Spotify Adds Longform Portola Festival DJ Video Sets
Spotify published select Portola Music Festival sets as longform video for the first time, with Marlon Hoffstadt and VTSS sets still to come.
The story in focus
Spotify has released select live performances and DJ video sets from this year's Portola Music Festival in a video hub, marking the platform's first longform video DJ sets. Artists include Four Tet, Groove Armada, Chloé Caillet, Zara Larsson and Fcukers, with more promised.
- Select Portola sets are available in Spotify's Portola video hub, including Four Tet, Groove Armada, Chloé Caillet, Beltron b2b Ben Sterling, Max Styler, Zara Larsson, Brunello and Fcukers.
- Spotify says this is its first time offering longform video DJ sets on the platform.
- Sets from Marlon Hoffstadt and VTSS are described as coming soon.
What is now available
Spotify's Portola video hub now hosts selected performances from this year's Portola Music Festival at San Francisco's Pier 80, which took place last month. The listed artists are Chloé Caillet, Beltron b2b Ben Sterling, Groove Armada, Max Styler, Four Tet, Zara Larsson, Brunello and Fcukers, with Spotify saying more are coming.
First longform video DJ sets
Spotify, the festival's official music and video partner this year, said the offering marks the first time it has brought longform video DJ sets to its platform. It framed the release as a way to extend festival performances beyond the event.
Lineup context and upcoming sets
Portola, launched in 2022, is largely an electronic and dance festival but is known for genre-spanning bills. This year's lineup included Tiësto, Marlon Hoffstadt, Robyn, Skrillex, Jamie xx, Charli xcx and Nelly Furtado, among dozens of others. Spotify said sets from Marlon Hoffstadt and VTSS are still to come.
Are all Portola Festival performances available on Spotify now?
No. Only selected sets and performances are in the Portola video hub, and Spotify says sets from Marlon Hoffstadt and VTSS are coming soon.
Sources & further reading
- Live Performances and DJ Video Sets From Portola Festival Just Dropped on Spotify — Spotify ↗newsroom.spotify.com
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