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
- Pukkelpop 2022, Pukkelpop 2026
- Active since
- 2016
- Albums
- People of the Moon 2026
- Bar Mediterraneo 2022
- Nuova Napoli 2018
- The Tony Allen Experiments: Afrobeat Makers, Vol. 3 2016
- Concerts per year
- 2026 22
- 2025 0
- 2022 21
- 2021 0
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 13,146 times in a collection
- 7,304 on a wishlist
- 5 uitgaven
Per album, times in a collection- Marechià 2021 · 1.053
- Bar Mediterraneo 2022 · 7.867
- Nuova Napoli 2022 · 3.005
- Sciallà 2025 · 1.208
- People Of The Moon 2026 · 13
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
BBC Radio 6 Music 1 0,2 per week FluxFM 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationKEXP 23 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 15 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 7 0,1 per week since Nov 2024 FluxFM 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026 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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People of the Moon | 2026 | – | – | – | 13 |
| Bar Mediterraneo | 2022 | – | – | – | 7.867 |
| Nuova Napoli | 2018 | – | – | – | 3.005 |
| The Tony Allen Experiments: Afrobeat Makers, Vol. 3 | 2016 | – | – | – | – |
Discogs: 13,146 times in a collection. 7,304 times on a wishlist.
How popular is NU GENEA compared with other countries?
Much bigger in Italy than you would expect.
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 2022 | – | – | – | – | – | – | charts, setlist.fm, stature | |
| Pukkelpop 2026 | – | D | 86 / 138 | 33 | – | – | – | search volume, charts, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2026 | Pukkelpop 2026 (Festivaldag 3): In de herfst van de zomer | Dansende Beren | 23/08/2026 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2022 | Pukkelpop 2022 (Festivaldag 4): En op het einde wint de groove | Dansende Beren | 22/08/2022 | 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, August 2026 · Pukkelpop
- ▲August 2022 · 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 | Marechià 9 · Tienaté 3 |
| FluxFM | Germany | Marechià 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Acelera 4 · People of the Moon 3 · Onenon 2 · Marechia 2 · Marechià 2 |