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 ›
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Career
- Line-ups
- Pukkelpop 2017
- Active since
- 2011
- Albums
- Crashing Waves Dance to the Rhythm Set by the Broadcast Journalist Revealing the Tragedies of the Day 2025
- Piedras 1 2024
- Piedras 2 2024
- Intiha 2023
- Telas 2020
Today
- Radio
- Since we track the station
KEXP 31 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 13 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 8 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 6 0,1 per week since Oct 2024 NPO 3FM 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashing Waves Dance to the Rhythm Set by the Broadcast Journalist Revealing the Tragedies of the Day | 2025 | – | – | – |
| Piedras 2 | 2024 | – | – | – |
| Piedras 1 | 2024 | – | – | – |
| Intiha | 2023 | – | – | – |
| Telas | 2020 | – | – | – |
| Cenizas | 2020 | #97 (1 wk) | – | – |
| Sirens | 2016 | #19 (17 wk) | #78 (1 wk) | – |
| Space Is Only Noise | 2011 | #49 (1 wk) | – | – |
Other albums in the charts or with gold or platinum (live, compilations, reissues):
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2017 (A.A.L (Against All Logic)) | 2018 | #137 (2 wk) | – | – |
How popular is Nicolas Jaar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2017 | 26 | B | 20 / 119 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 21 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2017 | Het Grote Pukkelpop 2017 Verslag Deel 1 (met o.a. Moderat, Solange, Nicolas Jaar, Perfume Genius …) | Dansende Beren | 20/08/2017 | 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
- ●10/10/2019 · Het HEM, Zaandam
- ●12/05/2019 · Oude Kerk, Amsterdam
- ●31/03/2019 · Grote Kerk, The Hague
- ●30/03/2019 · Grote Zaal, The Hague
- ●18/08/2017 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ▲Friday, August 2017 · Pukkelpop
7 earlier dates
- ●03/12/2016 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●02/12/2016 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ●01/12/2016 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●08/11/2015 · Doornroosje, Nijmegen
- ●09/10/2013 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●16/08/2012 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ●18/07/2011 · Vooruit, Ghent
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 | Mi Mujer 7 · No 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Shmaali شمالي Tarweeda 4 · El Bandido 2 · Space Is Only Noise If You Can See 1 · Mi Mujer 1 |