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 ›
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Folk & singer-songwriterfolkindiesinger-songwriterbritishindie pop
Career
- Line-ups
- Rock Werchter 2016, Pinkpop 2016, Rock Werchter 2018
- Active since
- 2014
- Albums
- Changes All the Time 2024
- Leap 2022
- Electric Light 2018
- Chaos and the Calm 2014
- Hits since 2015
- Let It Go NL #15, 2015
- Chew On My Heart BE #36, 2020
- Chasing Stars (Alesso, Marshmello & James Bay) BE #40, 2021
Stature
- Awards
- Grammy Award genomineerd 2016
- Gold and platinum
- Belgium: 0 albums, 1 single
- Let It Go goud, 2016
the Netherlands: 0 albums, 3 singles- Let it go platina, 2015
- Hold Back The River platina, 2015
- Hold Back The River goud, 2015
- Biggest own venue
- Grote Zaal, Utrecht
- ±2.000 plaatsen
- 2022 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
NPO 3FM 11 2,6 per week Qmusic 4 0,9 per week Radio X 3 0,7 per week Studio Brussel 2 0,5 per week Since we track the stationNPO 3FM 426 2,7 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 82 0,5 per week since Nov 2023 KINK 73 0,5 per week since Nov 2023 Qmusic 65 0,7 per week since Feb 2025 BBC Radio 1 31 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 Radio X 3 0,6 per week since Oct 2026 VRT Radio 1 1 0,1 per week since Sep 2026 - Similar to
- George Ezra, James TW, Vance Joy, Gavin James, Dean Lewis, Tom Odell
Records
Studio albums, the highest position in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) with the number of weeks, and gold and platinum (BEA, NVPI).
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changes All the Time | 2024 | – | – | – |
| Leap | 2022 | – | – | – |
| Electric Light | 2018 | #24 (15 wk) | #13 (4 wk) | – |
| Chaos and the Calm | 2014 | #10 (59 wk) | #5 (151 wk) | – |
singles met goud of platina: Belgium 1, the Netherlands 3.
Awards
Awards won and nominations according to Wikidata (major awards only; counted per category).
| Award | Won | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Grammy Award | – | 1 |
Upcoming concerts
Benelux first, then Europe. Alle data op Ticketmaster.
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/12/2026 | London | United Kingdom | Eventim Apollo | Streets of London's Starry Night |
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 2016 | 47 | B | 18 / 71 | 15 | 45 | 52 | 45 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, stature |
| Pinkpop 2016 | 49 | B | 10 / 48 | 33 | 44 | 52 | 44 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2018 | 44 | B | 10 / 82 | 27 | 37 | 51 | 53 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2018 | Rock Werchter 2018: Festivaldag 1 | Dansende Beren | 06/07/2018 | dagverslag |
| Rock Werchter 2016 | Bonnen Rock Werchter t/m zondag met korting te koop | Festileaks | 23/06/2016 | 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
- ●29/01/2025 · Magdalenazaal / Salle de la Madeleine, Brussels
- ●28/01/2025 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●27/01/2025 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●08/09/2024 · Stadspark, Groningen
- ●07/09/2024 · Groeneputte, Stekene
- ●09/07/2023 · Paleis Soestdijk, Soest
13 earlier dates
- ●17/11/2022 · Trix, Borgerhout
- ●14/11/2022 · Grote Zaal, Utrecht
- ●04/08/2019 · NDSM-werf, Amsterdam
- ▲Thursday, July 2018 · Rock Werchter
- ●11/06/2018 · The Max, Amsterdam
- ▲Sunday, July 2016 · Rock Werchter
- ▲Friday, June 2016 · Pinkpop
- ●26/03/2016 · Lotto Arena, Merksem
- ●23/10/2015 · Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam
- ●23/06/2015 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●21/06/2015 · Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
- ●21/01/2015 · La Rotonde, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●16/01/2015 · Cathedral, Groningen
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 |
|---|---|---|
| NPO 3FM | Netherlands | Hold Back The River 1 · Best Fake Smile 1 |
| Qmusic | Belgium | Hold Back The River 56 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Hold Back The River 54 · Let It Go 2 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | Hold Back The River 1 |
| Radio X | United Kingdom | Hold Back The River 2 |