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 2018, Best Kept Secret 2018, Best Kept Secret 2023, Best Kept Secret 2026
- Active since
- 2018
- Albums
- THE BPM 2025
- Natural Brown Prom Queen 2022
- Athena 2019
- Concerts per year
- 2026 42
- 2025 14
- 2023 53
- 2022 45
- 2018 20
- 2017 2
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 3,933 times in a collection
- 1,534 on a wishlist
- 5 uitgaven
Per album, times in a collection- Sudan Archives 2017 · 1.315
- Sink 2018 · 1.506
- Athena 2019 · 300
- Natural Brown Prom Queen 2022 · 192
- The BPM 2025 · 620
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
KEXP 3 0,7 per week BBC Radio 6 Music 2 0,5 per week FluxFM 1 0,2 per week FM4 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationBBC Radio 6 Music 339 3,2 per week since Nov 2024 KEXP 276 1,8 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 33 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 10 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 FluxFM 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026 FM4 1 0,2 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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE BPM | 2025 | – | – | – | 620 |
| Natural Brown Prom Queen | 2022 | – | – | – | 192 |
| Athena | 2019 | – | – | – | 300 |
Discogs: 3,933 times in a collection. 1,534 times on a wishlist.
How popular is Sudan Archives 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 2018 | – | D | 109 / 113 | 100 | – | – | – | Wikipedia, setlist.fm, stature |
| Best Kept Secret 2018 | – | – | – | – | – | – | setlist.fm, stature | |
| Best Kept Secret 2023 | – | C | 37 / 50 | 44 | – | – | 11 | Wikipedia, setlist.fm, stature |
| Best Kept Secret 2026 | – | C | 32 / 82 | 22 | – | 12 | 12 | Wikipedia, search volume, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2026 | Best Kept Secret 2026 (Festivaldag 1): Wisselvallige start | Dansende Beren | 13/06/2026 | dagverslag |
| Best Kept Secret 2023 | Best Kept Secret 2023 (Festivaldag 1): Stralend van start | Dansende Beren | 10/06/2023 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2018 | Pukkelpop 2018: Festivaldag 3 | Dansende Beren | 18/08/2018 | dagverslag |
| Best Kept Secret 2018 | Best Kept Secret 2018: Festivaldag 1 | Dansende Beren | 09/06/2018 | 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
- ▲Friday, June 2026 · Best Kept Secret
- ▲Friday, June 2023 · Best Kept Secret
- ▲Friday, August 2018 · Pukkelpop
- ▲June 2018 · Best Kept Secret
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 |
|---|---|---|
| FM4 | Oostenrijk | Glorious 1 |
| KEXP | United States | MY TYPE 55 · YEA YEA YEA 32 · A BUG'S LIFE 29 · DEAD 20 · COME AND FIND YOU 18 |