The historical score shows how big an act was at the time of that edition, on a scale of 100 against the biggest acts of all editions. The letter is the level by the festival's own scale. How the points work ›
Chances for 2027
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Career
- Line-ups
- Best Kept Secret 2024, Pukkelpop 2026
- Active since
- 2002
- Albums
- Allbarone 2025
- I Thought I Was Better Than You 2023
- The Night Chancers 2020
- B.E.D 2018
- Prince of Tears 2017
- Concerts per year
- 2026 29
- 2025 42
- 2024 32
- 2023 33
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 7,504 times in a collection
- 1,831 on a wishlist
- 18 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Len Parrot's Memorial Lift 2002 · 356
- Floor Show 2005 · 353
- Happy Soup 2011 · 368
- It's A Pleasure 2014 · 1.106
- Miami 2017 · 448
- Prince Of Tears 2017 · 424
- The Night Chancers 2020 · 1.281
- Mr. Maserati - Best Of Baxter Dury 2001-2021 2021 · 1.311
- I Thought I Was Better Than You 2023 · 951
- Allbarone 2025 · 598
All 18 releases
- Oscar Brown 2001 · 84
- Gingham Smalls 2 / Lucifer's Grain 2002 · 31
- Len Parrot's Memorial Lift 2002 · 356
- Floor Show 2005 · 353
- Lisa Said 2005 · 7
- Love In The Garden / Cocaine Man 2006 · 117
- Happy Soup 2011 · 368
- Claire 2011 · 10
- It's A Pleasure 2014 · 1.106
- Palm Trees 2014 · 1
- Prince Of Tears 2017 · 424
- Miami 2017 · 448
- The Night Chancers 2020 · 1.281
- Say Nothing Remixes 2020 · 6
- Mr. Maserati - Best Of Baxter Dury 2001-2021 2021 · 1.311
- I Thought I Was Better Than You 2023 · 951
- Allbarone 2025 · 598
- Allbarone Versions (Extended Versions By Paul Epworth) 2026 · 52
- Biggest own venue
- Club, Amsterdam
- ±2.500 plaatsen
- 2023 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
VRT Radio 1 1 0,2 per week BBC Radio 1 1 0,2 per week BBC Radio 6 Music 1 0,2 per week NPO 3FM 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationBBC Radio 6 Music 181 1,7 per week since Nov 2024 Willy 23 0,2 per week since Dec 2024 NPO 3FM 21 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 KEXP 15 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 8 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 3 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 VRT Radio 1 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026
Records
Studio albums, the highest position in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) with the number of weeks, gold and platinum (BEA, NVPI), and how many Discogs members own the record. Data provided by Discogs.
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum | Discogs collections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allbarone | 2025 | – | – | – | 598 |
| I Thought I Was Better Than You | 2023 | – | – | – | 951 |
| The Night Chancers | 2020 | #122 (1 wk) | – | – | 1.281 |
| B.E.D | 2018 | – | – | – | – |
| Prince of Tears | 2017 | #193 (1 wk) | – | – | 424 |
| It’s a Pleasure | 2014 | #163 (2 wk) | – | – | 1.106 |
| Happy Soup | 2011 | – | – | – | 368 |
| Floor Show | 2005 | – | – | – | 353 |
| Len Parrot’s Memorial Lift | 2002 | – | – | – | 356 |
Discogs: 7,504 times in a collection. 1,831 times on a wishlist.
How popular is Baxter Dury compared with other countries?
Bigger in Belgium than you would expect.
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
Best-known songs (Deezer)
Per edition, historical
Score measured in the twelve months before each edition, place = rank in that line-up. The letter differs per festival: an A at Best Kept Secret can be a C at Rock Werchter.
| Edition | Score | Level | Rank | Exceptional | Belgium | Netherlands | World | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2024 | 14 | B | 27 / 94 | 42 | 15 | 14 | 14 | Wikipedia, search volume, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pukkelpop 2026 | 18 | C | 42 / 138 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 21 | Wikipedia, search volume, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2026 | Pukkelpop 2026 (Festivaldag 4): Pop around the clock | Dansende Beren | 24/08/2026 | dagverslag |
| Best Kept Secret 2024 | Best Kept Secret 2024 (Festivaldag 1): Kleur bekennen | Dansende Beren | 08/06/2024 | dagverslag |
Over the years
◆ purple = album, ▲ red = festival in Belgium, ▲ green = festival in the Netherlands, ● grey = own concert. Click the legend to switch them on or off.
Festivals and own concerts
- ●23/08/2026 · Club, Hasselt
- ▲Sunday, August 2026 · Pukkelpop
- ●28/11/2025 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●25/11/2025 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ▲Friday, June 2024 · Best Kept Secret
- ●08/10/2023 · L’Orangerie, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
17 earlier dates
- ●27/09/2023 · Club, Amsterdam
- ●29/06/2018 · de Bijloke, Ghent
- ●16/05/2018 · Kleine Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●08/03/2018 · L’Orangerie, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●10/07/2015 · Parc Astrid de Coronmeuse, Liège
- ●04/04/2015 · Paleis 12 / Palais 12, Laken / Laeken
- ●13/11/2014 · L’Orangerie, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●17/05/2012 · L’Orangerie, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●16/05/2012 · OT301, Amsterdam
- ●21/01/2012 · Tivoli, Utrecht
- ●18/01/2012 · Merleyn, Nijmegen
- ●14/01/2012 · La Rotonde, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●13/01/2012 · Plato, Groningen
- ●07/10/2011 · Kleine Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●21/09/2011 · Domzaal, Ghent
- ●09/11/2002 · Paradiso, Amsterdam
- ●08/11/2002 · La Rotonde, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
Place among all acts on this site: 80 = viewed or searched more than 80% of the other acts that month. The thick line is the average.
Studio Brussel since August 2023, NPO 3FM and KINK since 2020, the other stations since late October 2026. "Compare countries" shows the average per station.
Songs per station, last 18 months
| Station | Country | Most played |
|---|---|---|
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Baxter (these Are My Friends) 6 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | Isabel 1 |
| Willy | Belgium | Schadenfreude 5 · I'm Not Your Dog 4 · Mockingjay 3 · Kubla Khan (Paul Epworth Extended Mix) 2 · Allbarone 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Allbarone 6 · SLUGBOY 2 · Hapsburg 2 · Cocaine Man 1 · Gingham Smalls 1 |