While the day started early, the bigger names didn't feature until the afternoon.
The vibes were great regardless. There were people of all ages enjoying what Auckland City Limits had put on.
There were trampolines, plenty of room to just hang, and so much music to fill the day -- making the rather hefty entry fee well worth it.
The slick app made festival-goers' days easier, allowing users to pick who they wanted to see and 'booking' them in -- as well as displaying what stage each act where playing on.
The Cold War Kids (Newshub.)
The general consensus from the crowd was the lines were far too long. Many of queues quickly inflicted a one drink per person policy which seemed to only make these queues longer.
Up-and-comer Jarryd James was the beginning of a long evening for many, and the Australian performer definitely came through.
Throughout the performance more festival-goers inched closer to the stage to catch his hit 'Do You Remember'.
The crowds gathered for long-time absentee Ladyhawke, who put on a stellar show. Many fans would've expected this given her hiatus.
The popular track 'Magic' is what she and her impressive band chose to kick the set off with, which was a good start. That was closely followed by another crowd favourite, 'Dusk Till Dawn'.
Crowd for Fat Freddy's Drop (Newshub.)
Brother-sister duo Broods successfully garnered the first big crowd of the day, and despite a minor technical hitch with the Caleb's mic, the pair were clearly excited to be there -- but their energy quickly dropped and the performance became almost taxing to watch.
However 22-year-old Georgia, who was wearing a matching jacket with her brother, let her vocals shine when she belted out the popular tune 'Four Walls'.
Action Bronson entered the stage and the international cry from the crowd was answered. He delivered his set in typically sweaty fashion and for one of the headlining acts, he certainly didn't disappoint -- unless you weren't amongst the ruckus.
If you were taking Mr Bronson in from the hill, the sound quality was pretty average -- but his 'Just A Friend' sample seemed to be a crowd pleaser and made up for it.
The festival's multiple stages had caused a few conflicts for festival-goers, making seeing a range of quality acts fairly difficult. However Grace Potter, who was on at the same time as Action Bronson, seemed to have gathered a substantial crowd.
After a sold out summer tour, Fat Freddy's Drop graced the stage and oozed a professional aura that only years of hard work could show. The crowd went crazy for the multi-piece band and they gave them everything they had.
Fellow Kiwi band Phoenix Foundation unfortunately played as Fat Freddy's Drop fans lined up across the stadium -- however their turn-out was still not bad and they finished their set with crowd favourite 'Buffalo'.
Kendrick Lamar (Newshub.)
International act Cold War Kids were shunned to the smaller stage in favour of Fat Freddy's Drop, but that doesn't mean their set was going to be any smaller.
The four-piece had an eclectic mix of fans rocking out and singing along to every word from albums new and old.
Die-hard The National fans lined up in droves to get a glimpse of the act -- and they seemed to approve as every lyric to every tune was chanted along to.
Festival-goers were forced to choose between The National and Shapeshifter, but the different demographic targets meant that wasn't a problem as Fat Freddy's Drop fans piled over to the other side of the stadium to watch the other huge Kiwi act.
The National (Newshub.)
And while The National were belting out their melodic tunes, die-hard hip-hop heads gathered, and pushed, in an attempt to get a glimpse at the man of the day: Kendrick Lamar.
Before he'd even got on stage, fans were being passed across the barrier by security -- passed out from either excitement, heat, too much alcohol or all of the above.
After making the crowd wait for half an hour, Kendrick did not disappoint. He last came to NZ in 2012 -- and two albums later, fans could not get enough.
Impressively, almost every act went on stage at their scheduled times -- and if they weren't on time, they weren't too far off.
Other than the odd standard misbehaved reveller, the crowd were courteous and there for the right reasons.
There was plenty of room for every kind of festival-goer, whether it be up close and personal or sitting under a tree enjoying the vibes.
Auckland City Limits crowd (Newshub.)
Newshub.