about solid, live music in a beautiful setting.

LouFest has a diversity problem. That much was clear just by glancing at this year’s lineup, which was heavy on inoffensive indie rock and…not much else. Hip-hop? You had to wait until the festival’s final set (though it was more than worth the wait) to see a single master of ceremonies. Rhythm and blues? Largely tucked away into the festival’s side stages. Punk? Metal? Nowhere to be found.

One of the best parts of LouFest’s relatively small space is that it’s easy to get from one stage to the next, allowing for effortless show-hopping, whether you want to hit up a headliner at the Forest Park Stage or lie back and discover someone totally new while cooling off at the Shade Stage.