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Douwe Bob
Photo: Albin Olsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Douwe Bob

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Popularity today
37
Belgium 37 · the Netherlands 42 · Worldwide 19 · on a scale of 100
Score back then at Pinkpop 2024
29
Belgium 19 · Netherlands 38 · Worldwide 14 · level B

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.

No rumours, no inside knowledge. Tap Why? for the reasons.

Best Kept Secret 2027
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
little that points to itno shows planned around the festival
Pinkpop 2027
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
little that points to itno shows planned around the festival
Rock Werchter 2027
(Nearly) impossible
If this act plays this festival: 56 points (B), now 9 of 10 acts
Why?
little that points to itno shows planned around the festival
Pukkelpop 2027
Unlikely
Why?
little that points to itprofile fits this festival less
Figures
Spotify listeners
1.117.115
Deezer 12.413 · streams per day 57.022
Last.fm listeners
80.026
rank 1476 in the Netherlands
Instagram followers
264.321
@douwebob · updated on 05/11/2026
Search volume per month
1.140
Belgium 1.140 · the Netherlands 27.266 · Worldwide 31.933
Wikipedia, 12 months
61.055
EN 13.054 · NL 47.508 · FR 493

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Career

Line-ups
Pinkpop 2016, Pinkpop 2024
Active since
2013
Albums
  • OUTCAST TOWN 2026
  • Where Did All the Cool Kids Go? 2024
  • Born to Win, Born to Lose 2021
  • The Shape I’m In 2018
  • Fool Bar 2016
Hits since 2015
  • Hold Me (Anouk & Douwe Bob) NL #2, 2015
  • Slow Down NL #5, 2016
  • Nog even blijven (Douwe Bob & Meau) NL #12, 2025
  • Nog even blijven (Douwe Bob & Meau) BE #15, 2025
  • This World Is Our Home NL #33, 2023
  • Nothing To Lose NL #66, 2024
Concerts per year
  • 2026 14
  • 2025 25
  • 2024 29
  • 2023 5
  • 2016 48
  • 2015 31
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Stature

Gold and platinum
the Netherlands: 2 albums, 4 singles
  • Where Did Alll The Cool Kids Go goud, 2025
  • Foolbar goud, 2017
Discogs
  • 884 times in a collection
  • 93 on a wishlist
  • 11 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection
  • Born In A Storm 2013 · 155
  • Pass It On 2015 · 187
  • Fool Bar 2016 · 112
  • The Shape I'm In 2018 · 68
  • Born To Win, Born To Lose 2021 · 263
op Discogs
Data provided by Discogs.
Biggest own venue
  • AFAS Live, Amsterdam
  • ±6.000 plaatsen
  • 2025 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Today

Radio
Last 30 days
Qmusic NL973.2 a day
NPO 3FM90.3 a day
MNM70.2 a day
delta radio20.1 a day
Since we track the station
NPO 3FM1.7621.6 a daysince Nov 2023
Qmusic NL2822.9 a daysince Aug 2026
MNM80.2 a daysince Oct 2026
delta radio20.1 a daysince Oct 2026
all stations
Airplay Top 40 (NL)
22 weeks in the last twelve months, best position 7
Home act
89% of worldwide search volume comes from Belgium and the Netherlands (typically a few percent)

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.

AlbumYearBelgian album chartDutch album chartGold/platinumDiscogs collections
OUTCAST TOWN2026–#19 (1 wk)––
Where Did All the Cool Kids Go?2024#73 (1 wk)#4 (5 wk)gold NL–
Born to Win, Born to Lose2021–#3 (5 wk)–263
The Shape I’m In2018–#5 (12 wk)–68
Fool Bar2016#191 (1 wk)#2 (33 wk)gold NL112
Pass It On2015–#1 (28 wk)–187
Born in a Storm2013–#7 (26 wk)–155

Other albums in the charts or with gold or platinum (live, compilations, reissues):

AlbumYearBelgian album chartDutch album chartGold/platinum
I Believe In Fairy Tales - Theatertour 20252025–#55 (1 wk)–

Discogs: 884 keer in een collectie. 93 times on een verlanglijst; singles met goud of platina: Belgium 0, the Netherlands 4.

How popular is Douwe Bob compared with other countries?

Much bigger in the Netherlands than you would expect.

Netherlands×5727,266 per month
Belgium×4,21,140 per month
Spain×0,5225 per month
Poland×0,5133 per month
Germany×0,4417 per month
Italy×0,3148 per month
Zweden×0,363 per month
Denmark×0,229 per month
France×0,2183 per month
United Kingdom×0,1160 per month

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.

DateStadCountryZaal of festivalEvent
14/11/2026AmsterdamNetherlandsA'DAM TorenTo the Moon and Back | Douwe Bob | Blok 4

Best-known songs (Deezer)

Until Then
Until Then
op Deezer
Nog Even Blijven
Nog Even Blijven
op Deezer
I Believe
I Believe
op 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.

EditionScoreLevelRankExceptionalBelgiumNetherlandsWorldSources
Pinkpop 201627B27 / 48–476628Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature
Pinkpop 202429B24 / 6016295721Wikipedia, search volume, charts, setlist.fm, stature

Reviews and reports

Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.

EditionTitelBronDateSoort
Pinkpop 20245 must-sees op de zaterdag van Pinkpop 2024Festileaks05/06/2024dagverslag
Pinkpop 2024Pinkpop 2024 (Festivaldag 2): Anticlimax tot de maxDansende Beren23/06/2024dagverslag

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

195 earlier dates

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
StationCountryMost played
MNMBelgiumNog Even Blijven 8 · NOG EVEN BLIJVEN 3
NPO 3FMNetherlandsNote To Self 1 · This World Is Our Home 1
Qmusic NLNetherlandsNote To Self 178 · Nog Even Blijven 74 · This World Is Our Home 15 · I Believe 10 · Nothing To Lose 5
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