King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
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Points show how well known and in demand an act is today in Belgium and the Netherlands, based on public figures such as listeners and hits. They say nothing about the quality of a show. 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
- Pukkelpop 2016, Best Kept Secret 2017, Pukkelpop 2018, Best Kept Secret 2022, Pukkelpop 2023, Best Kept Secret 2027
- Active since
- 2015
- Concerts per year
- 2026 12
- 2025 51
- 2023 57
- 2022 71
- 2021 16
- 2018 79
- 2017 91
- 2016 98
- 2015 67
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Biggest own venue
- AFAS Live, Amsterdam
- ±6.000 plaatsen
- 2024 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
BBC Radio 1 46 1.5 a day KEXP 10 0.3 a day FIP Rock 2 0.1 a day BBC Radio 6 Music 2 0.1 a day Since we track the stationKEXP 511 3,2 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 49 0,4 per week since Oct 2024 BBC Radio 1 46 0,3 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 20 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 KINK 12 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 3 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 Willy 3 0,0 per week since Dec 2024 FIP Rock 2 0,4 per week since Oct 2026
Records
Albums in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) and with gold or platinum (BEA, NVPI).
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phantom Island | 2025 | #188 (1 wk) | – | – |
| Chunky Shrapnel | 2020 | #118 (1 wk) | – | – |
| Infest The Rats' Nest | 2019 | #85 (1 wk) | – | – |
| Fishing For Fishies | 2019 | #142 (2 wk) | – | – |
| Gumboot Soup | 2018 | #154 (1 wk) | – | – |
| Murder Of The Universe | 2017 | #139 (2 wk) | – | – |
| Flying Microtonal Banana (King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard) | 2017 | #87 (1 wk) | #79 (1 wk) | – |
| Nonagon Infinity (King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard) | 2016 | #152 (2 wk) | – | – |
How popular is King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard compared with other countries?
Bigger in Spain than you would expect.
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
Upcoming concerts
Benelux first, then Europe.
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/06 to 13/06/2027 | Hilvarenbeek | Netherlands | Best Kept Secret (confirmed) | Best Kept Secret 2027 |
| 02/06 to 06/06/2027 | Barcelona | Spain | Primavera Sound (bevestigd) | Primavera Sound 2027 |
On the map, until the end of September 2027
The numbers follow the dates, also in the timeline above. Hover or tap a number for the date and venue.
Best-known songs (Deezer)
PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2016 | – | D | 93 / 154 | 100 | – | – | – | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Best Kept Secret 2017 | 12 | C | 19 / 53 | 100 | – | 12 | 15 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pukkelpop 2018 | 16 | C | 36 / 113 | 24 | 12 | 19 | 22 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Best Kept Secret 2022 | 22 | B | 15 / 50 | 42 | 17 | 21 | 32 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pukkelpop 2023 | 25 | B | 19 / 136 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 35 | Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Best Kept Secret 2027 | 39 | A | 7 / 51 | 28 | 18 | 23 | 36 | Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2023 | Pukkelpop 2023 (Festivaldag 4): Overal vuurwerk | Dansende Beren | 21/08/2023 | dagverslag |
| Best Kept Secret 2022 | Best Kept Secret (Festivaldag 3): En we leefden nog lang en gelukkig… | Dansende Beren | 13/06/2022 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2018 | Pukkelpop 2018: Festivaldag 4, Afsluiten in stijl | Dansende Beren | 19/08/2018 | dagverslag |
| Best Kept Secret 2017 | Best of Best Kept Secret 2017 Dag 1 | Dansende Beren | 19/06/2017 | 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
- ●23/05/2024 · AFAS Live, Amsterdam
- ●15/05/2024 · Vorst Nationaal / Forest National, Vorst / Forest
- ●20/08/2023 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ▲Sunday 20 August 2023 · Pukkelpop
- ●20/03/2023 · Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus, Brussels
- ●03/03/2023 · Gashouder Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam
14 earlier dates
- ▲Sunday 12 June 2022 · Best Kept Secret
- ●09/10/2019 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●08/10/2019 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●07/10/2019 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ●06/10/2019 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ●18/08/2018 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ▲Saturday 18 August 2018 · Pukkelpop
- ●06/03/2018 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●05/03/2018 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●28/02/2018 · Vooruit, Ghent
- ●21/06/2017 · De Kreun, Kortrijk
- ●20/06/2017 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ▲Friday 16 June 2017 · Best Kept Secret
- ▲Saturday, August 2016 · Pukkelpop
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 | Fishing For Fishies 7 |
| Willy | Belgium | Aerodynamic 2 · Rattlesnake 1 |
| FIP Rock | France | Deadstick 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Level 5 17 · Rattlesnake 11 · Muddy Water 11 · Grow Wings and Fly 11 · Deadstick 10 |
Concerts in the Benelux (ten years)
24 shows: Belgium 8, the Netherlands 14, Luxemburg 2 · laatste keer: Belgium 2024, the Netherlands 2025, Luxemburg 2023 · festivals: Pukkelpop 2018, 2023, Best Kept Secret 2017, 2022. Bron: setlist.fm.