Portola Music Festival Returns With RÜFÜS DU SOL, Honey Dijon and More

Now in its third year, Portola Music Festival is coming back to San Francisco’s Pier 80 on Sept. 28-29, and tickets go on sale May 17.

The two-day musical bonanza — which is organized by Goldenvoice, the company behind Coachella — brings some of the world’s most beloved DJs and electronic acts to the City by the Bay. This year, headliners include a panoply of international stars and turntable orchestrators, along with notable emerging (and re-emerging) acts.

Saturday kicks off with headliners RÜFÜS DU SOL, an Australian three-piece band whose live sets are known for an epic opulence and experiential, outdoor energy — as seen in this cinematic Joshua Tree performance. 

Other performers on opening night will include French DJ and producer Gesaffelstein and JPEGMAFIA, the experimental Baltimorean rapper who was formerly known as Drake’s biggest hater before Drake’s disastrous beef with Kendrick Lamar. 

An honorable mention goes to the Bay Area’s very own Deltron 3030, who’ll be playing their first local show in a decade at Portola. The trio consists of Oakland’s Del the Funky Homosapien, San Francisco’s Dan the Automator and DJ Kid Koala. They made a surrealist, sci-fi rap classic with their self-titled 2000 album, and earlier this year, Del and Dan made a rare appearance together on 88rising’s latest project.

Sunday’s Portola lineup doesn’t lose any steam. Honey Dijon, the Grammy-winning house music producer who splits her time between Berlin and New York City, will headline. Already a legend the electronic music scene, Dijon recently rose to mainstream pop acclaim with two production assists on Beyoncé’s Renaissance album.

DJ Pee.Wee, the disc jockey alter ego of funky rapper, singer, producer and drummer Anderson .Paak, will also make an appearance. And M.I.A, the British rapper of “Paper Planes” notoriety, is slated to deliver a set as well.

Tickets to Portola go on sale on May 17 at noon. Those who attended the festival in 2022 or 2023 get early access on May 16 at noon. General admission weekend passes start at $359; single-day tickets start at $239.95. Full lineup, tickets and details here.