Frightened Rabbit
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 2016
- Active since
- 2003
- Albums
- Painting of a Panic Attack 2016
- Pedestrian Verse 2013
- The Winter of Mixed Drinks 2010
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
egoFM 10 2,3 per week KEXP 2 0,5 per week Since we track the stationKEXP 84 0,5 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 25 0,2 per week since Oct 2024 egoFM 10 1,9 per week since Oct 2026 - Similar to
- The Twilight Sad, The National, Manchester Orchestra, Idlewild, Frank Turner, Biffy Clyro
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Painting of a Panic Attack | 2016 | – | – | – |
| Pedestrian Verse | 2013 | – | – | – |
| The Winter of Mixed Drinks | 2010 | – | – | – |
| The Midnight Organ Fight | 2008 | – | – | – |
| Sing the Greys | 2006 | – | – | – |
How popular is Frightened Rabbit 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 2016 | – | D | 69 / 71 | 61 | – | – | – | Wikipedia, stature |
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 2016 · Rock Werchter
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 | Swim Until You Can’t See Land 11 · How It Gets In 6 · The Loneliness and the Scream 5 · The Woodpile 4 · The Modern Leper 4 |
| egoFM | Germany | The Woodpile 2 · Late March, Death March 1 · The Wrestle 1 · Swim Until You Can’t See Land 1 |