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
- Rock Werchter 2018, Best Kept Secret 2018
- Active since
- 2014
- Albums
- Smitten 2024
- Unwanted 2022
- Who Am I? 2021
- My Mind Makes Noises 2018
Stature
- Biggest own venue
- Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
- ±17.000 plaatsen
- 2026 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Since we track the station
BBC Radio 1 132 0,8 per week since Nov 2023 KINK 14 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 9 0,1 per week since Oct 2024 Studio Brussel 1 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 1 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 - Similar to
- Fickle Friends, The Aces, Hot Milk, Against The Current, Muna, Chvrches
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smitten | 2024 | – | – | – |
| Unwanted | 2022 | – | – | – |
| Who Am I? | 2021 | – | – | – |
| My Mind Makes Noises | 2018 | – | – | – |
How popular is Pale Waves 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2018 | – | D | 60 / 82 | 45 | – | – | – | Wikipedia, stature |
| Best Kept Secret 2018 | – | C | 30 / 55 | 35 | – | – | – | Wikipedia, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2018 | Rock Werchter 2018: Festivaldag 4 | Dansende Beren | 09/07/2018 | dagverslag |
| Best Kept Secret 2018 | Best Kept Secret 2018: Festivaldag 2 | Dansende Beren | 10/06/2018 | 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
- ●22/09/2026 · Bitterzoet, Amsterdam
- ●16/09/2026 · Kavka Oudaan, Antwerp
- ●20/04/2026 · Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
- ●19/04/2026 · Lotto Arena, Merksem
- ●15/02/2020 · Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
- ●15/10/2018 · Studio Brussel, Schaarbeek / Schaerbeek
9 earlier dates
- ●13/10/2018 · La Rotonde, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●11/10/2018 · Sugarfactory, Amsterdam
- ▲Sunday, July 2018 · Rock Werchter
- ▲Saturday, June 2018 · Best Kept Secret
- ●02/02/2018 · Kleine Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●19/01/2018 · Grote Markt, Groningen
- ●03/11/2017 · Witloof Bar, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●31/10/2017 · Sugarfactory, Amsterdam
- ●19/06/2017 · AFAS Live, Amsterdam
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.