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 ›
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Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
- Best Kept Secret 2017, Rock Werchter 2019
- Active since
- 2013
- Albums
- GREIF 2024
- Zeal & Ardor 2022
- Stranger Fruit 2018
- Devil Is Fine 2016
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
Studio Brussel 1 0,2 per week KEXP 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationStudio Brussel 13 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 5 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 4 0,0 per week since Oct 2024 Willy 1 0,0 per week since Dec 2024 KEXP 1 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 - Similar to
- Deafheaven
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREIF | 2024 | #44 (1 wk) | – | – |
| Zeal & Ardor | 2022 | – | – | – |
| Stranger Fruit | 2018 | #112 (4 wk) | – | – |
| Devil Is Fine | 2016 | – | – | – |
How popular is Zeal & Ardor compared with other countries?
Much bigger in Poland than you would expect; bigger in Germany than you would expect.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2017 | – | D | 47 / 53 | 100 | – | – | – | Wikipedia, charts, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2019 | – | D | 63 / 84 | 100 | – | – | – | Wikipedia, charts, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2019 | Rock Werchter 2019 (Festivaldag 4): Uitbundig slotstuk vol diversiteit | Dansende Beren | 01/07/2019 | dagverslag |
| Best Kept Secret 2017 | Best of Best Kept Secret 2017 Dag 3 | 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
- ▲Sunday, July 2019 · Rock Werchter
- ▲Sunday, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Devil Is Fine X Carpenter Brut 1 · Clawing Out 1 |
| Willy | Belgium | Devil Is Fine 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Ship on Fire 1 |