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Big Special
Photo: Paul Hudson from United Kingdom, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Big Special

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Popularity today
–
Belgium 11 · the Netherlands – · Worldwide 11 · on a scale of 100
Score back then at Best Kept Secret 2025
12
Belgium – · the Netherlands 15 · 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.

Best Kept Secret 2027
Very unlikely
Why?
little that points to itothers have a better chance at the open slots
Pinkpop 2027
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
little that points to itothers have a better chance at the open slots
Rock Werchter 2027
(Nearly) impossible
If this act plays this festival: level D, now 10 of 10 acts
Why?
little that points to itothers have a better chance at the open slots
Pukkelpop 2027
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
little that points to itlast European date is well before the festival
Figures
Spotify listeners
≈ 28.184
estimate, below the measuring threshold of 500.000 · Deezer 2.168 · streams per day –
Last.fm listeners
63.726
rank 4755 in Belgium
Instagram followers
32.713
@bigspecial_ · updated on 04/11/2026
Search volume per month
124
Belgium 124 · the Netherlands 175 · Worldwide 6.833
Wikipedia, 12 months
38.880
EN 38.880 · NL 0 · FR 0

indiepost-punkCrank wavepunk rockUKpunk blues

Career

Line-ups
Pukkelpop 2024, Best Kept Secret 2025
Active since
2023
Concerts per year
  • 2026 44
  • 2025 84
  • 2024 81
  • 2023 54
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Stature

Discogs
  • 837 times in a collection
  • 296 on a wishlist
  • 5 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection
  • Shithouse 2023 · 133
  • This Here Ain't Water 2023 · 46
  • Postindustrial Hometown Blues 2024 · 207
  • National Average 2025 · 215
  • O' Joy ! 2026 · 236
op Discogs
Data provided by Discogs.
Biggest own venue
  • Cactus Cafe, Brugge
  • ±150 plaatsen
  • 2025 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Today

Radio
Last 30 days
FIP Rock10,2 per week
Since we track the station
BBC Radio 6 Music3002,9 per weeksince Nov 2024
KINK340,2 per weeksince Nov 2023
BBC Radio 1170,1 per weeksince Nov 2023
Willy70,1 per weeksince Dec 2024
NPO 3FM60,0 per weeksince Nov 2023
FIP Rock10,2 per weeksince Oct 2026
all stations

How popular is Big Special compared with other countries?

United Kingdom×7,63,533 per month
Belgium×2,2124 per month
Spain×1,8170 per month
Netherlands×1,7175 per month
Italy×1,6155 per month
Germany×1,5351 per month
France×1,5271 per month
Denmark×1,127 per month
Zweden×1,040 per month
Poland×0,954 per month

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.

DateStadCountryZaal of festivalEvent
25/11/2026CardiffUnited KingdomThe GlobeBig Special
29/11/2026EdinburghUnited KingdomLiquid RoomBig Special
03/12/2026SheffieldUnited KingdomElectric StudiosFUTURESOUND EVENTS PRESENTS BIG SPECIAL
08/12/2026Oxford United KingdomThe Bullingdon Big Special
09/12/2026BrightonUnited KingdomChalk, BrightonBig Special
2 more dates

Europa (1)

DateStadCountryZaal of festivalEvent
24/07/2027LondonUnited KingdomGunnersbury ParkRock N Roll Circus - Madness

Rest of the world (1)

DateStadCountryZaal of festivalEvent
26/11/2026Big Special

On the map, until the end of September 2027

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Europeown showfestival★our festivals (green = confirmed)

The numbers follow the dates, also in the timeline above. Hover or tap a number for the date and venue.

Best-known songs (Deezer)

DRAGGED UP A HILL (and thrown down the other side)
O'JOY!
op Deezer
ONLY FREE WHEN SLEEPING
O'JOY!
op Deezer
THE WAKE
O'JOY!
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
Pukkelpop 2024–D63 / 108100–––search volume, setlist.fm, stature
Best Kept Secret 202512C29 / 85100–15–search volume, setlist.fm, stature

Reviews and reports

Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.

EditionTitelBronDateSoort
Best Kept Secret 2025Best Kept Secret 2025 (Festivaldag 3): Rood stofDansende Beren16/06/2025dagverslag
Pukkelpop 2024Pukkelpop 2024 (Festivaldag 2): Uitgeregend, nog niet uitgedanstDansende Beren17/08/2024dagverslag

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
WillyBelgiumPlaintive Native 3 · Domestic Bliss. 1 · Sluglife 1 · Black Country Gothic 1
FIP RockFranceBLACK DOG / WHITE HORSE 1
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