Build Your Own Portola Festival 2026 Hitster Pack with Hitify

This past weekend, Portola Festival 2026 took over Pier 80 in San Francisco for two days of boundary-pushing electronic music. Since its debut in 2022, Portola has become one of the most respected electronic music events in North America, known for pairing cult underground acts with internationally acclaimed headliners.

Whether you were there dancing on the waterfront or watching from afar, you can bring the spirit of Portola home. With Hitify, you can identify and collect all the iconic tracks that define the Portola sound, then build your own Portola Hitster pack for the ultimate music game night.

What is Portola Festival?

Portola Festival is a two-day electronic music festival held on the industrial waterfront of Pier 80 in San Francisco, California. Launched by Goldenvoice (the team behind Coachella) in 2022, Portola quickly carved out a unique identity, mixing avant-garde electronic, techno, ambient, and experimental music with a raw industrial atmosphere that perfectly suits the genre.

Past and recurring headliners include Fred again.., Aphex Twin, Four Tet, Bicep, Skrillex, Peggy Gou, Eric Prydz, and Bonobo. The festival is celebrated for its carefully curated lineup and its dedicated crowd of electronic music lovers.

What is Hitster?

Hitster is the card game where you guess the release year of songs. Each card has a QR code that plays the track. You listen and try to place it in the correct spot on your personal timeline. The player who builds the most accurate timeline wins.

It's the perfect game for music lovers, and a great way to test your knowledge of electronic music history across five decades.

Build your Portola Hitster pack

Here are 12 iconic tracks that capture the Portola sound, spanning the full history of electronic music:

• "Midnight in a Perfect World" - DJ Shadow (1996) - a landmark of instrumental hip-hop and electronic production
• "Come to Daddy" - Aphex Twin (1997) - one of the most iconic and unsettling tracks in electronic music history
• "Call on Me" - Eric Prydz (2004) - the Swedish producer's euphoric prog-house anthem
• "Angel Echoes" - Four Tet (2010) - a shimmering gem of experimental electronic music
• "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" - Skrillex (2010) - the track that launched dubstep into the mainstream
• "Glue" - Bicep (2017) - a 26-minute live version became a festival legend
• "Never Be Like You" - Flume ft. Kai (2016) - the Australian producer's crossover breakthrough
• "Can't Do Without You" - Caribou (2014) - dreamy house from Dan Snaith at his most euphoric
• "Bad Kingdom" - Moderat (2013) - brooding Berlin electronic from the Modeselektor x Apparat supergroup
• "(It Goes Like) Nanana" - Peggy Gou (2023) - the Korean-German DJ's irresistible global hit
• "Atlas" - Bicep (2021) - a soaring live techno track built for festival moments
• "Delilah (Pull Me Out of This)" - Fred again.. (2022) - the producer's breakthrough track and a Portola staple

This selection gives you a wide spread of years from the 1990s to 2023, making for an exciting Hitster timeline challenge.

How to use Hitify to build your pack

Open Hitify on your phone, play any of these tracks, and let the app scan and identify them. Once identified, Hitify adds the song to your collection with the correct release year. When you have 30 or more tracks, print your custom Hitster deck and you're ready to play.

You can also use Hitify at your next listening party or pre-game to discover more Portola-style tracks for your deck.

Ready to build your own Portola Hitster pack? Start with Hitify now.