The Comet Is Coming
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
- Best Kept Secret 2018, Pukkelpop 2019, Best Kept Secret 2023
- Active since
- 2013
- Albums
- Hyper‐Dimensional Expansion Beam 2022
- Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery 2019
- Channel the Spirits 2016
- Concerts per year
- 2026 0
- 2025 0
- 2023 50
- 2022 45
- 2019 65
- 2018 14
- 2017 10
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 5,802 times in a collection
- 1,885 on a wishlist
- 9 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Death To The Planet 2017 · 331
- The Afterlife 2019 · 1.531
- Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery 2019 · 941
- Imminent 2020 · 683
- Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam 2022 · 1.601
- Biggest own venue
- Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ±2.000 plaatsen
- 2023 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
BBC Radio 6 Music 3 0,7 per week KEXP 2 0,5 per week VRT Radio 1 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationBBC Radio 6 Music 32 0,3 per week since Nov 2024 KEXP 24 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 VRT Radio 1 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026 BBC Radio 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyper‐Dimensional Expansion Beam | 2022 | #39 (2 wk) | – | – | 1.601 |
| Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery | 2019 | #68 (4 wk) | – | – | 941 |
| Channel the Spirits | 2016 | – | – | – | – |
Discogs: 5,802 times in a collection. 1,885 times on a wishlist.
How popular is The Comet Is Coming 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2018 | – | C | 33 / 55 | 47 | – | – | – | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pukkelpop 2019 | 11 | D | 54 / 111 | 33 | – | – | 11 | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Best Kept Secret 2023 | 18 | B | 14 / 50 | 22 | – | – | 18 | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2023 | Best Kept Secret 2023 (Festivaldag 3): Tot het einde goed | Dansende Beren | 12/06/2023 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2019 | Pukkelpop 2019 (Dag 2): Topdag onder een muzikale vlag | Dansende Beren | 17/08/2019 | 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
- ●09/07/2023 · Minnewaterpark, Bruges
- ▲Sunday, June 2023 · Best Kept Secret
- ●04/04/2023 · Oude Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●02/04/2023 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●24/06/2022 · Ossegempark / Parc d'Osseghem, Laken / Laeken
- ●08/02/2020 · Ronda, Utrecht
13 earlier dates
- ●16/08/2019 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ▲Friday, August 2019 · Pukkelpop
- ●01/08/2019 · Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam
- ●06/04/2019 · Concertzaal, Amsterdam
- ●05/04/2019 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●11/11/2018 · Grote Zaal, Utrecht
- ●08/07/2018 · Parc Astrid de Coronmeuse, Liège
- ▲Friday, June 2018 · Best Kept Secret
- ●09/06/2018 · Theaterstudio, Antwerp
- ●19/01/2018 · Flageygebouw, Elsene / Ixelles
- ●13/05/2017 · La Rotonde, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●12/11/2016 · Pandora, Utrecht
- ●28/04/2016 · Kleine Zaal, 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.
Songs per station, last 18 months
| Station | Country | Most played |
|---|---|---|
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | Frequency Of Feeling Expansion 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Summon the Fire 5 · Astral Flying 2 · Birth of Creation 2 · Late Night Party Jam 2 [The Ancient Tapes] [previously unreleased] 1 · CODE 1 |