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
- Pukkelpop 2016, Pukkelpop 2023
- Active since
- 2005
- Albums
- Lazy Afternoon 2024
- Nextlevelism 2012
- Kryptonite 2010
- Hits since 2015
- Gravity (DJ Fresh feat. Ella Eyre) BE #16, 2015
- Bang Bang (DJ Fresh vs. Diplo feat. R. City, Selah Sue & Craig David) BE #35, 2016
- Say You Do (Sigala feat. Imani & DJ Fresh) BE #40, 2016
- Gravity (DJ Fresh feat. Ella Eyre) NL #86, 2015
- Concerts per year
- 2026 1
- 2025 0
- 2023 7
- 2022 1
- 2016 7
- 2015 15
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 895 times in a collection
- 615 on a wishlist
- 16 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- The Tonite Show With Freddie Gibbs 2014 · 165
- The Tonite Show With Curren$y 2020 · 304
- Love & Rockets Vol.2: The Declaration 2020 · 168
- The Tonite Show 2022 · 42
- The Tonite Show Trilogy 2025 · 66
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
Studio Brussel 20 4,7 per week NPO 3FM 16 3,7 per week BBC Radio 1 13 3,0 per week Since we track the stationBBC Radio 1 744 4,7 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 463 2,9 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 198 1,3 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 21 0,2 per week since Oct 2024 KEXP 3 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 MNM 2 0,1 per week since Aug 2026
Records and awards
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lazy Afternoon | 2024 | – | – | – |
| Nextlevelism | 2012 | #92 (12 wk) | – | – |
| Kryptonite | 2010 | – | – | – |
| Escape from Planet Monday | 2005 | – | – | – |
Discogs: 895 times in a collection. 615 times on a wishlist.
How popular is DJ Fresh compared with other countries?
Smaller in Germany and the Netherlands.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2016 | 25 | B | 35 / 154 | – | 27 | 24 | 22 | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pukkelpop 2023 | – | D | 69 / 136 | – | – | 10 | 11 | Wikipedia, search volume, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2023 | Pukkelpop 2023 (Festivaldag 2): Kokend bloed | Dansende Beren | 19/08/2023 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2023 | Dit waren de hoogtepunten van de vrijdag van Pukkelpop 2023 | Festileaks | 19/08/2023 | dagverslag |
Over the years
◆ purple = album, ▲ red = festival in Belgium, ▲ green = festival in the Netherlands, ● grey = own concert (the last three and what is planned). Click the legend to switch them on or off.
Festivals and own concerts
- ▲Friday, August 2023 · Pukkelpop
- ▲Friday, August 2016 · Pukkelpop
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 of Wikipedia and search volume.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| MNM | Belgium | Gold Dust 2 |
| NPO 3FM | Netherlands | Hot Right Now 4 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Gold Dust 123 · Hot Right Now 114 · Higher 13 |
| BBC Radio 1 | United Kingdom | Gold Dust 1 · Gravity 1 · Louder 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Gold Dust 1 |