The Joy Formidable
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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Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
- Pukkelpop 2018
- Active since
- 2007
- Albums
- Into the Blue 2021
- AAARTH 2018
- Hitch 2016
- Wolf’s Law 2013
- The Big Roar 2011
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
BBC Radio 6 Music 3 0,7 per week KEXP 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationBBC Radio 6 Music 62 0,6 per week since Nov 2024 KEXP 37 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 KINK 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Into the Blue | 2021 | – | – | – |
| AAARTH | 2018 | – | – | – |
| Hitch | 2016 | – | – | – |
| Wolf’s Law | 2013 | – | – | – |
| The Big Roar | 2011 | – | – | – |
How popular is The Joy Formidable compared with other countries?
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
Best-known songs (Deezer)
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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 2018 | – | D | 104 / 113 | 56 | – | – | – | Wikipedia, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2018 | Pukkelpop 2018: Festivaldag 4, Afsluiten in stijl | Dansende Beren | 19/08/2018 | 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
- ▲Saturday, August 2018 · 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| KEXP | United States | Whirring 12 · Austere 1 · Into the Blue 1 · The Greatest Light Is the Greatest Shade 1 |