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
- Rock Werchter 2022, Pukkelpop 2022, Pukkelpop 2025, Rock Werchter 2026
- Active since
- 2007
- Albums
- Noonday Demon 2026
- Return to Dust 2022
- Firepool 2020
- Hindrance 2017
- Concerts per year
- 2026 18
- 2025 8
- 2024 1
- 2022 24
- 2021 32
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 373 times in a collection
- 49 on a wishlist
- 4 uitgaven
Per album, times in a collection- Hindrance 2017 · 132
- Firepool 2020 · 141
- Return To Dust 2022 · 28
- Noonday Demon 2026 · 72
- Biggest own venue
- Cactus Club, Brugge
- ±400 plaatsen
- 2022 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
Willy 54 1.8 a day Studio Brussel 9 0.3 a day VRT Radio 1 1 0.0 a day Since we track the stationWilly 900 1.3 a day since Dec 2024 Studio Brussel 646 0.6 a day since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 2 0.0 a day since Nov 2023 VRT Radio 1 1 0.0 a day since Oct 2026 - Similar to
- Compact Disk Dummies, The Haunted Youth, Kids With Buns, Mooneye, Arsenal, School Is Cool
- Home act
- 74% of worldwide search volume comes from Belgium and the Netherlands (typically a few percent)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noonday Demon | 2026 | #17 (1 wk) | – | – | 72 |
| Return to Dust | 2022 | #16 (2 wk) | – | – | 28 |
| Firepool | 2020 | #56 (1 wk) | – | – | 141 |
| Hindrance | 2017 | #79 (1 wk) | – | – | 132 |
Discogs: 373 times in a collection. 49 times on a wishlist.
How popular is High Hi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2022 | – | – | – | – | – | – | charts, setlist.fm, stature | |
| Pukkelpop 2022 | – | – | – | – | – | – | charts, setlist.fm, stature | |
| Pukkelpop 2025 | – | D | 99 / 128 | 22 | – | – | – | search volume, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2026 | – | D | 77 / 86 | 17 | – | – | – | search volume, 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 2): Zwetende vleermuizen | Dansende Beren | 16/08/2025 | dagverslag |
| Rock Werchter 2022 | Rock Werchter 2022 (Festivaldag 4): Fonkelend richting ontknoping | Dansende Beren | 04/07/2022 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2022 | Pukkelpop 2022 (Festivaldag 1): Hoge toppen, Lage Landen | Dansende Beren | 19/08/2022 | 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
- ●15/10/2026 · Cactus Club, Brugge
- ▲Friday, July 2026 · Rock Werchter
- ▲Friday, August 2025 · Pukkelpop
- ●12/11/2022 · Cactus Club, Brugge
- ▲August 2022 · Pukkelpop
- ▲July 2022 · Rock Werchter
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 | Daggers 120 · Running 118 · Whatever 109 · All Cool All Fine 22 · 94a9 20 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | Arrival 1 |
| Willy | Belgium | Whatever 186 · ?? How 146 · Running 145 · All Cool All Fine 45 · Daggers 44 |