Points show how well known and in demand an act is today in Belgium and the Netherlands, based on public figures such as listeners and hits. They say nothing about the quality of a show. 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
- Pukkelpop 2022, Rock Werchter 2026, Best Kept Secret 2026
- Active since
- 2017
- Albums
- Altar 2025
- MADRA 2024
- Concerts per year
- 2026 35
- 2025 55
- 2022 55
- 2021 24
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 1,151 times in a collection
- 631 on a wishlist
- 9 uitgaven
Per album, times in a collection- How 2020 · 5
- Blue 2020 · 4
- Waves 2021 · 256
- Ladybird 2021 · 2
- Banshee 2022 · 11
- Madra 2023 · 662
- Break In 2023 · 1
- Angel 2023 · 0
- Altar 2025 · 210
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
BBC Radio 6 Music 1 0,2 per week FM4 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationBBC Radio 6 Music 184 1,7 per week since Oct 2024 BBC Radio 1 153 1,0 per week since Nov 2023 KEXP 40 0,3 per week since Nov 2023 KINK 10 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 2 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 Willy 2 0,0 per week since Dec 2024 FM4 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026 - Similar to
- TTSSFU, Sir Chloe, Just Mustard, Blondshell, Slow Pulp, Wolf Alice
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altar | 2025 | – | – | – | 210 |
| MADRA | 2024 | – | – | – | 662 |
Discogs: 1,151 times in a collection. 631 times on a wishlist.
How popular is Newdad compared with other countries?
Bigger in the United Kingdom than you would expect.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2022 | – | – | – | – | – | – | setlist.fm, stature | |
| Rock Werchter 2026 | – | – | – | – | – | – | setlist.fm, stature | |
| Best Kept Secret 2026 | – | – | – | – | – | – | setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2026 | Best Kept Secret 2026 (Festivaldag 1): Wisselvallige start | Dansende Beren | 13/06/2026 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2022 | Pukkelpop 2022 (Festivaldag 4): En op het einde wint de groove | Dansende Beren | 22/08/2022 | 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
- ▲July 2026 · Rock Werchter
- ▲June 2026 · Best Kept Secret
- ▲August 2022 · Pukkelpop
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Willy | Belgium | Angel 2 |
| FM4 | Oostenrijk | Angel 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Roobosh 13 · Pretty 4 · Puzzle 4 · Entertainer 4 · Misery 2 |