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St. Paul & The Broken Bones
Photo: Steve Ford, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

St. Paul & The Broken Bones

Popularity today
25
Belgium 18 · the Netherlands 27 · Worldwide 31 · on a scale of 100
Score back then at Best Kept Secret 2024
17
Belgium 15 · Netherlands 19 · Worldwide 17 · level B

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?
little that points to itno shows planned around the festival
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
little that points to itno shows planned around the festival
(Nearly) impossible
If this act plays this festival: 24 points (C), now 10 of 10 acts
Why?
little that points to itno shows planned around the festival
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
little that points to itno shows planned around the festival
Figures
Spotify listeners
985.321
Deezer 21.197 · streams per day –
Last.fm listeners
328.704
not in the country charts
Instagram followers
217.458
@stpaulandthebrokenbones · updated on 05/11/2026
Search volume per month
848
Belgium 848 · the Netherlands 1.886 · Worldwide 259.000
Wikipedia, 12 months
93.706
EN 92.422 · NL 0 · FR 1.284

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Career

Line-ups
Pinkpop 2016, Best Kept Secret 2024
Active since
2012
Albums
  • St. Paul & The Broken Bones 2025
  • Angels in Science Fiction 2023
  • The Alien Coast 2022
  • Young Sick Camellia 2018
  • Sea of Noise 2016
Concerts per year
  • 2026 100
  • 2025 48
  • 2024 59
  • 2023 73
  • 2016 90
  • 2015 81
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Stature

Discogs
  • 3,483 times in a collection
  • 1,234 on a wishlist
  • 10 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection
  • Half The City 2014 · 835
  • Sea Of Noise 2016 · 1.050
  • Young Sick Camellia 2018 · 242
  • The Alien Coast 2022 · 801
  • St. Paul & The Broken Bones 2025 · 236
Biggest own venue
  • Cactus Club, Brugge
  • ±400 plaatsen
  • 2026 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Today

Radio
Last 30 days
BBC Radio 6 Music20,5 per week
FluxFM10,2 per week
Since we track the station
KEXP90,1 per weeksince Nov 2023
BBC Radio 6 Music80,1 per weeksince Nov 2024
FluxFM10,2 per weeksince Oct 2026
NPO 3FM10,0 per weeksince Nov 2023

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.

AlbumYearBelgian album chartDutch album chartGold/platinumDiscogs collections
St. Paul & The Broken Bones2025–––236
Angels in Science Fiction2023––––
The Alien Coast2022–––801
Young Sick Camellia2018–––242
Sea of Noise2016#134 (1 wk)––1.050
Half the City2014#53 (3 wk)#50 (4 wk)–835

Discogs: 3,483 times in a collection. 1,234 times on a wishlist.

How popular is St. Paul & The Broken Bones compared with other countries?

Denmark×1,4165 per month
United Kingdom×1,12,263 per month
Netherlands×1,0461 per month
Zweden×1,0184 per month
Spain×0,9386 per month
Germany×0,6673 per month
France×0,4365 per month
Belgium×0,4100 per month
Italy×0,299 per month
Poland×0,255 per month

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

Best-known songs (Deezer)

Sea Star
Sea Star
op Deezer
Sanctify
Sea of Noise
op Deezer
Loving Wrong
Loving Wrong
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
Pinkpop 201620C32 / 485021–20Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature
Best Kept Secret 202417B16 / 9483151917Wikipedia, search volume, charts, setlist.fm, stature

Reviews and reports

Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.

EditionTitelBronDateSoort
Best Kept Secret 2024Best Kept Secret 2024 (Festivaldag 1): Kleur bekennenDansende Beren08/06/2024dagverslag

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
KEXPUnited StatesSushi and Coca‐Cola 5 · Call Me 1 · Flow With It (You Got Me Feeling Like) 1 · Apollo 1
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