Points show how well known and in demand an act is today in Belgium and the Netherlands, based on public figures such as listeners and hits. They say nothing about the quality of a show. 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 2019, Best Kept Secret 2019
- Active since
- 1992
- Albums
- Ossification of Coral 2020
- Violence, Peace and Peace Research 2013
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
BBC Radio 6 Music 2 0,5 per week Since we track the stationBBC Radio 6 Music 30 0,3 per week since Nov 2024 KEXP 21 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 Willy 3 0,0 per week since Dec 2024 BBC Radio 1 2 0,0 per week since Nov 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ossification of Coral | 2020 | – | – | – |
| Violence, Peace and Peace Research | 2013 | – | – | – |
| The World Lies Across Them | 1999 | – | – | – |
| When the Peace Collapses | 1994 | – | – | – |
| No Bondage | 1992 | – | – | – |
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 2019 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Stature | |
| Best Kept Secret 2019 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2019 | Pukkelpop 2019 (Dag 3): Niet in het water gevallen | Dansende Beren | 18/08/2019 | dagverslag |
| Best Kept Secret 2019 | Best Kept Secret 2019 (Festivaldag 1): Opwarmen in stijl | Dansende Beren | 01/06/2019 | 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
- ▲August 2019 · Pukkelpop
- ▲June 2019 · Best Kept Secret
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Willy | Belgium | The Dollywaggon 2 · Love Trinity 1 |
| KEXP | United States | New Town 7 · The Leanover 2 · 14 Days 1 · Dance to the Drummer's Beat 1 · PS Exclusive 1 |