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
Probability estimates remain estimates and are not an official announcement.
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Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
- Best Kept Secret 2019, Pukkelpop 2022, Rock Werchter 2023, Best Kept Secret 2024, Pukkelpop 2025, Rock Werchter 2026
- Active since
- 2015
- Albums
- viagr aboys 2025
- Cave World 2022
- Welfare Jazz 2021
- Street Worms 2018
- Concerts per year
- 2026 38
- 2025 69
- 2024 21
- 2023 60
- 2022 83
- 2021 15
- 2019 76
- 2018 35
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 15,596 times in a collection
- 7,452 on a wishlist
- 11 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Consistency Of Energy 2016 · 229
- Call Of The Wild 2017 · 88
- Street Worms 2018 · 535
- Sports 2018 · 12
- Shrimp Sessions 2019 · 100
- Common Sense 2020 · 730
- Welfare Jazz 2021 · 2.104
- Shrimp Sessions 2 2021 · 511
- Cave World 2022 · 7.058
- Viagr Aboys 2025 · 4.227
All 11 releases
- Consistency Of Energy 2016 · 229
- Call Of The Wild 2017 · 88
- Street Worms 2018 · 535
- Sports 2018 · 12
- Shrimp Sessions 2019 · 100
- In Spite Of Ourselves 2020 · 2
- Common Sense 2020 · 730
- Welfare Jazz 2021 · 2.104
- Shrimp Sessions 2 2021 · 511
- Cave World 2022 · 7.058
- Viagr Aboys 2025 · 4.227
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
BBC Radio 6 Music 4 0,9 per week KEXP 3 0,7 per week egoFM 2 0,5 per week FIP Rock 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationBBC Radio 6 Music 257 2,5 per week since Nov 2024 KEXP 130 0,8 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 66 0,4 per week since Nov 2023 Willy 52 0,5 per week since Dec 2024 BBC Radio 1 41 0,3 per week since Nov 2023 KINK 20 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 16 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 egoFM 2 0,4 per week since Oct 2026 - Similar to
- Idles, Shame, Getdown Services, Squid, Yard Act, Deadletter
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| viagr aboys | 2025 | #25 (4 wk) | #63 (1 wk) | – | 4.227 |
| Cave World | 2022 | #36 (3 wk) | #86 (1 wk) | – | 7.058 |
| Welfare Jazz | 2021 | #90 (2 wk) | – | – | 2.104 |
| Street Worms | 2018 | – | – | – | 535 |
Discogs: 15,596 times in a collection. 7,452 times on a wishlist.
Upcoming concerts
Benelux first, then Europe. Alle data op Ticketmaster.
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/06/2027 | Cardiff | United Kingdom | Blackweir Fields, Cardiff | Fontaines D.C. |
| 01/07/2027 | Newcastle Upon Tyne | United Kingdom | St James Park | Fontaines D.C. |
| 03/07/2027 | Manchester | United Kingdom | Heaton Park | Fontaines D.C. |
| 04/07/2027 | Manchester | United Kingdom | Heaton Park | Fontaines D.C. |
| 06/07/2027 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | Glasgow Green | Fontaines D.C. |
1 more dates
Europa (1)
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/07/2027 | London | United Kingdom | London Stadium | Fontaines D.C. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2019 | – | C | 28 / 60 | 100 | – | – | – | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pukkelpop 2022 | 20 | C | 46 / 137 | 100 | 21 | 18 | 18 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2023 | 22 | C | 42 / 95 | 50 | 23 | 20 | 23 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Best Kept Secret 2024 | 24 | A | 9 / 94 | 44 | 26 | 22 | 26 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pukkelpop 2025 | 24 | C | 24 / 128 | 17 | 26 | 21 | 26 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2026 | 30 | B | 20 / 86 | 11 | 31 | 28 | 31 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2026 | Rock Werchter 2026 (Festivaldag 2): Alice in Werchterland | Dansende Beren | 04/07/2026 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2025 | Pukkelpop 2025 (Festivaldag 4): Liefde en vrede, lawaai maken en mooi zijn | Dansende Beren | 18/08/2025 | dagverslag |
| Best Kept Secret 2024 | Best Kept Secret 2024 (Festivaldag 1): Kleur bekennen | Dansende Beren | 08/06/2024 | dagverslag |
| Rock Werchter 2023 | Rock Werchter 2023 (Festivaldag 2): Het kot was te klein | Dansende Beren | 01/07/2023 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2022 | Pukkelpop 2022 (Festivaldag 3): Lekker blijven hangen | Dansende Beren | 21/08/2022 | dagverslag |
| Best Kept Secret 2019 | Best Kept Secret 2019 (Festivaldag 1): Opwarmen in stijl | Dansende Beren | 01/06/2019 | 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, July 2026 · Rock Werchter
- ▲Sunday, August 2025 · Pukkelpop
- ▲Friday, June 2024 · Best Kept Secret
- ▲Friday, July 2023 · Rock Werchter
- ▲Saturday, August 2022 · Pukkelpop
- ▲Saturday, June 2019 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Man Made Of Meat 34 · Sports 4 · Man Made Of Meat (live) 2 · Sports (live) 1 · Ain't Nice 1 |
| Willy | Belgium | Sports 4 · Watching You 3 · Therapy Ii 1 · Man Made Of Meat 1 · You N33d Me 1 |
| BBC Radio 6 Music | United Kingdom | Sports 1 |
| FIP Rock | France | Big Boy 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Sports 20 · Man Made of Meat 10 · Punk Rock Loser 10 · Pyramid of Health 10 · Uno II 7 |
| egoFM | Germany | Punk Rock Loser 1 |