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
- Rock Werchter 2024, Best Kept Secret 2024
- Active since
- 2009
- Albums
- THE FUTURE IS HERE AND EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED 2025
- Perfect Saviors 2023
- ULTRAPOP 2021
- Only Love 2018
- Untitled 2015
- Concerts per year
- 2026 27
- 2025 13
- 2024 32
- 2023 24
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 1,468 times in a collection
- 1,300 on a wishlist
- 15 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- (Untitled) 2015 · 146
- Ultrapop 2021 · 176
- Ultrapop: Live At The Masonic 2022 · 242
- Everlasting Gaze 2024 · 158
- The Future Is Here And Everything Needs To Be Destroyed 2025 · 412
Today
- Radio
- Since we track the station
BBC Radio 1 11 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 KEXP 4 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 2 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 1 0,0 per week since Oct 2024 NPO 3FM 1 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 - Similar to
- Rolo Tomassi, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Militarie Gun, Show Me The Body, Gouge Away, Refused
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 FUTURE IS HERE AND EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED | 2025 | – | – | – | 412 |
| Perfect Saviors | 2023 | – | – | – | – |
| ULTRAPOP | 2021 | – | – | – | 176 |
| Only Love | 2018 | – | – | – | – |
| Untitled | 2015 | – | – | – | 146 |
| These Are Lights | 2009 | – | – | – | – |
Discogs: 1,468 times in a collection. 1,300 times on a wishlist.
How popular is The Armed 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 2024 | – | D | 82 / 94 | 100 | – | 13 | – | Wikipedia, search volume, setlist.fm, stature |
| Best Kept Secret 2024 | 10 | C | 43 / 94 | 100 | – | 13 | – | Wikipedia, search volume, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2024 | Rock Werchter 2024 (Festivaldag 2): Regengeur en maneschijn | Dansende Beren | 06/07/2024 | dagverslag |
| Best Kept Secret 2024 | Best Kept Secret 2024 (Festivaldag 1): Kleur bekennen | Dansende Beren | 08/06/2024 | 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 2024 · Rock Werchter
- ▲Friday, June 2024 · Best Kept Secret
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 |
|---|---|---|
| KEXP | United States | I Steal What I Want 1 · Broken Mirror 1 · Well Made Play 1 · Kingbreaker 1 |