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.
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Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
- Rock Werchter 2018, Best Kept Secret 2026
- Active since
- 2014
- Albums
- Departures & Arrivals: Adventures of Captain Curt 2025
- If Words Were Flowers 2021
- Face Your Fear 2017
- Soul Power 2014
- Concerts per year
- 2026 19
- 2025 19
- 2018 51
- 2017 26
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 1,557 times in a collection
- 757 on a wishlist
- 5 uitgaven
Per album, times in a collection- Keep On Shining 2013 · 75
- Soul Power 2014 · 577
- Face Your Fear 2017 · 102
- If Words Were Flowers 2021 · 96
- Departures & Arrivals: Adventures Of Captain Curt 2025 · 707
- Biggest own venue
- Maassilo, Rotterdam
- ±2.500 plaatsen
- 2022 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
egoFM 8 1,9 per week Radio Nova 1 0,2 per week BBC Radio 6 Music 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationKEXP 179 1,1 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 103 1,0 per week since Nov 2024 egoFM 8 1,6 per week since Oct 2026 NPO 3FM 3 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 Radio Nova 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departures & Arrivals: Adventures of Captain Curt | 2025 | – | – | – | 707 |
| If Words Were Flowers | 2021 | #46 (1 wk) | #28 (1 wk) | – | 96 |
| Face Your Fear | 2017 | #111 (4 wk) | #43 (2 wk) | – | 102 |
| Soul Power | 2014 | #156 (1 wk) | #43 (4 wk) | – | 577 |
Discogs: 1,557 times in a collection. 757 times on a wishlist.
How popular is Curtis Harding 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2018 | 20 | C | 42 / 82 | 25 | – | – | 20 | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Best Kept Secret 2026 | 16 | B | 14 / 82 | 27 | 14 | 17 | 15 | Wikipedia, search volume, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2026 | Best Kept Secret 2026 (Festivaldag 1): Wisselvallige start | Dansende Beren | 13/06/2026 | dagverslag |
| Rock Werchter 2018 | Rock Werchter 2018: Festivaldag 2 | Dansende Beren | 07/07/2018 | 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
- ▲Friday, June 2026 · Best Kept Secret
- ●09/06/2026 · Reflektor, Liège
- ●05/11/2025 · L’Orangerie, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●03/11/2025 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ●29/08/2024 · Openluchttheater Valkenburg, Valkenburg
- ●11/06/2023 · Grolsch Zaal, Alkmaar
34 earlier dates
- ●09/06/2023 · Openluchttheater De Goffert, Nijmegen
- ●08/06/2023 · Zuiderparktheater, The Hague
- ●05/06/2023 · Het Depot, Leuven
- ●11/03/2022 · Muziekgieterij, Maastricht
- ●09/03/2022 · Maassilo, Rotterdam
- ●08/03/2022 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●07/03/2022 · L’Orangerie, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●13/07/2019 · Grote Zaal, Haarlem
- ●12/07/2019 · Ahoy, Rotterdam
- ●11/11/2018 · De Roma, Borgerhout
- ●04/11/2018 · Doornroosje, Nijmegen
- ●03/11/2018 · LantarenVenster, Rotterdam
- ●02/11/2018 · De Oosterpoort, Groningen
- ▲Friday, July 2018 · Rock Werchter
- ●24/06/2018 · Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
- ●15/06/2018 · Sportpaleis, Merksem
- ●21/11/2017 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●17/11/2017 · L’Orangerie, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●08/09/2017 · Massembre, Heer
- ●07/09/2017 · Bitterzoet, Amsterdam
- ●22/11/2015 · Vooruit Balzaal, Ghent
- ●21/11/2015 · Reflektor, Liège
- ●29/10/2015 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ●20/08/2015 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ●12/07/2015 · Ahoy, Rotterdam
- ●07/03/2015 · Center Parcs De Eemhof, Zeewolde
- ●24/02/2015 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●23/02/2015 · Club, Brussels
- ●25/11/2014 · Kleine Zaal, Eindhoven
- ●24/11/2014 · Rotown, Rotterdam
- ●23/11/2014 · Kleine Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●22/11/2014 · Ekko, Utrecht
- ●21/11/2014 · Simplon, Groningen
- ●20/11/2014 · Doornroosje, Nijmegen
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 | There She Goes 50 · True Love Can't Be Blind 31 · On and On 7 · The Power 7 · Hopeful 6 |
| Radio Nova | France | There She Goes 1 |
| egoFM | Germany | Need Your Love 1 · Keep On Shining 1 |