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
- Pukkelpop 2016, Best Kept Secret 2017, Rock Werchter 2019, Rock Werchter 2022, Pukkelpop 2025
- Active since
- 2010
- Albums
- Blood Moon 2022
- Unfurl 2019
- Dawn 2016
- Ry Cuming 2010
- Concerts per year
- 2026 1
- 2025 41
- 2024 33
- 2022 19
- 2021 8
- 2019 45
- 2018 9
- 2017 24
- 2016 65
- 2015 7
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 4,160 times in a collection
- 1,871 on a wishlist
- 11 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Shortline EP 2013 · 383
- Berlin EP 2013 · 120
- Sweat 2014 · 127
- Dawn 2016 · 1.688
- Deliverance 2016 · 7
- Howling / Thunder 2016 · 4
- Unfurl 2019 · 200
- Oceans 2020 · 291
- Live From The Royal Albert Hall 2021 · 848
- Blood Moon 2022 · 490
All 11 releases
- Shortline EP 2013 · 383
- Berlin EP 2013 · 120
- Sweat 2014 · 127
- Deliverance 2016 · 7
- Howling / Thunder 2016 · 4
- Dawn 2016 · 1.688
- Unfurl 2019 · 200
- Oceans 2020 · 291
- Live From The Royal Albert Hall 2021 · 848
- Blood Moon 2022 · 490
- Love Will Save Me 2024 · 2
- Biggest own venue
- Vorst Nationaal/Forest National, Forest (Brussels)
- ±8.000 plaatsen
- 2027 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
VRT Radio 1 1 0,2 per week egoFM 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationStudio Brussel 45 0,3 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 14 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 5 0,0 per week since Oct 2024 VRT Radio 1 1 0,1 per week since Sep 2026 egoFM 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026 NPO 3FM 1 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 KEXP 1 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 - Similar to
- Blanco White, James Vincent McMorrow, Ben Howard, Nick Mulvey, Novo Amor, Patrick Watson
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Moon | 2022 | #66 (2 wk) | – | – | 490 |
| Unfurl | 2019 | #11 (8 wk) | #54 (1 wk) | – | 200 |
| Dawn | 2016 | #41 (6 wk) | #57 (4 wk) | – | 1.688 |
| Ry Cuming | 2010 | – | – | – | – |
Discogs: 4,160 times in a collection. 1,871 times on a wishlist.
How popular is RY X compared with other countries?
Bigger in Poland, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands than you would expect.
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.
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/04/2027 | Forest (Brussels) | Belgium | Vorst Nationaal/Forest National | RY X: Dusk Tour |
| 02/04/2027 | Manchester | United Kingdom | Albert Hall | RY X |
| 05/04/2027 | London | United Kingdom | Royal Albert Hall | RY X |
| 16/04/2027 | Oslo | Noorwegen | Sentrum Scene | RY X |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2016 | 13 | D | 61 / 154 | 35 | 14 | – | – | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Best Kept Secret 2017 | 16 | B | 12 / 53 | 17 | 18 | – | 14 | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2019 | 18 | C | 38 / 84 | 22 | 20 | – | 14 | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2022 | 19 | C | 51 / 83 | 19 | 23 | – | 12 | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pukkelpop 2025 | 15 | C | 47 / 128 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 16 | Wikipedia, search volume, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2025 | Pukkelpop 2025 (Festivaldag 3): A volonté | Dansende Beren | 17/08/2025 | dagverslag |
| Rock Werchter 2022 | Rock Werchter 2022 (Festivaldag 1): Uitgeregend, maar niet uitgeteld | Dansende Beren | 01/07/2022 | dagverslag |
| Rock Werchter 2019 | Rock Werchter 2019 (Festivaldag 4): Uitbundig slotstuk vol diversiteit | Dansende Beren | 01/07/2019 | dagverslag |
| Best Kept Secret 2017 | Best of Best Kept Secret 2017 Dag 3 | Dansende Beren | 20/06/2017 | 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
- ●09/04/2027 · Vorst Nationaal/Forest National, Forest (Brussels) (planned)
- ▲Saturday, August 2025 · Pukkelpop
- ●12/08/2025 · Grote Zaal, Utrecht
- ●18/03/2025 · De Roma, Borgerhout
- ●17/03/2025 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●16/03/2025 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●07/03/2025 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
26 earlier dates
- ●06/03/2025 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●26/03/2023 · Grote Zaal, Groningen
- ●25/03/2023 · Doornroosje, Nijmegen
- ●26/08/2022 · De Roma, Borgerhout
- ●25/08/2022 · Grote Zaal, Utrecht
- ●15/08/2022 · Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
- ▲Thursday, July 2022 · Rock Werchter
- ●17/10/2019 · Theater Amsterdam, Amsterdam
- ▲Sunday, July 2019 · Rock Werchter
- ●02/03/2019 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●01/03/2019 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●27/02/2019 · Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus, Brussels
- ●27/02/2018 · Koninklijk Theater Carré, Amsterdam
- ●25/02/2018 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ▲Sunday, June 2017 · Best Kept Secret
- ●03/12/2016 · Grote Zaal, Utrecht
- ●29/11/2016 · Arenbergschouwburg, Antwerp
- ●18/08/2016 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ▲Thursday, August 2016 · Pukkelpop
- ●18/05/2016 · L’Orangerie, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●17/05/2016 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●26/02/2015 · La Rotonde, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●17/02/2015 · L’Orangerie, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●16/02/2015 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●26/02/2014 · La Rotonde, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●22/02/2014 · Paradijskerk, Rotterdam
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 | Berlin 3 · Your Love 2 · Yayaya 1 · Howling 1 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | Berlin 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Salt 1 |
| egoFM | Germany | Deliverance 1 |