Popularity today
69
Belgium 73 · the Netherlands 67 · Worldwide 67 · on a scale of 100
Score back then at Pinkpop 2026
52
Belgium 58 · Netherlands 47 · Worldwide 61 · level A
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 festivalplayed here last year, and two years in a row is rarepopularity only, nothing that points to a booking
(Nearly) impossible
If this act plays this festival: 53 points (B), now 10 of 10 acts
Why?
little that points to itno shows planned around the festivalplayed here last year, and two years in a row is rare
Figures
Spotify listeners
12.043.822
Deezer 1.134.627 · streams per day 1.256.804
Last.fm listeners
5.006.711
rank 205 in Belgium · rank 182 in the Netherlands
Instagram followers
476.659
@franz_ferdinand · updated on 02/11/2026
Search volume per month
–
Not available yet
Wikipedia, 12 months
488.887
EN 396.329 · NL 11.656 · FR 80.902
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Career
- Line-ups
- Rock Werchter 2018, Pukkelpop 2019, Rock Werchter 2026, Pinkpop 2026
- Active since
- 2001
- Albums
- The Human Fear 2025
- Always Ascending 2018
- Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action 2013
- Concerts per year
- 2026 56
- 2025 118
- 2019 38
- 2018 143
- 2017 55
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- De Tijdloze 2025
- 1 nummer, hoogste #505 (Take Me Out)
- in the list since 2020, 6 years
- per song
- Awards
- Brit Award gewonnen x2 2005
- MTV Award gewonnen 2004
- Gold and platinum
- Belgium: 2 albums, 0 singles
- You Could Have It So Much Better goud, 2009
- Franz Ferdinand goud, 2004
- Discogs
- 36,370 times in a collection
- 7,339 on a wishlist
- 54 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Take Me Out 2003 · 1.596
- Franz Ferdinand 2004 · 8.133
- Do You Want To 2004 · 1.675
- Matinée 2004 · 1.437
- Michael 2004 · 1.230
- You Could Have It So Much Better 2005 · 2.110
- Walk Away 2005 · 1.400
- Tonight: Franz Ferdinand 2008 · 3.010
- Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action 2013 · 3.079
- Always Ascending 2017 · 1.253
All 54 releases
- Live 2003 2003 · 312
- Take Me Out 2003 · 1.596
- Darts Of Pleasure 2003 · 630
- Do You Want To 2004 · 1.675
- Matinée 2004 · 1.437
- Michael 2004 · 1.230
- This Fffire 2004 · 177
- Take Me Out / Talk Shows On Mute 2004 · 1
- Franz Ferdinand 2004 · 8.133
- Get Up And Use Me / Jacqueline 2004 · 350
- Walk Away 2005 · 1.400
- Your Diary 2005 · 100
- Interview Disc 2005 · 8
- You Could Have It So Much Better 2005 · 2.110
- Franz Ferdinand (The DVD) 2005 · 912
- Eleanor Put Your Boots On 2006 · 805
- Outsiders 2006 · 197
- Remixes 2006 · 669
- The Fallen / L. Wells 2006 · 985
- Franz Ferdinand / You Could Have It So Much Better 2006 · 6
- Wine In The Afternoon 2006 · 1
- The Fallen 2006 · 446
- Ulysses 2008 · 763
- Lucid Dreams 2008 · 16
- Tonight: Franz Ferdinand 2008 · 3.010
- No You Girls 2009 · 686
- Live Tonight: Franz Ferdinand (Manchester Academy, 6th March 2009) 2009 · 16
- Can't Stop Feeling 2009 · 467
- What She Came For (Remixes) 2009 · 225
- Blood: Franz Ferdinand 2009 · 657
- Tonight: Franz Ferdinand Album Sampler 2009 · 2
- Live Alone 2009 · 8
- Franz Ferdinand Covers E.P. 2011 · 272
- Bullet 2013 · 10
- Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action 2013 · 3.079
- Love Illumination 2013 · 31
- The North Sea 2013 · 412
- Right Action 2013 · 11
- Evil Eye 2013 · 42
- Live At T In The Park 2014 · 3
- Live 2014 (14.03.2014 Roundhouse, London) 2014 · 41
- Live 2014 2014 · 6
- LateNightTales 2014 · 356
- Fresh Strawberries 2014 · 209
- Stand On The Horizon 2014 · 8
- Live 2014 (07.03.2014 Forest National, Brussels) 2014 · 57
- Always Ascending 2017 · 3
- Always Ascending 2017 · 1.253
- Feel The Love Go 2018 · 6
- Paper Cages 2018 · 9
- Glimpse Of Love 2018 · 10
- Billy Goodbye 2021 · 7
- Hits To The Head 2022 · 756
- The Human Fear 2025 · 759
- Biggest own venue
- Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette
- ±6.500 plaatsen
- 2022 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
KINK 54 1.8 a day Willy 42 1.4 a day Radio X 13 0.4 a day egoFM 13 0.4 a day Studio Brussel 11 0.4 a day BBC Radio 1 8 0.3 a day BBC Radio 6 Music 8 0.3 a day NPO 3FM 4 0.1 a day Since we track the stationKINK 2.598 2.4 a day since Nov 2023 Willy 1.289 1.8 a day since Dec 2024 Studio Brussel 428 0.4 a day since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 348 0.3 a day since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 303 0.4 a day since Nov 2024 BBC Radio 1 184 0.2 a day since Nov 2023 KEXP 120 0.1 a day since Nov 2023 Radio X 13 0.4 a day since Oct 2026 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Take Me Out | 2004 | 6 (2020–2025) | #505 | #505 (2025) | #824 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Human Fear | 2025 | #33 (2 wk) | #31 (1 wk) | – | 759 |
| Always Ascending | 2018 | #21 (9 wk) | #19 (2 wk) | – | 1.253 |
| Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action | 2013 | #5 (35 wk) | #3 (8 wk) | – | 3.079 |
| Tonight: Franz Ferdinand | 2009 | #6 (16 wk) | #4 (13 wk) | – | 3.010 |
| You Could Have It So Much Better | 2005 | #4 (23 wk) | #9 (23 wk) | gold BE | 2.110 |
| Franz Ferdinand | 2004 | #7 (49 wk) | #18 (62 wk) | gold BE | 8.133 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hits To The Head | 2022 | #22 (3 wk) | #31 (1 wk) | – | 756 |
| FFS (FFS) | 2015 | #44 (10 wk) | #13 (6 wk) | – | – |
Discogs: 36,370 times in a collection. 7,339 times on a wishlist.
Awards
Awards won and nominations according to Wikidata (major awards only; counted per category).
| Award | Won | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Brit Award | 2 (2005) | – |
| MTV Award | 1 (2004) | – |
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 | 38 | B | 11 / 82 | 16 | 37 | 40 | 39 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pukkelpop 2019 | 38 | A | 6 / 111 | 14 | 36 | 38 | 44 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2026 | 55 | A | 11 / 86 | 23 | 57 | 48 | 61 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pinkpop 2026 | 52 | A | 8 / 71 | 23 | 58 | 47 | 61 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2026 | Rock Werchter 2026 (Festivaldag 2): Alice in Werchterland | Dansende Beren | 04/07/2026 | dagverslag |
| Pinkpop 2026 | 8 must-sees voor de zaterdag van Pinkpop 2026 | Festileaks | 17/06/2026 | dagverslag |
| Pinkpop 2026 | Pinkpop 2026 (Festivaldag 2): Orangepop | Dansende Beren | 21/06/2026 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2019 | Pukkelpop 2019 (Dag 2): Topdag onder een muzikale vlag | Dansende Beren | 17/08/2019 | 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
- ▲Friday, July 2026 · Rock Werchter
- ▲Saturday, June 2026 · Pinkpop
- ●03/04/2026 · Vorst Nationaal / Forest National, Vorst / Forest
- ●13/07/2025 · Grote Zaal, Utrecht
- ●09/07/2025 · Zuiderparktheater, The Hague
- ●03/03/2025 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
49 earlier dates
- ●01/03/2025 · De Roma, Borgerhout
- ●21/12/2024 · Het Zand, Bruges
- ●20/12/2024 · Rodetorenplein, Zwolle
- ●06/08/2023 · Plan Incliné, Ronquières
- ●09/07/2022 · Minnewaterpark, Bruges
- ●09/07/2022 · Cactus, Brugge
- ●21/04/2022 · Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus, Brussels
- ●16/04/2022 · Manegeclub De Molenheide, Schijndel
- ●15/04/2022 · AFAS Live, Amsterdam
- ●16/08/2019 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ▲Friday, August 2019 · Pukkelpop
- ●05/09/2018 · Woodstock '69, Bloemendaal
- ●04/09/2018 · Grote Zaal, The Hague
- ●03/09/2018 · Doornroosje, Nijmegen
- ▲Friday, July 2018 · Rock Werchter
- ●04/03/2018 · De Oosterpoort, Groningen
- ●03/03/2018 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ●28/02/2018 · Vorst Nationaal / Forest National, Vorst / Forest
- ●22/12/2017 · Domein Puyenbroeck, Wachtebeke
- ●30/08/2017 · Openluchttheater Rivierenhof, Deurne
- ●29/08/2017 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●22/07/2017 · De Groene Ster, Leeuwarden
- ●21/08/2015 · Het Zomerkwartier, Hasselt
- ●24/06/2015 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●12/06/2014 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●08/03/2014 · Center Parcs De Eemhof, Zeewolde
- ●07/03/2014 · Vorst Nationaal / Forest National, Vorst / Forest
- ●22/11/2009 · Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam
- ●21/11/2009 · Lotto Arena, Merksem
- ●11/05/2009 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●12/03/2009 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●27/11/2008 · WATT, Rotterdam
- ●28/06/2006 · Tivoli, Utrecht
- ●27/06/2006 · Tivoli, Utrecht
- ●11/12/2005 · Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam
- ●27/10/2005 · Brabanthal, Haasrode
- ●18/08/2005 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ●15/11/2004 · Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam
- ●03/11/2004 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●21/08/2004 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ●13/05/2004 · Unknown City
- ●06/03/2004 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●05/03/2004 · Rotown, Rotterdam
- ●04/03/2004 · La Rotonde, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●03/03/2004 · Ekko, Utrecht
- ●09/01/2004 · Grote Markt, Groningen
- ●08/01/2004 · Vera, Groningen
- ●08/11/2003 · Ekko, Utrecht
- ●07/11/2003 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
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 | This Fire 7 · Do You Want To 4 · Take Me Out 4 · Can’t Stop Feeling 3 · Matin%E9e 3 |
| NPO 3FM | Netherlands | The Dark Of The Matinee 1 · Do You Want To 1 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Take Me Out 131 · This Fire 66 · The Dark Of The Matinée 28 · Take Me Out (live) 3 · Do You Want To 1 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | Matinee 2 · Walk Away 1 · Night Or Day 1 |
| Willy | Belgium | Build It Up (Ft. Johnny Marr) 229 · Do You Want To 132 · Walk Away 131 · Matinee 129 · Take Me Out 128 |
| DR P3 | Denmark | Take Me Out 1 |
| FIP Rock | France | Outsiders 1 · Darts of Pleasure 1 |
| FM4 | Oostenrijk | Evil Eye | FM4 Sounds Like Halloween 1 |
| FluxFM | Germany | Do You Want To 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Jacqueline 8 · Take Me Out 4 · The Dark of the Matinée 3 · Darts of Pleasure 3 · Michael 2 |
| Oui FM | France | No You Girls 1 · Build It Up 1 |
| RADIO BOB! | Germany | Come On Home 1 |
| Radio X | United Kingdom | Take Me Out 2 · Do You Want To 2 |
| egoFM | Germany | Evil Eye 1 · Ulysses 1 · Right Action 1 |