Pale Jay
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 2026
- Active since
- 2023
- Albums
- Forgiveness 2026
- Celestial Suite Flips 2026
- Low End Love Songs (Instrumentals) 2025
- Low End Love Songs 2024
- Bewilderment 2023
- New album
- Forgiveness · 04/09/2026
- Concerts per year
- 2026 11
- 2025 6
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 1,585 times in a collection
- 915 on a wishlist
- 6 uitgaven
Per album, times in a collection- The Celestial Suite 2021 · 948
- Bewilderment 2023 · 242
- By The Lake / Runner Up 2023 · 81
- My Dirty Desire 2023 · 51
- Low End Love Songs 2024 · 222
- In Your Corner 2024 · 41
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
BBC Radio 6 Music 3 0,7 per week Since we track the stationBBC Radio 6 Music 65 0,6 per week since Nov 2024 KEXP 21 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 20 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forgiveness | 2026 | – | – | – | – |
| Celestial Suite Flips | 2026 | – | – | – | – |
| Low End Love Songs (Instrumentals) | 2025 | – | – | – | – |
| Low End Love Songs | 2024 | – | – | – | 222 |
| Bewilderment | 2023 | – | – | – | 242 |
Discogs: 1,585 times in a collection. 915 times on a wishlist.
How popular is Pale Jay compared with other countries?
Much bigger in the Netherlands 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 2026 | – | D | 108 / 138 | 100 | – | – | – | search volume, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2026 | Pukkelpop 2026 (Festivaldag 4): Pop around the clock | Dansende Beren | 24/08/2026 | 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
- ▲Sunday, August 2026 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| KEXP | United States | Green Eyed 3 · Simple Days 1 · Magnolia Tree 1 · Under the Magnolia Tree 1 · Bewilderment 1 |