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 2022, Best Kept Secret 2023, Rock Werchter 2024
- Active since
- 2019
- Albums
- Ambiguous Desire 2026
- My Soft Machine 2023
- Collapsed in Sunbeams 2021
- Concerts per year
- 2026 51
- 2025 3
- 2024 42
- 2023 55
- 2022 67
- 2021 69
- 2019 44
- 2018 1
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Awards
- Mercury Prize gewonnen 2021
- Discogs
- 2,557 times in a collection
- 789 on a wishlist
- 8 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Super Sad Generation 2019 · 372
- Best Of The Lo Fi Lounge 2021 · 412
- Collapsed In Sunbeams 2021 · 373
- My Soft Machine 2023 · 469
- Ambiguous Desire 2026 · 707
- Biggest own venue
- Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ±2.000 plaatsen
- 2023 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
egoFM 10 2,3 per week FluxFM 6 1,4 per week Studio Brussel 5 1,2 per week BBC Radio 1 5 1,2 per week VRT Radio 1 4 0,9 per week BBC Radio 6 Music 4 0,9 per week Radio X 4 0,9 per week FM4 3 0,7 per week Since we track the stationBBC Radio 1 479 3,0 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 379 3,5 per week since Oct 2024 KEXP 299 1,9 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 192 1,2 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 85 0,5 per week since Nov 2023 egoFM 10 1,9 per week since Oct 2026 KINK 9 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 FluxFM 6 1,2 per week since Oct 2026 - Similar to
- Joy Crookes, Jorja Smith, Jessie Ware, Lianne La Havas, Olivia Dean, Holly Humberstone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambiguous Desire | 2026 | #127 (1 wk) | – | – | 707 |
| My Soft Machine | 2023 | #46 (1 wk) | – | – | 469 |
| Collapsed in Sunbeams | 2021 | #6 (8 wk) | #47 (1 wk) | – | 373 |
Discogs: 2,557 times in a collection. 789 times on a wishlist.
Awards
Awards won and nominations according to Wikidata (major awards only; counted per category).
| Award | Won | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury Prize | 1 (2021) | – |
How popular is Arlo Parks compared with other countries?
Bigger in France than you would expect.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11/2026 | Madrid | Spain | La Riviera | ARLO PARKS - DESIRE TOUR |
| 13/11/2026 | Barcelona | Spain | Sala Apolo | ARLO PARKS - DESIRE TOUR |
| 16/11/2026 | Munich | Germany | ARLO PARKS - DESIRE TOUR | |
| 18/11/2026 | Warsaw | Poland | Klub Palladium | ARLO PARKS - DESIRE TOUR |
| 19/11/2026 | Vienna | Oostenrijk | Arena Wien | ARLO PARKS - DESIRE TOUR |
4 more dates
Europa (4)
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/11/2026 | Praha 1 | Tsjechië | ARCHA+ | ARLO PARKS - DESIRE TOUR |
| 24/11/2026 | Zürich | Zwitserland | ARLO PARKS - DESIRE TOUR | |
| 29/11/2026 | København V | Denmark | VEGA - Musikkens Hus, Store VEGA | ARLO PARKS - DESIRE TOUR |
| 02/12/2026 | Stockholm | Zweden | ARLO PARKS - DESIRE TOUR |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2022 | 26 | B | 37 / 137 | 48 | 28 | – | 20 | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Best Kept Secret 2023 | 19 | B | 11 / 50 | 35 | 17 | – | 23 | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2024 | 22 | C | 41 / 94 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 24 | Wikipedia, search volume, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2024 | Rock Werchter 2024 (Festivaldag 3): Mee met de wind | Dansende Beren | 07/07/2024 | dagverslag |
| Best Kept Secret 2023 | Best Kept Secret 2023 (Festivaldag 3): Tot het einde goed | Dansende Beren | 12/06/2023 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2022 | Pukkelpop 2022 (Festivaldag 3): Lekker blijven hangen | Dansende Beren | 21/08/2022 | 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
- ●03/11/2026 · Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus, Brussels
- ●28/10/2026 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ▲Saturday, July 2024 · Rock Werchter
- ●15/09/2023 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●14/09/2023 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●13/09/2023 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
10 earlier dates
- ●19/06/2023 · Chez PIAS, Brussels
- ▲Sunday, June 2023 · Best Kept Secret
- ▲Saturday, August 2022 · Pukkelpop
- ●27/02/2020 · VRT Radio 1 Wonderland, Schaarbeek / Schaerbeek
- ●27/02/2020 · Bitterzoet, Amsterdam
- ●26/02/2020 · Witloof Bar, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●17/01/2020 · Kokomo, Groningen
- ●15/01/2020 · Martinikerk, Groningen
- ●05/10/2019 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●03/10/2019 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | 2sided 71 · Get Go 29 · Hurt 8 · Black Dog 5 · Too Good 4 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | I'm Sorry 3 · Green Eyes 1 · Caroline 1 · Too Good 1 |
| Willy | Belgium | Caroline 1 |
| 1LIVE | Germany | 2sided 1 |
| BBC Radio 1 | United Kingdom | waiting for me 1 |
| FM4 | Oostenrijk | New Desire 1 · Get Go 1 · Hope 1 |
| FluxFM | Germany | 2SIDED - Oscar Farrell Remix 1 · Heaven 1 · Sophie 1 |
| KEXP | United States | 2sided 61 · Heaven 23 · Get Go 18 · Senses 15 · Beams 11 |
| Radio X | United Kingdom | Black Dog 1 · Caroline 1 · Eugene 1 |
| egoFM | Germany | Softly 1 · Devotion 1 · Too Good 1 · Hurt 1 |