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...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
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...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead

Popularity today
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Belgium – · the Netherlands – · Worldwide 14 · on a scale of 100
Score back then at Best Kept Secret 2018
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Belgium – · the Netherlands – · Worldwide – · level C

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.

No rumours, no inside knowledge. Tap Why? for the reasons.

(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festival
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festivalprofile fits this festival less
(Nearly) impossible
If this act plays this festival: 16 points (D), now 10 of 10 acts
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festivalprofile fits this festival less
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festival
Figures
Spotify listeners
≈ 131.651
estimate, below the measuring threshold of 500.000 · Deezer 10.127 · streams per day –
Last.fm listeners
653.957
not in the country charts
Instagram followers
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Not available yet
Search interest
22
Belgium 22 · the Netherlands 20 · Worldwide 28 · rank on a scale of 100
Wikipedia, 12 months
58.951
EN 57.935 · NL 297 · FR 719

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Career

Line-ups
Best Kept Secret 2018
Active since
2001

Today

Radio
Last 30 days
BBC Radio 6 Music10,2 per week
Since we track the station
KEXP80,1 per weeksince Nov 2023
BBC Radio 6 Music20,0 per weeksince Oct 2024

Records

Albums in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) and with gold or platinum (BEA, NVPI).

AlbumYearBelgian album chartDutch album chartGold/platinum
IX2014#168 (1 wk)––
Lost Songs2012#193 (1 wk)––

How popular is ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead compared with other countries?

Germany×2,6
United Kingdom×1,7
Italy×1,4
Zweden×1,4
Poland×1,0
Denmark×0,9
Belgium×0,9
Netherlands×0,8
Spain×0,8
France×0,8

Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.

Best-known songs (Deezer)

Growing Divide (feat. Britt Daniel)
XI: BLEED HERE NOW
op Deezer
Fields of Coal
The Century of Self
op Deezer
Halcyon Days
The Century of Self
op 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.

EditionScoreLevelRankExceptionalBelgiumNetherlandsWorldSources
Best Kept Secret 2018–C32 / 55100–––Wikipedia, charts, stature

Reviews and reports

Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.

EditionTitelBronDateSoort
Best Kept Secret 2018Best Kept Secret 2018: Festivaldag 1Dansende Beren09/06/2018dagverslag

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

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
StationCountryMost played
KEXPUnited StatesCaterwaul 1 · How Near How Far 1
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