Portola Sets Its 2026 Stage Lineups for Pier 80, September 26 and 27

Portola, the two-day electronic music festival at Pier 80, has published which artists play which stage when it returns on September 26 and 27, 2026. Goldenvoice divided more than 60 acts across four stages: the Pier Stage, the Warehouse, the Crane Stage, and the Ship Tent. Robyn and Dog Blood headline Saturday. Swedish House Mafia and Tiësto headline Sunday.

Who Plays Where

Pier Stage. Saturday: Robyn, Dog Blood (the Skrillex and Boys Noize project), Tove Lo, Fcukers, Oskar Med K, Gelli Haha, and Airwolf Paradise. Sunday: Swedish House Mafia, Zara Larsson, Mochakk, SG Lewis Live, Channel Tres, Mind Enterprises, and Clearcast.

Warehouse. Saturday: Prospa, Kettama, Max Styler, Beltran b2b Ben Sterling, Groove Armada, Chloé Caillet, and Ranger Trucco b2b Alisha. Sunday: Tiësto, Four Tet, Marlon Hoffstadt, Overmono, VTSS, Brunello, Silva Bumpa, and Dean Turnley.

Crane Stage. Saturday: Soulwax, Fatboy Slim, Skepta, DJ Shadow, nimino, Tricky, and Erika b2b SF Cowboy. Sunday: Parcels, horsegiirL, ZULAN, Ninajirachi, underscores, ADÉLA, Azzecca, and Torren Foot.

Ship Tent. Saturday: Mike D 5D, Bassvictim, Melanie C playing a DJ set, Jigitz, Jyoty, Six Sex, nate sib, MGNA Crrrta, and Felly Fell. Sunday: Kelela, Daphni, JT, Baby J, ear, Ben UFO, riria, and Kaytree.

Despacio, the sound system built by LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy with David and Stephen Dewaele of Soulwax and 2manydjs and engineer John Klett, runs both days. A separate six-hour Despacio session is scheduled at Pier 80 on Friday, September 25 for people who attended a previous Portola.

Portola Week

Goldenvoice is also running Portola Week from September 24 to 27, more than 15 shows at venues around San Francisco featuring artists from the festival bill, including Soulwax, Fatboy Slim, Overmono, SG Lewis, Chloé Caillet, horsegiirL, Channel Tres, Groove Armada, and Parcels. Those are separate ticketed shows, not part of a festival pass.

What to Know Before Going

Portola is 21 and over, with no exceptions listed. The main entrance is at 900 Marin Street, and the festival’s own planning page states in capital letters that there is no festival parking at Pier 80 and asks people not to drive to the event. Details on BART, Muni, Caltrain, shuttles, biking, and rideshare are listed as coming closer to the dates, which is worth checking in mid-September, because Pier 80 sits on the southern waterfront away from the Embarcadero piers most visitors know.

Bags have to be clear and no larger than 12 by 6 by 12 inches. Empty water bottles up to 64 ounces are allowed. Outside food and drink, chairs, umbrellas, totems, flags, and professional cameras are not.

Details

When: Saturday, September 26 and Sunday, September 27, 2026.

Where: Pier 80, entrance at 900 Marin Street, San Francisco.

Cost: As listed on the festival site on August 23, two-day general admission starts at $399.95 and single-day general admission at $269.95. Two-day VIP starts at $729.95 and single-day VIP at $439.95. Goldenvoice advertises these as upfront prices with no added fees. Passes went on sale in May at lower opening tiers, so pass figures quoted in coverage from earlier in the year no longer match.

Getting there: Watch the festival’s own plan page for the 2026 transit and shuttle arrangements. Driving is discouraged by the organizers and there is no on-site parking.

Portola lands two weeks before Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, the free festival in Golden Gate Park on October 2 to 4.

Sources: Portola‘s own passes, plan, and set times pages, and GV Wire, August 20, 2026.

Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.