Popularity today
26
Belgium 23 · the Netherlands 31 · Worldwide 25 · on a scale of 100
Score back then at Rock Werchter 2025
39
Belgium 37 · Netherlands 42 · Worldwide 37 · 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?
few indications of a booking yetothers have a better chance at the open slots
(Nearly) impossible
If this act plays this festival: 38 points (C), now 10 of 10 acts
Why?
few indications of a booking yetplayed here two years ago, and returning that soon is rare
Figures
Spotify listeners
797.833
Deezer 91.001 · streams per day 95.682
Last.fm listeners
1.285.390
rank 1280 in Belgium · rank 1303 in the Netherlands
Instagram followers
77.123
@elbowofficial · updated on 04/11/2026
Search interest
–
not measured: the name also means something else
Wikipedia, 12 months
124.695
EN 117.386 · NL 4.745 · FR 2.564
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Career
- Line-ups
- Pukkelpop 2017, Rock Werchter 2019, Pinkpop 2019, Rock Werchter 2025
- Active since
- 1990
- Albums
- Audio Vertigo 2024
- Flying Dream 1 2021
- Giants of All Sizes 2019
- Little Fictions 2017
- The Take Off and Landing of Everything 2014
- Concerts per year
- 2026 2
- 2025 31
- 2024 23
- 2019 29
- 2018 10
- 2017 59
- 2016 0
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- De Tijdloze 2025
- 3 nummers, hoogste #272 (One Day Like This)
- in the list since 2019, 7 years
- per song
- Gold and platinum
- Belgium: 1 album, 0 singles
- The Seldom Seen Kid goud, 2011
the Netherlands: 1 album, 0 singles- Build A Rocket Boys! goud, 2011
- Discogs
- 33,486 times in a collection
- 3,052 on a wishlist
- 55 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Asleep In The Back 2001 · 1.464
- Leaders Of The Free World 2005 · 1.465
- The Seldom Seen Kid 2008 · 3.150
- Build A Rocket Boys! 2011 · 3.957
- Dead In The Boot 2012 · 1.372
- The Take Off And Landing Of Everything 2014 · 3.216
- Little Fictions 2016 · 3.034
- Giants Of All Sizes 2019 · 2.433
- Live At The Ritz - An Acoustic Performance 2020 · 1.416
- Flying Dream 1 2021 · 2.324
All 55 releases
- Any Day Now ? · 3
- Asleep at the back ? · 0
- The Any Day Now E.P. 1999 · 300
- The Newborn E.P. 2000 · 170
- Asleep In The Back 2001 · 1.464
- Powder Blue 2001 · 336
- Red 2001 · 297
- Asleep In The Back / Coming Second 2002 · 205
- Cast Of Thousands 2003 · 21
- Indie Store Sampler 2003 · 4
- Further 2003 · 49
- Ribcage 2003 · 210
- Fugitive Motel 2003 · 199
- Cast Of Thousands 2003 · 872
- Fallen Angel 2003 · 248
- Fallen Angel / Ribcage 2003 · 0
- Not A Job 2004 · 143
- Grace Under Pressure / Switching Off 2004 · 143
- Forget Myself 2005 · 353
- Leaders Of The Free World 2005 · 358
- Leaders Of The Free World 2005 · 1.465
- Live From London (iTunes Exclusive) 2008 · 9
- The Bones Of You 2008 · 51
- The Seldom Seen Kid 2008 · 3.150
- One Day Like This 2008 · 126
- Grounds For Divorce 2008 · 166
- The Seldom Seen Kid Live At Abbey Road 2009 · 666
- Cast Of Thousands + Leaders Of The Free World 2010 · 17
- Build A Rocket Boys! 2011 · 3.957
- Open Arms 2011 · 248
- Lippy Kids 2011 · 30
- Neat Little Rows 2011 · 391
- Dear Friends 2011 · 7
- Dead In The Boot 2012 · 1.372
- Live At Jodrell Bank 2013 · 730
- Real Life (Angel) 2014 · 3
- My Sad Captains 2014 · 10
- The Take Off And Landing Of Everything 2014 · 3.216
- Charge 2014 · 475
- World Café Live EP 2014 · 318
- New York Morning (Radio Single) 2014 · 11
- Lost Worker Bee EP 2015 · 16
- What Time Do You Call This? 2015 · 3
- Little Fictions 2016 · 3.034
- Magnificent (She Says) 2016 · 2
- Firebrand & Angel (Polaroids & Super 8s) 2017 · 3
- The Best Of 2017 · 490
- All Disco 2017 · 4
- Gentle Storm 2017 · 3
- Giants Of All Sizes 2019 · 2.433
- Dexter & Sinister 2019 · 475
- Live At The Ritz - An Acoustic Performance 2020 · 1.416
- Flying Dream 1 2021 · 2.324
- Audio Vertigo 2024 · 1.327
- Audio Vertigo Echo Elbow EP5 2025 · 163
- Biggest own venue
- Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus, Brussels
- ±2.000 plaatsen
- 2024 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
KINK 24 5,6 per week Willy 19 4,4 per week Radio X 14 3,3 per week VRT Radio 1 8 1,9 per week Studio Brussel 5 1,2 per week BBC Radio 6 Music 5 1,2 per week KEXP 5 1,2 per week NPO 3FM 2 0,5 per week Since we track the stationKINK 1.189 1.1 a day since Nov 2023 Willy 533 0.8 a day since Dec 2024 BBC Radio 6 Music 328 0.4 a day since Oct 2024 Studio Brussel 198 0.2 a day since Nov 2023 KEXP 123 0.1 a day since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 74 0.1 a day since Nov 2023 Radio X 14 0.4 a day since Oct 2026 BBC Radio 1 12 0.0 a day since Nov 2023 - Similar to
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Day Like This | 2008 | 7 (2019–2025) | #272 | #220 (2020) | #292 (2022) |
| Lippy Kids (live op Rock Werchter 2011) | 2011 | 3 (2023–2025) | #748 | #573 (2024) | #1630 (2023) |
| Grounds for Divorce | 2008 | 4 (2021–2025) | #2116 | #1484 (2024) | #2116 (2025) |
| Lippy Kids | 2011 | 3 (2021–2023) | – | #729 (2022) | #1050 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Vertigo | 2024 | #7 (3 wk) | #5 (2 wk) | – | 1.327 |
| Flying Dream 1 | 2021 | #26 (6 wk) | #16 (2 wk) | – | 2.324 |
| Giants of All Sizes | 2019 | #5 (13 wk) | #10 (3 wk) | – | 2.433 |
| Little Fictions | 2017 | #3 (44 wk) | #1 (8 wk) | – | 3.034 |
| The Take Off and Landing of Everything | 2014 | #1 (46 wk) | #4 (19 wk) | – | 3.216 |
| Build a Rocket Boys! | 2011 | #3 (38 wk) | #5 (38 wk) | gold NL | 3.957 |
| The Seldom Seen Kid | 2008 | #7 (50 wk) | #39 (25 wk) | gold BE | 3.150 |
| Leaders of the Free World | 2005 | #31 (5 wk) | #69 (2 wk) | – | 1.465 |
| Cast of Thousands | 2003 | – | – | – | 872 |
| Asleep in the Back | 2001 | – | – | – | 1.464 |
Other albums in the charts or with gold or platinum (live, compilations, reissues):
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum | Discogs collections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Best Of | 2017 | #41 (19 wk) | #45 (2 wk) | – | 490 |
| Live At Jodrell Bank | 2013 | #46 (17 wk) | – | – | 730 |
| Dead In The Boot | 2012 | #3 (13 wk) | #11 (5 wk) | – | 1.372 |
Discogs: 33,486 times in a collection. 3,052 times on a wishlist.
Upcoming concerts
Benelux first, then Europe. Alle data op Ticketmaster.
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/11/2026 | Manchester | United Kingdom | O2 Ritz Manchester | elbow - Asleep in the Back |
| 21/11/2026 | Manchester | United Kingdom | O2 Ritz Manchester | elbow - Asleep in the Back |
| 22/11/2026 | Manchester | United Kingdom | O2 Ritz Manchester | elbow - Asleep in the Back |
On the map, until the end of September 2027
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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 2017 | 31 | B | 16 / 119 | 19 | 28 | 38 | 28 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2019 | 38 | B | 13 / 84 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 25 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pinkpop 2019 | 39 | B | 14 / 52 | 15 | 37 | 43 | 28 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2025 | 39 | B | 17 / 92 | 21 | 37 | 42 | 37 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2025 | Rock Werchter 2025 (Festivaldag 3): Hoop voor de toekomstige headliners | Dansende Beren | 06/07/2025 | dagverslag |
| Rock Werchter 2019 | Rock Werchter 2019 (Festivaldag 1): Rock P!nk?! | Dansende Beren | 28/06/2019 | 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
- ▲Saturday, July 2025 · Rock Werchter
- ●10/07/2025 · Paleis Soestdijk, Soest
- ●11/09/2024 · Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus, Brussels
- ●10/09/2024 · Koninklijk Theater Carré, Amsterdam
- ●09/09/2024 · Koninklijk Theater Carré, Amsterdam
- ●08/09/2024 · Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus, Brussels
48 earlier dates
- ●12/03/2024 · Studio 3, Hilversum
- ●03/09/2022 · Groeneputte, Stekene
- ●17/06/2022 · Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
- ●16/06/2022 · Vorst Nationaal / Forest National, Vorst / Forest
- ▲Thursday, July 2019 · Rock Werchter
- ▲Saturday, June 2019 · Pinkpop
- ●28/02/2018 · AFAS Live, Amsterdam
- ●27/02/2018 · Lotto Arena, Merksem
- ●26/02/2018 · AFAS Live, Amsterdam
- ●18/08/2017 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ▲Friday, August 2017 · Pukkelpop
- ●24/02/2017 · Beursschouwburg, Brussels
- ●14/06/2014 · Paleis 12 / Palais 12, Laken / Laeken
- ●19/03/2014 · Club 69 Zuiderpershuis, Antwerp
- ●18/03/2014 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●30/06/2012 · Goffertpark, Nijmegen
- ●17/12/2011 · Glazen Huis Music For Life, Leuven
- ●14/11/2011 · Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam
- ●06/11/2011 · Lotto Arena, Merksem
- ●05/11/2011 · Vorst Nationaal / Forest National, Vorst / Forest
- ●10/05/2011 · Westerliefde, Amsterdam
- ●09/05/2011 · Studio Brussel Club 69, Schaarbeek / Schaerbeek
- ●26/05/2009 · Desmet Studio's, Amsterdam
- ●15/11/2008 · Grote Zaal, Eindhoven
- ●14/11/2008 · WATT, Rotterdam
- ●13/11/2008 · De Oosterpoort, Groningen
- ●11/11/2008 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●10/11/2008 · Tivoli, Utrecht
- ●09/11/2008 · Grote Zaal, Haarlem
- ●16/08/2008 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ●15/08/2008 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ●25/06/2008 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●24/06/2008 · L’Orangerie, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●29/06/2006 · The Max, Amsterdam
- ●01/03/2006 · Vorst Nationaal / Forest National, Vorst / Forest
- ●28/02/2006 · Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam
- ●28/11/2005 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●11/11/2005 · Paard van Troje, The Hague
- ●20/08/2004 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ●25/03/2004 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●24/03/2004 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●20/11/2003 · Vera, Groningen
- ●19/11/2003 · Oude Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●21/09/2003 · Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus, Brussels
- ●08/11/2001 · Club, Brussels
- ●27/10/2001 · The Max, Amsterdam
- ●24/08/2001 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ●23/05/2001 · La Rotonde, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
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 | Lippy Kids 6 · One Day Like This 4 · Grounds For Divorce 2 · Lovers’ Leap 1 |
| NPO 3FM | Netherlands | Grounds For Divorce 1 · One Day Like This 1 |
| Qmusic | Belgium | One Day Like This 1 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | One Day Like This 56 · Lippy Kids 34 · Open Arms 4 · Grounds For Divorce 2 · Asleep In The Back 1 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | One Day Like This 4 · Magnificent 3 · The Bones Of You 2 · Dear Friends 1 · Sober 1 |
| Willy | Belgium | Grounds For Divorce 136 · One Day Like This 133 · Adriana Again 48 · Balu 37 |
| BBC Radio 6 Music | United Kingdom | Lovers’ Leap 1 · Grounds For Divorce 1 |
| FIP Rock | France | The Fix 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Sober 20 · One Day Like This 11 · Open Arms 4 · The Birds 4 · Leaders of the Free World 4 |
| Radio X | United Kingdom | One Day Like This 5 · Grounds For Divorce 1 |