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
- Pukkelpop 2023, Rock Werchter 2026, Best Kept Secret 2026
- Active since
- 2022
- Albums
- Ethel Cain: Covers 2026
- Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You 2025
- Preacher’s Daughter 2022
- New album
- Ethel Cain: Covers · 18/10/2026
- Concerts per year
- 2026 54
- 2025 54
- 2023 47
- 2022 42
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 672 times in a collection
- 764 on a wishlist
- 10 uitgaven
Per album, times in a collection- Golden Age 2019 · 21
- Carpet Bed 2019 · 18
- Unreleased 2020 · 42
- Unreleased II 2020 · 34
- Inbred 2021 · 27
- Housofpsychoticwomn 2021 · 3
- Preacher's Daughter 2022 · 397
- Famous Last Words (An Ode To Eaters) 2022 · 4
- Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You 2025 · 86
- Perverts 2025 · 40
- Biggest own venue
- Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ±2.000 plaatsen
- 2025 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
FM4 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationBBC Radio 6 Music 231 2,2 per week since Nov 2024 Studio Brussel 26 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 KEXP 26 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 18 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 5 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 FM4 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026 - Similar to
- Mazzy Star, Mitski, Clairo
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethel Cain: Covers | 2026 | – | – | – | – |
| Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You | 2025 | #11 (3 wk) | #11 (1 wk) | – | 86 |
| Preacher’s Daughter | 2022 | #11 (2 wk) | #10 (1 wk) | – | 397 |
Other albums in the charts or with gold or platinum (live, compilations, reissues):
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum | Discogs collections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inbred | 2026 | – | #62 (1 wk) | – | 27 |
Discogs: 672 times in a collection. 764 times on a wishlist.
How popular is Ethel Cain 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)
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 2023 | – | D | 81 / 136 | 100 | – | – | 13 | Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2026 | 28 | C | 22 / 86 | 36 | 26 | 27 | 38 | Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Best Kept Secret 2026 | 28 | A | 7 / 82 | 35 | 25 | 27 | 38 | Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2026 | Rock Werchter 2026 (Festivaldag 4): Zinderend slotakkoord | Dansende Beren | 06/07/2026 | dagverslag |
| Best Kept Secret 2026 | Best Kept Secret 2026 (Festivaldag 3): Dolfijn | Dansende Beren | 15/06/2026 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2023 | Pukkelpop 2023 (Festivaldag 2): Kokend bloed | Dansende Beren | 19/08/2023 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2023 | Dit waren de hoogtepunten van de vrijdag van Pukkelpop 2023 | Festileaks | 19/08/2023 | 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 2026 · Rock Werchter
- ▲Sunday, June 2026 · Best Kept Secret
- ●16/10/2025 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ●15/10/2025 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ●14/10/2025 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●04/06/2024 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
3 earlier dates
- ●18/08/2023 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ▲Friday, August 2023 · Pukkelpop
- ●03/12/2022 · Bitterzoet, 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 | Fuck Me Eyes 13 · Dust Bowl 5 · Aging Young Women 1 · American Teenager 1 · Crush 1 |
| FM4 | Oostenrijk | Crush | FM4 Hot 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Janie 2 · American Teenager 2 · Everytime 1 · F*** Me Eyes 1 · Onanist 1 |