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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Career
- Line-ups
- Pukkelpop 2016, Best Kept Secret 2016
- Active since
- 2010
- Albums
- Salt 2023
- A Blemish In the Great Light 2019
- Sun Leads Me On 2015
- Dark Eyes 2012
Stature
- Biggest own venue
- Ronda, Utrecht
- ±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
Studio Brussel 2 0,5 per week egoFM 2 0,5 per week Since we track the stationStudio Brussel 54 0,3 per week since Nov 2023 KINK 11 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 10 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 8 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 2 0,0 per week since Oct 2024 egoFM 2 0,4 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, and gold and platinum (BEA, NVPI).
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt | 2023 | – | – | – |
| A Blemish In the Great Light | 2019 | – | – | – |
| Sun Leads Me On | 2015 | #152 (2 wk) | #49 (1 wk) | – |
| Dark Eyes | 2012 | #119 (7 wk) | #48 (3 wk) | – |
How popular is Half Moon Run compared with other countries?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/11/2026 | Toronto | Canada | Meridian Hall | Half Moon Run & The FILMharmonique Orchestra |
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 2016 | 33 | B | 20 / 154 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 29 | Wikipedia, charts, stature |
| Best Kept Secret 2016 | 31 | A | 10 / 64 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 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
- ●08/10/2023 · Muziekgieterij, Maastricht
- ●07/10/2023 · Kleine Zaal, Groningen
- ●06/10/2023 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ●04/10/2023 · Doornroosje, Nijmegen
- ●20/09/2023 · Het Depot, Leuven
- ●27/11/2019 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
15 earlier dates
- ●14/11/2019 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●13/11/2019 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●18/08/2016 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ▲Thursday, August 2016 · Pukkelpop
- ▲Sunday, June 2016 · Best Kept Secret
- ●16/02/2016 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●15/02/2016 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●07/11/2015 · Concertzaal, Amsterdam
- ●05/11/2015 · La Rotonde, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●31/10/2013 · L’Orangerie, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●27/10/2013 · Rabozaal, Amsterdam
- ●17/04/2013 · La Rotonde, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●31/03/2013 · Bitterzoet, Amsterdam
- ●30/03/2013 · Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
- ●24/10/2012 · Tivoli, Utrecht
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 | The Message 5 · Full Circle 3 · Grow Into Love 2 · Need It 1 · Hotel In Memphis 1 |
| egoFM | Germany | Call Me In The Afternoon 1 |