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.
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Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
- Pukkelpop 2019, Pukkelpop 2023, Rock Werchter 2024, Rock Werchter 2026
- Active since
- 2017
- Albums
- hopefully ! 2025
- hugo 2022
- Not Waving, but Drowning 2019
- Yesterday’s Gone 2017
- Concerts per year
- 2026 24
- 2025 43
- 2024 21
- 2023 69
- 2022 17
- 2019 51
- 2018 18
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 11,863 times in a collection
- 3,325 on a wishlist
- 7 uitgaven
Per album, times in a collection- No CD 2016 · 3
- Yesterday's Gone 2017 · 447
- Not Waving, But Drowning 2019 · 7.996
- Let It Go 2020 · 0
- Hugo 2022 · 2.676
- Hugo: Reimagined (Live from the Royal Albert Hall) 2024 · 59
- Hopefully! 2025 · 682
- Biggest own venue
- Ahoy, Rotterdam
- ±16.000 plaatsen
- 2023 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
BBC Radio 6 Music 9 2,1 per week egoFM 9 2,1 per week FluxFM 3 0,7 per week VRT Radio 1 2 0,5 per week BBC Radio 1 1 0,2 per week FM4 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationBBC Radio 6 Music 492 4,7 per week since Nov 2024 BBC Radio 1 167 1,1 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 50 0,3 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 43 0,3 per week since Nov 2023 KEXP 11 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 egoFM 9 1,8 per week since Oct 2026 FluxFM 3 0,6 per week since Oct 2026 VRT Radio 1 2 0,4 per week since Oct 2026 - Similar to
- Tom Misch, Little Simz, Knucks, Bakar, slowthai, Rizzle Kicks
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hopefully ! | 2025 | #5 (4 wk) | #13 (1 wk) | – | 682 |
| hugo | 2022 | #27 (6 wk) | #42 (1 wk) | – | 2.676 |
| Not Waving, but Drowning | 2019 | #31 (6 wk) | #51 (1 wk) | – | 7.996 |
| Yesterday’s Gone | 2017 | #135 (1 wk) | – | – | 447 |
Discogs: 11,863 times in a collection. 3,325 times on a wishlist.
How popular is Loyle Carner compared with other countries?
Much bigger in the United Kingdom and Denmark than you would expect; bigger in the Netherlands and Belgium than you would expect.
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
Upcoming concerts
Benelux first, then Europe. Alle data op Ticketmaster.
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/11/2026 | México | Mexico | Autodromo Hnos. Rodriguez | Abono Banamex Plus Corona Capital 2026 |
| 22/11/2026 | México | Mexico | Autodromo Hnos. Rodriguez | Individual General Corona Capital 2026 |
| 22/11/2026 | Ciudad De México | Mexico | Corona Capital 2026 | Friday November 20th 2026 - Corona Capital 2026 |
| 24/11/2026 | Sao Paulo | BR | Cine Joia - São Paulo Brasil | Tuesday November 24th 2026 - Cine Joia - São Paulo Brasil |
On the map, until the end of September 2027
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 2019 | – | D | 64 / 111 | 29 | – | – | 11 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pukkelpop 2023 | 22 | C | 25 / 136 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2024 | 26 | C | 29 / 94 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 24 | Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2026 | 31 | B | 19 / 86 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 27 | Wikipedia, search volume, 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 1): Ontwaken | Dansende Beren | 03/07/2026 | dagverslag |
| Rock Werchter 2024 | Rock Werchter 2024 (Festivaldag 4): Sterren tellen | Dansende Beren | 08/07/2024 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2023 | Pukkelpop 2023 (Festivaldag 4): Overal vuurwerk | Dansende Beren | 21/08/2023 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2019 | Pukkelpop 2019 (Dag 2): Topdag onder een muzikale vlag | Dansende Beren | 17/08/2019 | 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
- ▲Thursday, July 2026 · Rock Werchter
- ●25/10/2025 · Vorst Nationaal / Forest National, Vorst / Forest
- ●11/10/2025 · AFAS Live, Amsterdam
- ●10/10/2025 · AFAS Live, Amsterdam
- ▲Sunday, July 2024 · Rock Werchter
- ●03/07/2024 · Ronda, Utrecht
29 earlier dates
- ●20/08/2023 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ▲Sunday, August 2023 · Pukkelpop
- ●07/07/2023 · Ahoy, Rotterdam
- ●26/01/2023 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●25/01/2023 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●18/01/2023 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●17/01/2023 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●16/01/2023 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●17/12/2019 · The Max, Amsterdam
- ●16/12/2019 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●07/12/2019 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●16/08/2019 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ▲Friday, August 2019 · Pukkelpop
- ●18/05/2019 · Bitterzoet, Amsterdam
- ●15/05/2019 · La Rotonde, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●25/10/2017 · Oude Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●19/10/2017 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●02/07/2017 · Ossegempark / Parc d'Osseghem, Laken / Laeken
- ●30/03/2017 · JAM Hotel, Brussels
- ●28/02/2017 · Concertzaal, Amsterdam
- ●26/02/2017 · BIRD, Rotterdam
- ●24/02/2017 · Gemeenschapscentrum De Vaartkapoen, Sint-Jans-Molenbeek / Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
- ●05/11/2016 · Koorenhuis Theater, The Hague
- ●28/10/2016 · Het Bos, Antwerp
- ●27/10/2016 · Kleine Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●26/10/2016 · Fifth NRE, Eindhoven
- ●13/08/2016 · Flevopark, Amsterdam
- ●17/07/2016 · Valkhofpark, Nijmegen
- ●17/04/2016 · Club, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Ottolenghi 10 · All I Need 9 · Loose Ends 5 · Yesterday 1 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | About Time 2 |
| FM4 | Oostenrijk | Nobody Knows (Ladas Road) | FM4 OKFM4 1 |
| FluxFM | Germany | Crazy Dream 1 · lyin 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Ain’t Nothing Changed 3 · Let It Go 1 · Mrs C 1 · Hate 1 |
| egoFM | Germany | Ain't Nothing Changed 1 · Hate 1 |