Bandleader Lonnie Jordan might have been the only original member onstage, but the audience could have cared less. They wanted to hear "Why Can't We Be Friends," "Spill the Wine" and the rest of the band's classic radio hits, and War delivered. Jordan's band of ringers know exactly what they're doing, and the group remains as culturally and sonically diverse as ever.

The crowd for this show was mostly older -- fortysomethings mainly, some with kids in tow. They were partying it up like teenagers, though, boogieing like they hadn't danced in ages. "This Cisco Kid" had everybody on their feet, and by the time the band struck the opening notes of "Lowrider," the park had become more of a block party than a music festival.

Each member of the band took an extended solo during their introductions in the middle of "Lowrider." The harmonica player's rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" had people high-fiving all around me. I decided to call it a day during the drum solo and heard War insert a snippet of Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" before capping off the day's music.

It was that kind of day -- you were never quite sure what you were going to hear next. I'd seen six bands representing at least six different genres, and I hadn't seen half of what was going on -- not to mention there was still more to come on Sunday.

In the end, though, iFest isn't about trying to cram as much music as possible into a single day. It's about hanging out downtown with some of your favorite people and stumbling across something you didn't know you wanted to see, eat or hear.

Judging by the easy smiles and laid-back gaits crowding the streets on Saturday, that seemed to be just fine with everybody.