Explosions in the Sky
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
- Best Kept Secret 2016
- Active since
- 1999
- Albums
- End 2023
- The Wilderness 2016
- Take Care, Take Care, Take Care 2011
Stature
- 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
KEXP 2 0,5 per week Studio Brussel 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationKEXP 26 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 14 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 2 0,0 per week since Nov 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| End | 2023 | #197 (1 wk) | – | – |
| The Wilderness | 2016 | #33 (13 wk) | – | – |
| Take Care, Take Care, Take Care | 2011 | #64 (4 wk) | – | – |
| All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone | 2007 | #43 (4 wk) | – | – |
| The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place | 2003 | – | – | – |
| Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Live Forever | 2001 | – | – | – |
| How Strange, Innocence | 2000 | – | – | – |
How popular is Explosions in the Sky 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2016 | 24 | A | 15 / 64 | 71 | 27 | 20 | 32 | Wikipedia, charts, stature |
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
- ●07/08/2024 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●06/08/2024 · Openluchttheater Rivierenhof, Deurne
- ●05/08/2024 · Muziekgieterij, Maastricht
- ●04/08/2024 · Binnentuin, Leuven
- ●13/11/2023 · Grote Zaal, Utrecht
- ●11/11/2023 · De Roma, Borgerhout
34 earlier dates
- ●09/11/2023 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●09/07/2017 · Minnewaterpark, Bruges
- ●29/10/2016 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ▲Sunday, June 2016 · Best Kept Secret
- ●08/06/2016 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●07/06/2016 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●19/11/2011 · De Kreun, Kortrijk
- ●18/11/2011 · Muziekodroom, Hasselt
- ●16/11/2011 · Vera, Groningen
- ●15/08/2011 · Tivoli, Utrecht
- ●25/05/2011 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●24/05/2011 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●09/09/2009 · Openluchttheater Rivierenhof, Deurne
- ●14/05/2008 · Vera, Groningen
- ●12/05/2008 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●11/05/2008 · Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus, Brussels
- ●20/04/2007 · Het Depot, Leuven
- ●26/02/2007 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●25/02/2007 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●15/11/2005 · Kleine Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●14/11/2005 · L’Orangerie, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●17/07/2004 · Olmenhof, Herk-de-Stad
- ●14/05/2004 · L’Orangerie, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●16/04/2004 · Rotterdamse Schouwburg, Rotterdam
- ●10/04/2004 · Salle Saint-Martin, Cortil-Wodon
- ●10/03/2004 · VPRO Radio, Hilversum
- ●09/03/2004 · Ekko, Utrecht
- ●31/01/2004 · deSingel, Antwerp
- ●30/01/2004 · Kleine Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●20/10/2002 · JH Nijdrop, Opwijk
- ●09/09/2002 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●07/09/2002 · Sclaigneaux, Andenne
- ●05/09/2002 · Vera, Groningen
- ●08/12/2001 · Studio Amstel, 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 | What Do You Go Home To 2 · Human History 2 · Remember Me As A Time Of Day 1 · Six Days At The Bottom Of The Ocean 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Your Hand in Mine 6 · First Breath After Coma 2 · Spring 1 · The Birth and Death of the Day 1 · Memorial 1 |