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 2026
- Active since
- 2020
- Albums
- Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party 2025
- FLOWERS for VASES / descansos 2021
- Petals for Armor 2020
- Concerts per year
- 2026 70
- 2025 5
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Awards
- Grammy Award gewonnen 2015
- MTV Award gewonnen 2020
- Discogs
- 6,610 times in a collection
- 1,623 on a wishlist
- 9 uitgaven
Per album, times in a collection- Airplanes 2010 · 11
- Stay The Night 2013 · 7
- Bury It (Gareth Emery Remix) 2017 · 3
- Petals For Armor 2020 · 2.825
- Petals For Armor: Self-serenades 2020 · 38
- Petals for Armor I 2020 · 8
- Simmer 2020 · 6
- Flowers For Vases / Descansos 2021 · 1.759
- Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party 2025 · 1.953
- Biggest own venue
- Vorst Nationaal/Forest National, Forest (Brussels)
- ±8.000 plaatsen
- 2027 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
NPO 3FM 14 3,3 per week BBC Radio 1 8 1,9 per week MNM 3 0,7 per week 1LIVE 2 0,5 per week FM4 2 0,5 per week BBC Radio 6 Music 1 0,2 per week Radio X 1 0,2 per week KINK 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationBBC Radio 1 511 3,3 per week since Nov 2023 KINK 311 2,0 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 265 1,7 per week since Nov 2023 KEXP 47 0,3 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 39 0,4 per week since Nov 2024 Studio Brussel 3 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 MNM 3 0,6 per week since Oct 2026 1LIVE 2 0,4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party | 2025 | #146 (1 wk) | – | – | 1.953 |
| FLOWERS for VASES / descansos | 2021 | – | – | – | 1.759 |
| Petals for Armor | 2020 | #117 (1 wk) | – | – | 2.825 |
Discogs: 6,610 times in a collection. 1,623 times on a wishlist.
Awards
Awards won and nominations according to Wikidata (major awards only; counted per category).
| Award | Won | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Grammy Award | 1 (2015) | – |
| MTV Award | 1 (2020) | – |
How popular is Hayley Williams compared with other countries?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/06/2027 | Forest (Brussels) | Belgium | Vorst Nationaal/Forest National | Hayley Williams |
| 17/06/2027 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Hayley Williams “The Hayley Williams Show” | |
| 02/06 to 06/06/2027 | Barcelona | Spain | Primavera Sound (bevestigd) | Primavera Sound 2027 |
| 23/06/2027 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | OVO Hydro | The Hayley Williams Show |
| 26/06/2027 | Co. Meath | Ierland | SLANE CASTLE | Fontaines D.C. |
6 more dates
Europa (2)
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/06/2027 | Co. Meath | Ierland | SLANE CASTLE | Fontaines D.C. |
| 30/06/2027 | Cardiff | United Kingdom | Utilita Arena Cardiff | The Hayley Williams Show |
Rest of the world (4)
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/11/2026 | Ciudad de México | Mexico | Auditorio Nacional | "The Hayley Williams Show" (Numerado) |
| 13/01/2027 | Ciudad de México | Mexico | Auditorio Nacional | "The Hayley Williams Show" |
| 15/01/2027 | Monterrey | Mexico | Auditorio Banamex | "The Hayley Williams Show" |
| 17/01/2027 | Zapopan | Mexico | Auditorio Telmex | "The Hayley Williams Show" |
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 2026 | 40 | A | 4 / 82 | 100 | 36 | 37 | 60 | Wikipedia, search volume, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2026 | Best Kept Secret 2026 (Festivaldag 2): Na regen komt rock-‘n-roll | Dansende Beren | 14/06/2026 | 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
- ●17/06/2027 · Amsterdam (planned)
- ●14/06/2027 · Vorst Nationaal/Forest National, Forest (Brussels) (planned)
- ▲Saturday, June 2026 · Best Kept Secret
- ●08/06/2026 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
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 | Mirtazapine 2 |
| MNM | Belgium | Airplanes 3 · AIRPLANES 1 |
| NPO 3FM | Netherlands | Airplanes 2 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Mirtazapine 3 |
| 1LIVE | Germany | Airplanes 1 |
| BBC Radio 1 | United Kingdom | Blood Bros 1 |
| FM4 | Oostenrijk | Showbiz | FM4 OKFM4 1 · Showbiz | FM4 Roland Gratzer bis 1 1 |
| KEXP | United States | I Like It I Like It 11 · True Believer 7 · Glum 6 · Past Lives 4 · Kill Me 3 |