Popularity today
64
Belgium 65 · the Netherlands 61 · Worldwide 73 · on a scale of 100
Score back then at Best Kept Secret 2026
29
Belgium 24 · Netherlands 28 · Worldwide 44 · level A
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.
No rumours, no inside knowledge. Tap Why? for the reasons.
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
little that points to itplayed here last year, and two years in a row is rareno shows planned around the festival
(Nearly) impossible
If this act plays this festival: 59 points (B), now 9 of 10 acts
Why?
little that points to itno shows planned around the festivalpopularity only, nothing that points to a booking
Very unlikely
Why?
little that points to itno shows planned around the festivalpopularity only, nothing that points to a booking
Figures
Spotify listeners
21.859.373
Deezer 568.456 · streams per day 5.784.150
Last.fm listeners
3.465.943
rank 63 in Belgium · rank 66 in the Netherlands
Instagram followers
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Not available yet
Search volume per month
2.273
Belgium 2.273 · the Netherlands 3.141 · Worldwide 300.666
Wikipedia, 12 months
404.494
EN 378.818 · NL 3.179 · FR 22.497
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Career
- Line-ups
- Pukkelpop 2017, Rock Werchter 2019, Best Kept Secret 2019, Best Kept Secret 2026
- Active since
- 2012
- Albums
- The View From Tian Tan 2026
- Seaplane Dog 2026
- Seven Off the Two 2025
- Dog on the Rock 2025
- Guitar 2025
- New album
- Seaplane Dog · 28/08/2026
- Concerts per year
- 2026 84
- 2025 60
- 2019 87
- 2018 78
- 2017 107
- 2016 65
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 73,922 times in a collection
- 29,269 on a wishlist
- 23 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- 2 2012 · 14.368
- Rock And Roll Night Club 2012 · 3.300
- Salad Days 2014 · 24.464
- Another One 2015 · 2.318
- Another (Demo) One 2015 · 1.977
- This Old Dog 2017 · 16.895
- Old Dog Demos 2018 · 2.558
- Here Comes The Cowboy 2019 · 3.015
- Here Comes The Cowboy Demos 2020 · 1.702
- Guitar 2025 · 1.328
All 23 releases
- Rock And Roll Night Club 2012 · 3.300
- Only You 2012 · 215
- 2 2012 · 14.368
- 2 Demos 2013 · 353
- Salad Days 2014 · 24.464
- Salad Days Demos 2014 · 609
- Some Other Ones 2015 · 98
- Another One 2015 · 2.318
- Another (Demo) One 2015 · 1.977
- This Old Dog 2017 · 16.895
- Old Dog Demos 2018 · 2.558
- Nobody 2019 · 2
- Here Comes The Cowboy 2019 · 3.015
- Here Comes The Cowboy Demos 2020 · 1.702
- Moving Men 2020 · 426
- Other Here Comes The Cowboy Demos 2020 · 213
- Five Easy Hot Dogs 2023 · 50
- One Wayne G 2023 · 23
- Guitar 2025 · 1.328
- Seven Off The Two 2025 · 2
- Dog On The Rock 2025 · 2
- Seaplane Dog 2026 · 2
- The View From Tian Tan 2026 · 2
- Biggest own venue
- Maassilo, Rotterdam
- ±2.500 plaatsen
- 2025 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
BBC Radio 6 Music 7 1,6 per week FluxFM 6 1,4 per week BBC Radio 1 3 0,7 per week Studio Brussel 2 0,5 per week FIP Rock 1 0,2 per week Radio Nova 1 0,2 per week FM4 1 0,2 per week KEXP 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationBBC Radio 6 Music 327 3,1 per week since Nov 2024 Studio Brussel 137 0,9 per week since Nov 2023 KEXP 90 0,6 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 16 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 14 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 FluxFM 6 1,2 per week since Oct 2026 Willy 5 0,0 per week since Dec 2024 FIP Rock 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaplane Dog | 2026 | – | – | – | 2 |
| The View From Tian Tan | 2026 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Seven Off the Two | 2025 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Dog on the Rock | 2025 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Guitar | 2025 | #173 (1 wk) | – | – | 1.328 |
| Guitar (Live On KEXP) | 2025 | – | – | – | – |
| Five Easy Hot Dogs | 2023 | #169 (1 wk) | – | – | 50 |
| Here Comes the Cowboy | 2019 | #22 (2 wk) | #42 (1 wk) | – | 3.015 |
| This Old Dog | 2017 | #72 (8 wk) | #48 (1 wk) | – | 16.895 |
| Another One | 2015 | #120 (1 wk) | – | – | 2.318 |
| Salad Days | 2014 | #94 (4 wk) | – | – | 24.464 |
| 2 | 2012 | – | – | – | 14.368 |
Discogs: 73,922 times in a collection. 29,269 times on a wishlist.
How popular is Mac DeMarco compared with other countries?
Italy×1,87,516 per month
Poland×1,64,575 per month
Spain×1,25,183 per month
France×1,08,258 per month
United Kingdom×0,919,208 per month
Belgium×0,92,273 per month
Denmark×0,9990 per month
Zweden×0,91,558 per month
Netherlands×0,73,141 per month
Germany×0,66,150 per month
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 2017 | 23 | C | 23 / 119 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 38 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2019 | 30 | B | 19 / 84 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 43 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Best Kept Secret 2019 | 30 | A | 4 / 60 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 40 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Best Kept Secret 2026 | 29 | A | 5 / 82 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 44 | Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, 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 3): Dolfijn | Dansende Beren | 15/06/2026 | dagverslag |
| Rock Werchter 2019 | Rock Werchter 2019 (Festivaldag 4): Uitbundig slotstuk vol diversiteit | Dansende Beren | 01/07/2019 | dagverslag |
| Best Kept Secret 2019 | Best Kept Secret 2019 (Festivaldag 1): Opwarmen in stijl | Dansende Beren | 01/06/2019 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2017 | Het Grote Pukkelpop 2017 Verslag Deel 5 (met oa Rise Against, Ty Segall, Mac DeMarco en Interpol) | Dansende Beren | 22/08/2017 | about this act |
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
- ●08/09/2026 · Openluchttheater Rivierenhof, Deurne
- ●07/09/2026 · Openluchttheater Rivierenhof, Deurne
- ▲Sunday, June 2026 · Best Kept Secret
- ●05/11/2025 · Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus, Brussels
- ●22/10/2025 · Maassilo, Rotterdam
- ●21/10/2025 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
23 earlier dates
- ●20/11/2019 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●19/11/2019 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●13/11/2019 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ▲Sunday, July 2019 · Rock Werchter
- ▲Saturday, June 2019 · Best Kept Secret
- ●26/10/2018 · De Roma, Borgerhout
- ●30/11/2017 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●29/11/2017 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ●28/11/2017 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●17/08/2017 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ▲Thursday, August 2017 · Pukkelpop
- ●16/09/2015 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●22/11/2014 · Utrecht
- ●14/08/2014 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ●18/05/2014 · Chapiteau, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●15/05/2014 · Red Light Radio, Amsterdam
- ●01/11/2013 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●29/10/2013 · Bar, Borgerhout
- ●12/05/2013 · L’Orangerie, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●11/05/2013 · Bitterzoet, Amsterdam
- ●01/12/2012 · Mirliton Theater, Utrecht
- ●24/11/2012 · De Nieuwe Anita, Amsterdam
- ●23/11/2012 · Witloof Bar, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
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 | Blue Boy 25 · Freaking Out The Neighborhood 19 · My Kind Of Woman 13 · Chamber Of Reflection 12 · Salad Days 11 |
| Willy | Belgium | Salad Days 1 · Holy 1 · My Kind Of Woman 1 |
| BBC Radio 6 Music | United Kingdom | Holy 1 |
| FM4 | Oostenrijk | Salad Days | FM4 OKFM4 1 |
| FluxFM | Germany | Still Beating 1 · Moonlight on the River 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Holy 10 · My Old Man 4 · Chamber of Reflection 3 · Shining 3 · Home 3 |
| Radio Nova | France | Salad Days 1 |