Portola Festival returned to San Francisco’s Pier 80 with its strongest edition yet. Day One delivered bucket-list performances from Robyn and Fatboy Slim, a commanding Tove Lo, the irresistible Fcukers and Soulwax’s dark electronic laboratory. Pasted markdown
The Swedish invasion hit Portola Festival 2026 hard, with Robyn, Tove Lo, Zara Larsson, Swedish House Mafia and Lykke Li making a convincing case for Sweden’s outsized influence on pop and electronic music.
ADÉLA heads to Portola Festival 2026 with a No. 1-selling debut album and a sold-out headline tour behind her. Catch her early Sunday at Pier 80 before The Red Bottoms Tour continues across the West.
Portola Festival returns to San Francisco’s Pier 80 for another weekend of music, dancing and waterfront chaos. From getting there and getting home to what to wear, where to eat, navigating the festival grounds and dealing with notoriously bad cell service, here is a local’s guide to surviving Portola Festival 2026.
Swedish House Mafia return with “Happiness Is So Sad,” their first collaboration with Swedish pop icon Lykke Li. Produced alongside PARISI and Fred again.., the emotional new single arrives ahead of the trio’s biggest hometown concerts and an extensive festival run.