Festivalgoers dance while listening to M.I.A. perform at the Crane Stage at the Portola Music Festival at Pier 80 in San ...

Kristal Coleman founded the M.I.A. Foundation after losing her only daughter Tamia tragically. Kristal Coleman founded the M.I.A. Found ...

Highlights of the gritty warehouse festival included Jessie Ware, Natasha Bedingfield, Disclosure and Rebecca Black.

Now in its third year, the Portola Music Festival has become one of the hottest tickets in town for fans of electronic and ...

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Despite being barely a month out from the election, not many musicians at Portola Music Festival had much to say about politics. But there was one exception: M.I.A. Since her debut mixtape “Piracy ...

Despite extensive efforts to mitigate the volume, the Portola Music Festival in San Francisco drew hundreds of noise complaints over the weekend. According to the city’s Entertainment Commission, San ...

This weekend, Portola Music Festival's rattling bass returns to San Francisco. In anticipation, SFGATE's culture team breaks ...

Imagine if you could combine the versatility of David Bowie’s iconic looks with the (cyber-)world music of M.I.A. Now imagine ...

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The pop singer, who went viral for her 2011 breakout single “Friday,” made her Portola Music Festival debut over the weekend ...