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Barry Can't Swim
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Barry Can't Swim

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Popularity today
20
Belgium 21 · the Netherlands 19 · Worldwide 23 · on a scale of 100
Score back then at Best Kept Secret 2025
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Belgium – · the Netherlands 12 · Worldwide 12 · level C

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

Probability estimates remain estimates and are not an official announcement.

No rumours, no inside knowledge. Tap Why? for the reasons.

Best Kept Secret 2027
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
little that points to itno shows planned around the festival
Pinkpop 2027
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
little that points to itno shows planned around the festivalprofile fits this festival less
Rock Werchter 2027
(Nearly) impossible
If this act plays this festival: 14 points (D), now 10 of 10 acts
Why?
little that points to itno shows planned around the festivalplayed here two years ago, and returning that soon is rareprofile fits this festival less
Pukkelpop 2027
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
little that points to itno shows planned around the festival
Figures
Spotify listeners
3.256.866
Deezer 5.062 · streams per day –
Last.fm listeners
428.643
rank 1175 in Belgium · rank 1274 in the Netherlands
Instagram followers
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Not available yet
Search volume per month
105
Belgium 105 · the Netherlands 197 · Worldwide 8.266
Wikipedia, 12 months
61.700
EN 61.478 · NL 222 · FR 0

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Career

Line-ups
Pukkelpop 2024, Rock Werchter 2025, Best Kept Secret 2025
Concerts per year
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Stature

Discogs
  • 1,023 times in a collection
  • 601 on a wishlist
  • 5 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection
  • Amor Fati EP 2021 · 210
  • When Will We Land? 2023 · 220
  • Kimbara 2024 · 2
  • Loner 2025 · 271
  • LateNightTales 2026 · 320
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Data provided by Discogs.

Today

Radio
Last 30 days
NPO 3FM112,6 per week
Studio Brussel92,1 per week
BBC Radio 192,1 per week
FluxFM81,9 per week
KEXP81,9 per week
egoFM61,4 per week
1LIVE30,7 per week
FM430,7 per week
Since we track the station
BBC Radio 11.6861.5 a daysince Nov 2023
NPO 3FM2540.2 a daysince Nov 2023
KEXP2480.2 a daysince Nov 2023
BBC Radio 6 Music1100.1 a daysince Nov 2024
Studio Brussel770.1 a daysince Nov 2023
FluxFM80.2 a daysince Oct 2026
egoFM60.2 a daysince Oct 2026
1LIVE30.1 a daysince Oct 2026
all stations
Similar to
Swimming Paul, O'Flynn, Elkka, Fred Again.., Overmono, Jayda G

How popular is Barry Can't Swim compared with other countries?

United Kingdom×5,22,925 per month
Italy×1,7194 per month
Netherlands×1,6197 per month
Belgium×1,5105 per month
Spain×1,5176 per month
France×1,3293 per month
Denmark×1,339 per month
Zweden×1,051 per month
Germany×1,0273 per month
Poland×1,074 per month

Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.

Best-known songs (Deezer)

Dance Dance Dance!
Dance Dance Dance!
op Deezer
How It Feels
When Will We Land?
op Deezer
Rah That's A Mad Question
Rah That's A Mad Question
op 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.

EditionScoreLevelRankExceptionalBelgiumNetherlandsWorldSources
Pukkelpop 2024–D67 / 108100–12–Wikipedia, search volume, stature
Rock Werchter 2025–D81 / 9250–1210Wikipedia, search volume, stature
Best Kept Secret 2025–C38 / 85100–1212Wikipedia, search volume, stature

Reviews and reports

Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.

EditionTitelBronDateSoort
Rock Werchter 2025Rock Werchter 2025 (Festivaldag 3): Hoop voor de toekomstige headlinersDansende Beren06/07/2025dagverslag
Best Kept Secret 2025Best Kept Secret 2025 (Festivaldag 1): Subtropisch zwetenDansende Beren14/06/2025dagverslag
Pukkelpop 2024Pukkelpop 2024 (Festivaldag 3): Hit(te)effectDansende Beren18/08/2024dagverslag

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

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
StationCountryMost played
NPO 3FMNetherlandsKimbara 1
Studio BrusselBelgiumKimbara 19 · I Could Be Madonna 18 · How It Feels 6 · Sunsleeper 5 · Return To Bhibo 3
1LIVEGermanyDance Dance Dance! 1
BBC Radio 6 MusicUnited KingdomThe Person You'd Like To Be 1
DR P3DenmarkDance Dance Dance! 1
FM4OostenrijkMachine Noise For A Quiet Daydream 2 · Return To Bhibo 1
FluxFMGermanyDance Dance Dance! 2 · Some Day I Will 1
KEXPUnited StatesKimpton 42 · Dance Dance Dance! 21 · The Person You’d Like to Be 21 · Cars Pass by Like Childhood Sweethearts 18 · Childhood 11
egoFMGermanyCars Pass By Like Childhood Sweethearts 1 · Childhood 1 · Always Get Through To You 1
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