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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Career
- Line-ups
- Pukkelpop 2023
- Active since
- 1958
- Albums
- New York Saudade 2022
- In Berlin 2011
- Hits since 2015
- Bad Habit NL #74, 2022
- Concerts per year
- 2026 0
- 2025 0
- 2023 0
- 2022 0
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 1,982 times in a collection
- 1,416 on a wishlist
- 6 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Apollo XXI 2019 · 91
- Black Qualls 2020 · 7
- Live Without Your Love 2020 · 6
- Gemini Rights 2022 · 662
- Oh Yeah? 2026 · 1.216
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
Radio Nova 33 1.1 a day BBC Radio 6 Music 29 1.0 a day Studio Brussel 26 0.9 a day BBC Radio 1 8 0.3 a day FluxFM 6 0.2 a day FM4 6 0.2 a day VRT Radio 1 2 0.1 a day KEXP 2 0.1 a day Since we track the stationBBC Radio 1 579 3,7 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 258 1,6 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 255 2,3 per week since Oct 2024 KEXP 190 1,2 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 76 0,5 per week since Nov 2023 Radio Nova 33 6,4 per week since Oct 2026 FluxFM 6 1,2 per week since Oct 2026 FM4 6 1,2 per week since Oct 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Saudade | 2022 | – | – | – |
| In Berlin | 2011 | – | – | – |
| Hocus Pocus - Book 'H' of "Practitioners" | 2008 | – | – | – |
| Early and Late | 2007 | – | – | – |
| New Jazz Meeting Baden-Baden 2002 | 2006 | – | – | – |
| Tao | 2006 | – | – | – |
| Lift the Bandstand | 2004 | – | – | – |
| The Beat Suite | 2003 | – | – | – |
| One More Time | 2002 | – | – | – |
| Work | 2002 | – | – | – |
| Dummy | 2002 | – | – | – |
| Monk's Dream | 2000 | – | – | – |
| Sands | 1998 | – | – | – |
| 5 X Monk, 5 X Lacy | 1997 | – | – | – |
| Communiqué | 1997 | – | – | – |
| I Remember Thelonious | 1996 | – | – | – |
| Packet | 1995 | – | – | – |
| Weal & Woe | 1995 | – | – | – |
| The Rendezvous | 1995 | – | – | – |
| Findings | 1994 | – | – | – |
| Sweet Sixteen | 1994 | – | – | – |
| Mauresaca | 1993 | – | – | – |
| トワイライト | 1992 | – | – | – |
| Dutch Masters | 1992 | – | – | – |
| Remains | 1992 | – | – | – |
| Spirit of Mingus | 1992 | – | – | – |
| Flim Flam | 1991 | – | – | – |
| More Monk | 1991 | – | – | – |
| Trochus | 1991 | – | – | – |
| Rushes - 10 Songs From Russia | 1991 | – | – | – |
| Hot House | 1991 | – | – | – |
| Anthem | 1990 | – | – | – |
| The Door | 1989 | – | – | – |
| Paris Blues | 1988 | – | – | – |
| Sempre amore | 1987 | – | – | – |
| Momentum | 1987 | – | – | – |
| The Kiss | 1987 | – | – | – |
| Only Monk | 1987 | – | – | – |
| Explorations | 1987 | – | – | – |
| Outings | 1986 | – | – | – |
| Music Makers | 1986 | – | – | – |
| Change of Season (Music of Herbie Nichols) | 1985 | – | – | – |
| The Bow | 1984 | – | – | – |
| エターナル・デュオ | 1983 | – | – | – |
| Regeneration | 1983 | – | – | – |
| The Flame | 1982 | – | – | – |
| Ballets | 1982 | – | – | – |
| Songs | 1981 | – | – | – |
| Tips | 1981 | – | – | – |
| Call Notes | 1980 | – | – | – |
| Eronel | 1979 | – | – | – |
| Unexpected | 1978 | – | – | – |
| Points | 1978 | – | – | – |
| Catch | 1978 | – | – | – |
| Threads | 1977 | – | – | – |
| Sidelines | 1977 | – | – | – |
| Straws | 1977 | – | – | – |
| Raps | 1977 | – | – | – |
| Shots | 1977 | – | – | – |
| One‐Upmanship | 1977 | – | – | – |
| Trickles | 1976 | – | – | – |
| Distant Voices | 1976 | – | – | – |
| Stalks | 1975 | – | – | – |
| Lumps | 1975 | – | – | – |
| Saxophone Special + | 1975 | – | – | – |
| Dreams | 1975 | – | – | – |
| Flaps | 1973 | – | – | – |
| Journey Without End | 1972 | – | – | – |
| The Gap | 1972 | – | – | – |
| Lapis | 1971 | – | – | – |
| Moon | 1971 | – | – | – |
| Epistrophy | 1969 | – | – | – |
| Jazz Realities | 1966 | – | – | – |
| Disposability | 1966 | – | – | – |
| Sortie | 1966 | – | – | – |
| Evidence | 1962 | – | – | – |
| The Straight Horn of Steve Lacy | 1960 | – | – | – |
| Reflections: Steve Lacy Plays Thelonious Monk | 1959 | – | – | – |
| Soprano Sax | 1958 | – | – | – |
Other albums in the charts or with gold or platinum (live, compilations, reissues):
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum | Discogs collections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oh Yeah? | 2026 | #84 (6 wk) | #77 (2 wk) | – | 1.216 |
| Gemini Rights | 2022 | #104 (2 wk) | – | – | 662 |
Discogs: 1,982 times in a collection. 1,416 times on a wishlist.
How popular is Steve Lacy compared with other countries?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/11/2026 | Austin | United States | Moody Amphitheater | Steve Lacy: Oh yeah? Tour |
| 08/11/2026 | Sugar Land | United States | Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land | Steve Lacy |
| 11/11/2026 | Morrison | United States | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Steve Lacy - Oh Yeah? Tour |
| 13/11/2026 | Las Vegas | United States | The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas | Steve Lacy: Oh yeah? Tour |
| 17/11/2026 | Phoenix | United States | Arizona Financial Theatre | Steve Lacy: Oh yeah? Tour |
6 more dates
Rest of the world (6)
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/11/2026 | San Diego | United States | Petco Park | Steve Lacy: Oh yeah? Tour |
| 21/11/2026 | Hollywood | United States | Hollywood Bowl | Steve Lacy: Oh yeah? Tour |
| 24/11/2026 | San Francisco | United States | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | Steve Lacy: Oh yeah? Tour |
| 25/11/2026 | San Francisco | United States | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | Steve Lacy: Oh yeah? Tour |
| 28/11/2026 | Seattle | United States | WAMU Theater | Steve Lacy: Oh yeah? Tour |
| 30/11/2026 | Vancouver | Canada | UBC - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre | Steve Lacy: Oh yeah? Tour |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2023 | 17 | C | 34 / 136 | 100 | 14 | 20 | 23 | Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2023 | Pukkelpop 2023 (Festivaldag 3): Van mysterie naar hysterie | Dansende Beren | 20/08/2023 | 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, August 2023 · 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 | Oh Yeah? 129 · Live Without Your Love 23 · Bad Habit 16 · Sunflower 1 · C U Girl 1 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | To the Moon 5 |
| 1LIVE | Germany | Bad Habit 1 |
| BBC Radio 1 | United Kingdom | Bad Habit 2 |
| FM4 | Oostenrijk | Oh Yeah? 5 · Bad Habit 1 |
| FluxFM | Germany | Oh Yeah? 1 |
| KEXP | United States | the feeling 45 · is it cool? 16 · To the Moon 13 · pure colour 13 · Oh Yeah? 11 |
| Radio Nova | France | the feeling 19 · Oh Yeah? 12 · Some 1 |