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
Probability estimates remain estimates and are not an official announcement.
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Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
- Best Kept Secret 2017, Pukkelpop 2018
- Active since
- 2013
- Albums
- Death & Love 2025
- Death & Love, Pt. 1 2025
- Never Going Under 2023
- Sad Happy 2020
- What’s It Like Over There? 2019
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
Willy 11 2,6 per week Studio Brussel 4 0,9 per week egoFM 3 0,7 per week KINK 3 0,7 per week BBC Radio 1 1 0,2 per week BBC Radio 6 Music 1 0,2 per week FluxFM 1 0,2 per week FM4 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationWilly 389 3,9 per week since Dec 2024 KINK 353 2,2 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 201 1,3 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 110 0,7 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 36 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 18 0,2 per week since Nov 2024 egoFM 3 0,6 per week since Oct 2026 FluxFM 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, and gold and platinum (BEA, NVPI).
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death & Love | 2025 | – | – | – |
| Death & Love, Pt. 1 | 2025 | – | – | – |
| Never Going Under | 2023 | – | – | – |
| Sad Happy | 2020 | – | – | – |
| What’s It Like Over There? | 2019 | – | – | – |
| Different Creatures | 2017 | – | – | – |
| Young Chasers | 2014 | – | – | – |
How popular is Circa Waves compared with other countries?
Much bigger in the United Kingdom than you would expect.
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
Upcoming concerts
Benelux first, then Europe. Alle data op Ticketmaster.
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/01/2027 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | OVO Hydro | Two Door Cinema Club |
| 27/01/2027 | Manchester | United Kingdom | AO Arena | Two Door Cinema Club |
| 28/01/2027 | London | United Kingdom | The O2 | Two Door Cinema Club |
On the map, until the end of September 2027
The numbers follow the dates, also in the timeline above. Hover or tap a number for the date and venue.
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 2017 | – | C | 33 / 53 | 11 | – | – | – | Wikipedia, stature |
| Pukkelpop 2018 | – | D | 86 / 113 | 61 | – | – | – | Wikipedia, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2018 | Pukkelpop 2018: Festivaldag 2 | Dansende Beren | 17/08/2018 | dagverslag |
| Best Kept Secret 2017 | Best of Best Kept Secret 2017 Dag 2 | Dansende Beren | 20/06/2017 | 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
- ▲Thursday, August 2018 · Pukkelpop
- ▲Saturday, June 2017 · Best Kept Secret
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 |
|---|---|---|
| KINK | Netherlands | T-Shirt Weather 1 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | T-shirt Weather 105 · Movies 1 |
| Willy | Belgium | Lost In The Fire 125 · T-Shirt Weather 62 · Like You Did Before 37 |
| BBC Radio 1 | United Kingdom | T-Shirt Weather 1 |
| FM4 | Oostenrijk | Movies | FM4 Homebase 1 |