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Career
- Line-ups
- Best Kept Secret 2018, Pukkelpop 2019
- Active since
- 1999
- Albums
- Laugh Track 2023
- First Two Pages of Frankenstein 2023
- I Am Easy to Find 2019
- Sleep Well Beast 2017
- Trouble Will Find Me 2013
Stature
- De Tijdloze 2025
- 9 nummers, hoogste #233 (Bloodbuzz Ohio)
- in the list since 2013, 9 years
- per song
- Gold and platinum
- Belgium: 1 album, 0 singles
- High Violet goud, 2011
- Biggest own venue
- Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
- ±17.000 plaatsen
- 2023 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
Willy 28 6,5 per week egoFM 13 3,0 per week KINK 12 2,8 per week BBC Radio 6 Music 11 2,6 per week Studio Brussel 6 1,4 per week VRT Radio 1 5 1,2 per week KEXP 3 0,7 per week FluxFM 2 0,5 per week Since we track the stationStudio Brussel 748 0.7 a day since Nov 2023 Willy 728 1.0 a day since Dec 2024 KINK 356 0.3 a day since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 248 0.3 a day since Oct 2024 KEXP 135 0.1 a day since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 34 0.0 a day since Nov 2023 egoFM 13 0.4 a day since Oct 2026 BBC Radio 1 8 0.0 a day since Nov 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodbuzz Ohio | 2010 | 9 (2013–2025) | #233 | #91 (2014) | #233 (2025) |
| Fake Empire | 2007 | 7 (2019–2025) | #350 | #283 (2023) | #477 (2024) |
| I Need My Girl | 2013 | 7 (2019–2025) | #398 | #164 (2020) | #398 (2025) |
| About Today | 2004 | 5 (2021–2025) | #577 | #433 (2024) | #1126 (2021) |
| Terrible Love | 2010 | 6 (2020–2025) | #623 | #515 (2020) | #903 (2022) |
| England | 2010 | 5 (2021–2025) | #1111 | #1111 (2025) | #2018 (2021) |
| Light Years | 2019 | 4 (2022–2025) | #1177 | #872 (2024) | #1442 (2023) |
| Conversation 16 | 2010 | 6 (2020–2025) | #1472 | #1037 (2023) | #1717 (2024) |
| Don't Swallow the Cap | 2013 | 5 (2021–2025) | #1747 | #1173 (2023) | #1747 (2025) |
| Apartment Story | 2007 | 2 (2021–2022) | – | #1492 (2022) | #1949 (2021) |
| Graceless | 2013 | 1 (2021) | – | #1726 (2021) | #1726 (2021) |
| The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness | 2017 | 2 (2022–2024) | – | #1734 (2022) | #1996 (2024) |
| Mr. November | 2005 | 1 (2022) | – | #1759 (2022) | #1759 (2022) |
| Nobody Else Will Be There | 2017 | 1 (2022) | – | #1991 (2022) | #1991 (2022) |
| Day I Die | 2017 | 2 (2023–2024) | – | #2015 (2023) | #2179 (2024) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laugh Track | 2023 | #12 (15 wk) | #14 (1 wk) | – |
| First Two Pages of Frankenstein | 2023 | #1 (22 wk) | #1 (3 wk) | – |
| I Am Easy to Find | 2019 | #2 (28 wk) | #5 (5 wk) | – |
| Sleep Well Beast | 2017 | #2 (63 wk) | #3 (10 wk) | – |
| Trouble Will Find Me | 2013 | #2 (84 wk) | #7 (20 wk) | – |
| High Violet | 2010 | #3 (89 wk) | #23 (34 wk) | gold BE |
| Boxer | 2007 | #32 (11 wk) | – | – |
| Alligator | 2005 | – | – | – |
| Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers | 2003 | – | – | – |
| The National | 2001 | #133 (1 wk) | – | – |
Other albums in the charts or with gold or platinum (live, compilations, reissues):
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome | 2024 | #8 (8 wk) | #62 (1 wk) | – |
| Boxer - Live In Brussels | 2018 | #37 (7 wk) | – | – |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2018 | 40 | A | 3 / 55 | 29 | 39 | 38 | 49 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, stature |
| Pukkelpop 2019 | 51 | A | 2 / 111 | 21 | 51 | 48 | 54 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2019 | The National @ Pukkelpop 2019: Op eenzame hoogte | Dansende Beren | 19/08/2019 | about this act |
| Pukkelpop 2019 | Pukkelpop 2019 (Dag 4): Volksverhuizingen allerhande | Dansende Beren | 19/08/2019 | dagverslag |
| Best Kept Secret 2018 | Best Kept Secret 2018: Festivaldag 2 | Dansende Beren | 10/06/2018 | 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
- ●28/06/2024 · Middenvijver, Antwerp
- ●29/09/2023 · Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
- ●18/08/2019 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ●16/08/2019 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ▲Friday, August 2019 · Pukkelpop
- ▲Saturday, June 2018 · Best Kept Secret
29 earlier dates
- ●09/11/2017 · Vorst Nationaal / Forest National, Vorst / Forest
- ●26/10/2017 · AFAS Live, Amsterdam
- ●25/10/2017 · AFAS Live, Amsterdam
- ●15/08/2014 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ●17/11/2013 · Vaudeville Theater / Théâtre du Vaudeville, Brussels
- ●16/11/2013 · Vorst Nationaal / Forest National, Vorst / Forest
- ●07/11/2013 · Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam
- ●25/06/2013 · Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus, Brussels
- ●12/07/2011 · Openluchttheater Caprera, Bloemendaal
- ●02/06/2011 · Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam
- ●20/02/2011 · De Doelen, Rotterdam
- ●19/02/2011 · De Oosterpoort, Groningen
- ●18/02/2011 · Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, Eindhoven
- ●17/02/2011 · Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn, Utrecht
- ●15/02/2011 · Vorst Nationaal / Forest National, Vorst / Forest
- ●21/11/2010 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●20/11/2010 · Nationaal Toneel Gebouw, The Hague
- ●21/08/2010 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ●07/07/2010 · Tivoli, Utrecht
- ●06/07/2010 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●16/08/2008 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ●28/11/2007 · The Max, Amsterdam
- ●12/11/2007 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●14/07/2007 · Olmenhof, Herk-de-Stad
- ●04/12/2005 · L’Orangerie, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●19/08/2005 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ●12/05/2005 · La Rotonde, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●11/05/2005 · Kleine Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●05/06/2004 · 't Poorthuis, Peer
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 | Fake Empire 2 · Day I Die 1 · Bloodbuzz Ohio 1 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Bloodbuzz Ohio 93 · Terrible Love 59 · Don't Swallow The Cap 47 · Fake Empire 36 · Tropic Morning News 15 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | Apartment Story 3 · Terrible Love 3 · Fake Empire 1 · You Had Your Soul With You 1 |
| Willy | Belgium | Bloodbuzz Ohio 112 · The Day I Die 90 · I Need My Girl 90 · Light Years 89 · Graceless 64 |
| BBC Radio 6 Music | United Kingdom | Eucalyptus 1 |
| FluxFM | Germany | Bloodbuzz Ohio 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Mistaken for Strangers 7 · Bloodbuzz Ohio 6 · Abel 5 · Apartment Story 4 · Day I Die 4 |
| egoFM | Germany | Bloodbuzz Ohio 2 · Don't Swallow The Cap 1 · Sea of Love 1 · Fake Empire 1 · The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness 1 |