Ben Howard
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Folk & singer-songwriterfolkacousticsinger-songwriterbritishindie
Career
- Line-ups
- Rock Werchter 2018, Rock Werchter 2023
- Active since
- 2011
- Albums
- Is It? 2023
- Collections From the Whiteout 2021
- Noonday Dream 2018
- I Forget Where We Were 2014
- Every Kingdom 2011
- Concerts per year
- 2026 22
- 2025 1
- 2023 36
- 2022 0
- 2018 69
- 2017 0
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- De Tijdloze 2025
- 3 nummers, hoogste #1014 (The Fear)
- in the list since 2020, 6 years
- per song
- Gold and platinum
- Belgium: 0 albums, 1 single
- The Fear goud, 2012
the Netherlands: 2 albums, 0 singles- Every Kingdom platina, 2013
- Every Kingdom goud, 2012
- Discogs
- 9,997 times in a collection
- 3,989 on a wishlist
- 16 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Every Kingdom 2011 · 1.095
- The Burgh Island E.P. 2012 · 378
- I Forget Where We Were 2014 · 5.070
- Noonday Dream 2018 · 1.680
- Collections From The Whiteout 2021 · 1.221
- Biggest own venue
- Koninklijk Theater Carré, Amsterdam
- ±1.700 plaatsen
- 2023 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
Studio Brussel 14 3,3 per week egoFM 12 2,8 per week Willy 9 2,1 per week NPO 3FM 8 1,9 per week Radio X 7 1,6 per week KINK 3 0,7 per week VRT Radio 1 2 0,5 per week Qmusic 2 0,5 per week Since we track the stationStudio Brussel 579 3,7 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 296 1,9 per week since Nov 2023 Willy 203 2,0 per week since Dec 2024 KINK 161 1,0 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 137 0,9 per week since Nov 2023 Qmusic 66 0,7 per week since Feb 2025 egoFM 12 2,3 per week since Oct 2026 BBC Radio 6 Music 8 0,1 per week since Oct 2024 - Similar to
- Nick Mulvey, James Vincent McMorrow, Bear's Den, Bon Iver, Angus & Julia Stone, A Blaze Of Feather
De Tijdloze on StuBru
De Tijdloze is the all-time list of Studio Brussel, the Flemish rock station. Listeners vote for their favourite songs every year, and since 1987 StuBru has broadcast the top 100 at the end of December. Since 2019 the rest of the vote is known as well: 500 places in 2019, around 2,000 since 2021. A place above 100 did not make the broadcast. The figures come from tijdloze.rocks, an independent site that keeps every list since 1987. Click a column header to sort.
| Song | From | Years in the list | 2025 | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Fear | 2011 | 5 (2021–2025) | #1014 | #1014 (2025) | #1498 (2022) |
| Conrad | 2014 | 4 (2021–2025) | #1104 | #794 (2024) | #1590 (2021) |
| Keep Your Head Up | 2011 | 6 (2020–2025) | #1221 | #897 (2024) | #1221 (2025) |
| Rivers in Your Mouth | 2014 | 1 (2024) | – | #1536 (2024) | #1536 (2024) |
| The Wolves | 2011 | 1 (2023) | – | #1766 (2023) | #1766 (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.
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum | Discogs collections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Is It? | 2023 | #45 (5 wk) | #55 (1 wk) | – | – |
| Collections From the Whiteout | 2021 | #14 (7 wk) | #9 (2 wk) | – | 1.221 |
| Noonday Dream | 2018 | #14 (27 wk) | #10 (6 wk) | – | 1.680 |
| I Forget Where We Were | 2014 | #2 (88 wk) | #2 (22 wk) | – | 5.070 |
| Every Kingdom | 2011 | #2 (225 wk) | #2 (120 wk) | gold NL, platinum NL | 1.095 |
Discogs: 9.997 keer in een collectie. 3.989 times on een verlanglijst; singles met goud of platina: Belgium 1, the Netherlands 0.
How popular is Ben Howard compared with other countries?
Much bigger in Belgium and the Netherlands than you would expect; bigger in Denmark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2018 | 28 | C | 25 / 82 | 34 | 24 | 34 | 27 | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2023 | 37 | B | 21 / 95 | 24 | 37 | 38 | 34 | Wikipedia, search volume, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2023 | Rock Werchter 2023 (Festivaldag 2): Het kot was te klein | Dansende Beren | 01/07/2023 | dagverslag |
| Rock Werchter 2018 | Rock Werchter 2018: Festivaldag 2 | Dansende Beren | 07/07/2018 | 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
- ●12/06/2026 · Openluchttheater Rivierenhof, Deurne
- ●11/06/2026 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●10/06/2026 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●09/06/2026 · Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
- ●07/11/2024 · Vorst Nationaal / Forest National, Vorst / Forest
- ●06/11/2024 · AFAS Live, Amsterdam
57 earlier dates
- ●30/06/2024 · Grote Zaal, Groningen
- ●29/06/2024 · De Vereeniging, Nijmegen
- ●28/06/2024 · Middenvijver, Antwerp
- ▲Friday, July 2023 · Rock Werchter
- ●21/06/2023 · PHIL, Haarlem
- ●20/06/2023 · Koninklijk Theater Carré, Amsterdam
- ●19/06/2023 · Koninklijk Theater Carré, Amsterdam
- ●04/12/2018 · Vorst Nationaal / Forest National, Vorst / Forest
- ●20/11/2018 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ●19/11/2018 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ●18/11/2018 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ▲Friday, July 2018 · Rock Werchter
- ●07/07/2018 · AFAS Live, Amsterdam
- ●20/12/2014 · Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam
- ●19/12/2014 · Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam
- ●18/12/2014 · Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam
- ●17/12/2014 · Vorst Nationaal / Forest National, Vorst / Forest
- ●09/10/2014 · Café Corsari, Antwerp
- ●08/09/2014 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●28/06/2014 · Tour&Taxis, Brussels
- ●27/06/2014 · Tour&Taxis, Brussels
- ●07/07/2013 · Cultuurpark Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam
- ●10/12/2012 · Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus, Brussels
- ●07/12/2012 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●06/12/2012 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●16/04/2012 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●15/04/2012 · Tivoli, Utrecht
- ●14/04/2012 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●13/04/2012 · Paard van Troje, The Hague
- ●12/04/2012 · Gashouder Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam
- ●11/04/2012 · Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam
- ●23/01/2012 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●03/12/2011 · Club, Brussels
- ●02/12/2011 · Doornroosje, Nijmegen
- ●21/11/2011 · De Duif, Amsterdam
- ●20/11/2011 · De Doelen, Rotterdam
- ●19/11/2011 · Muziekgieterij, Maastricht
- ●16/11/2011 · De Oosterpoort, Groningen
- ●22/09/2011 · Hedon, Zwolle
- ●21/09/2011 · Bitterzoet, Amsterdam
- ●10/04/2011 · Doornroosje, Nijmegen
- ●09/04/2011 · Tivoli, Utrecht
- ●12/01/2011 · Vera, Groningen
- ●29/11/2010 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●24/11/2010 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●18/07/2010 · Valkhofpark, Nijmegen
- ●24/05/2010 · Rotown, Rotterdam
- ●23/05/2010 · Merleyn, Nijmegen
- ●21/05/2010 · the Factory Studio, Mouscron
- ●18/02/2010 · Grote Zaal, Eindhoven
- ●31/10/2009 · De Oosterpoort, Groningen
- ●29/10/2009 · Doornroosje, Nijmegen
- ●28/10/2009 · Tivoli De Helling, Utrecht
- ●03/10/2009 · La Rotonde, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●09/09/2009 · Kleine Zaal, The Hague
- ●08/09/2009 · Doornroosje, Nijmegen
- ●14/12/2008 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
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 |
|---|---|---|
| KINK | Netherlands | Keep Your Head Up 4 |
| MNM | Belgium | The Fear 1 |
| NPO 3FM | Netherlands | Keep Your Head Up 1 |
| Qmusic | Belgium | The Fear 28 · Keep Your Head Up 25 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | The Fear 95 · Keep Your Head Up 74 · Only Love 17 · What A Day 10 · Old Pine 6 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | The Fear 2 · The Wolves 1 |
| Willy | Belgium | Keep Your Head Up 97 · The Fear 63 |
| Radio X | United Kingdom | Keep Your Head Up 3 · Conrad 1 · Promise 1 |
| egoFM | Germany | Keep Your Head Up 1 · Depth Over Distance 1 · Everything 1 · Rivers In Your Mouth 1 · Old Pine 1 |