Nation Of Language
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 2023, Pukkelpop 2024, Best Kept Secret 2026
- Active since
- 2016
- Albums
- Dance Called Memory 2025
- Strange Disciple 2023
- A Way Forward 2021
- Introduction, Presence 2020
- Concerts per year
- 2026 60
- 2025 66
- 2024 66
- 2023 69
- 2022 71
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 3,285 times in a collection
- 1,051 on a wishlist
- 8 uitgaven
Per album, times in a collection- The Motorist / Sacred Tongue 2019 · 153
- Introduction, Presence 2020 · 649
- Gouge Away / One More Try 2020 · 167
- A Different Kind Of Life 2020 · 6
- A Way Forward 2021 · 247
- Strange Disciple 2023 · 1.209
- Dance Called Memory 2025 · 847
- Inept Apollo 2025 · 7
- Biggest own venue
- Club, Amsterdam
- ±2.500 plaatsen
- 2022 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
KEXP 4 0,9 per week FluxFM 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationKEXP 455 2,9 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 45 0,4 per week since Oct 2024 NPO 3FM 36 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 FluxFM 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026 Willy 1 0,0 per week since Dec 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dance Called Memory | 2025 | – | – | – | 847 |
| Strange Disciple | 2023 | – | – | – | 1.209 |
| A Way Forward | 2021 | – | – | – | 247 |
| Introduction, Presence | 2020 | – | – | – | 649 |
Discogs: 3,285 times in a collection. 1,051 times on a wishlist.
How popular is Nation Of Language compared with other countries?
Bigger in Spain and Germany 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. Alle data op Ticketmaster.
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/11/2026 | Brooklyn | United States | Music Hall of Williamsburg | Nation of Language (18 and Over) |
| 14/11/2026 | Jersey City | United States | Loew's Jersey Theatre | The War On Drugs |
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)
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 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – | setlist.fm, stature | |
| Pukkelpop 2024 | 14 | C | 37 / 108 | 41 | 11 | 18 | 17 | search volume, setlist.fm, stature |
| Best Kept Secret 2026 | 14 | B | 16 / 82 | 12 | – | 17 | 16 | search volume, 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 2): Na regen komt rock-‘n-roll | Dansende Beren | 14/06/2026 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2024 | Pukkelpop 2024 (Festivaldag 3): Hit(te)effect | Dansende Beren | 18/08/2024 | dagverslag |
| Best Kept Secret 2023 | Best Kept Secret 2023 (Festivaldag 3): Tot het einde goed | Dansende Beren | 12/06/2023 | 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
- ▲Saturday, June 2026 · Best Kept Secret
- ●16/11/2025 · Doornroosje, Nijmegen
- ●15/11/2025 · The Max, Amsterdam
- ●06/09/2024 · De Groote Peel, Asten
- ●05/09/2024 · Pandora, Utrecht
- ●04/09/2024 · Rotown, Rotterdam
11 earlier dates
- ●17/08/2024 · Club, Hasselt
- ▲Saturday, August 2024 · Pukkelpop
- ●22/09/2023 · L’Orangerie, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●21/09/2023 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ▲June 2023 · Best Kept Secret
- ●20/11/2022 · Cloud Nine, Utrecht
- ●19/11/2022 · Vera, Groningen
- ●16/11/2022 · Kleine Zaal, The Hague
- ●29/04/2022 · Doornroosje, Nijmegen
- ●28/04/2022 · Club, Amsterdam
- ●18/04/2022 · Café, Borgerhout
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Willy | Belgium | I'm Not Ready for the Change 1 |
| KEXP | United States | I'm Not Ready for the Change 71 · Inept Apollo 70 · In Another Life 19 · Tougher Than the Rest 15 · In Your Head 13 |