The Darkness
Points show how well known and in demand an act is today in Belgium and the Netherlands, based on public figures such as listeners and hits. They say nothing about the quality of a show. 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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Why?
Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
Stature
- De Tijdloze 2024
- 1 nummer, hoogste #2206 (I Believe in a Thing Called Love)
- in the list since 2021, 3 years
- per song
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
Kerrang! Radio 10 2,3 per week RADIO BOB! 7 1,6 per week Studio Brussel 5 1,2 per week KINK 5 1,2 per week Willy 3 0,7 per week Radio X 2 0,5 per week Since we track the stationStudio Brussel 198 1,3 per week since Nov 2023 KINK 181 1,2 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 91 0,6 per week since Nov 2023 Willy 76 0,8 per week since Dec 2024 NPO 3FM 12 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 Kerrang! Radio 10 2,0 per week since Oct 2026 RADIO BOB! 7 1,4 per week since Oct 2026 BBC Radio 6 Music 3 0,0 per week since Nov 2024
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 | 2024 | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Believe in a Thing Called Love | 2003 | 3 (2021–2024) | #2206 | #1717 (2021) | #2206 (2024) |
Records
Albums in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) and with gold or platinum (BEA, NVPI).
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dreams On Toast | 2025 | #49 (1 wk) | – | – |
| Last Of Our Kind | 2015 | #145 (2 wk) | – | – |
| Hot Cakes | 2012 | #124 (1 wk) | #94 (1 wk) | – |
| One Way Ticket To Hell | 2005 | #83 (2 wk) | #85 (2 wk) | – |
| Permission To Land | 2004 | #43 (11 wk) | #30 (21 wk) | – |
Upcoming concerts
Benelux first, then Europe. Alle data op Ticketmaster.
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/12/2026 | Belfast | United Kingdom | The Telegraph Building | The Darkness |
| 02/12/2026 | Cork | Ierland | Savoy | The Darkness |
| 03/12/2026 | Limerick | Ierland | Live At The Big Top | The Darkness |
| 08/12/2026 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | OVO Hydro | The Darkness |
| 09/12/2026 | Leeds | United Kingdom | Leeds First Direct Bank Arena | The Darkness |
5 more dates
Europa (5)
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12/2026 | Manchester | United Kingdom | AO Arena | The Darkness - Bands of Brothers Arena Tour |
| 12/12/2026 | Birmingham | United Kingdom | Utilita Arena Birmingham | The Darkness |
| 13/12/2026 | Cardiff | United Kingdom | Utilita Arena Cardiff | The Darkness |
| 15/12/2026 | Brighton | United Kingdom | The Brighton Centre | The Darkness |
| 16/12/2026 | London | United Kingdom | The O2 | The Darkness |
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.
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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.
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 | I Believe in a Thing Called Love 2 · I Believe In A Thing Called Love 1 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | I Believe In A Thing Called Love 102 · I Am Santa 1 · I Believe In A Thing Called Love (live) 1 |
| Willy | Belgium | I Believe In A Thing Called Love 55 |
| Kerrang! Radio | United Kingdom | Black Shuck 3 · Love Is Only A Feeling 2 · Friday Night 2 · Barbarian 1 · I Believe In A Thing Called Love 1 |
| RADIO BOB! | Germany | Solid Gold 1 · I Believe in a Thing Called Love 1 |