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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Career
- Line-ups
- Rock Werchter 2017, Pinkpop 2017, Pukkelpop 2019, Pukkelpop 2024
- Active since
- 2007
- Albums
- LIGHT+ 2023
- Gaia & Friends 2019
- Everything Is My Family 2016
- Cave Rave 2013
- Star of Love 2010
- Concerts per year
- 2026 10
- 2025 14
- 2024 35
- 2023 7
- 2019 27
- 2018 7
- 2017 28
- 2016 55
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Gold and platinum
- the Netherlands: 0 albums, 1 single
- Plage goud, 2011
- Discogs
- 1,007 times in a collection
- 471 on a wishlist
- 15 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Xtatic Truth 2009 · 112
- Star Of Love 2010 · 197
- In The Summer 2010 · 91
- Cave Rave 2013 · 91
- Light+ 2023 · 94
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
egoFM 4 0,9 per week FM4 2 0,5 per week Since we track the stationNPO 3FM 144 0,9 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 35 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 KINK 15 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 egoFM 4 0,8 per week since Oct 2026 BBC Radio 6 Music 3 0,0 per week since Nov 2024 FM4 2 0,4 per week since Oct 2026 BBC Radio 1 1 0,0 per week since 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.
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum | Discogs collections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIGHT+ | 2023 | – | – | – | 94 |
| Gaia & Friends | 2019 | – | – | – | – |
| Everything Is My Family | 2016 | – | – | – | – |
| Cave Rave | 2013 | #76 (14 wk) | #61 (2 wk) | – | 91 |
| Star of Love | 2010 | – | #36 (4 wk) | – | 197 |
Discogs: 1.007 keer in een collectie. 471 times on een verlanglijst; singles met goud of platina: Belgium 0, the Netherlands 1.
How popular is Crystal Fighters 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 2017 | 16 | D | 42 / 65 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 19 | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pinkpop 2017 | 20 | C | 26 / 45 | 100 | 17 | 21 | 22 | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pukkelpop 2019 | 12 | D | 46 / 111 | 33 | 11 | 15 | 13 | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pukkelpop 2024 | – | D | 51 / 108 | 44 | – | 10 | – | Wikipedia, search volume, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2024 | Pukkelpop 2024 (Festivaldag 4): Van Kidibul tot whiskey | Dansende Beren | 19/08/2024 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2019 | Pukkelpop 2019 (Dag 2): Topdag onder een muzikale vlag | Dansende Beren | 17/08/2019 | dagverslag |
| Pinkpop 2017 | 20.000 mensen minder op dag 2 van Pinkpop | Festileaks | 04/06/2017 | 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
- ▲Sunday, August 2024 · Pukkelpop
- ▲Friday, August 2019 · Pukkelpop
- ▲Saturday, July 2017 · Rock Werchter
- ▲Saturday, June 2017 · Pinkpop
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 | You & I 15 · Plage 6 |
| FM4 | Oostenrijk | At Home 1 · Boomin' In Your Jeep | FM4 Sounds Like FM4 1 |
| egoFM | Germany | Champion Sound (Alternative Mix) 1 |