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Royel Otis

Official siteSpotifyInstagramDeezerYouTubeWikipediaLast.fmsetlist.fm
Popularity today
54
Belgium 54 · the Netherlands 55 · Worldwide 49 · on a scale of 100
Score back then at Pinkpop 2026
25
Belgium 24 · Netherlands 24 · Worldwide 29 · 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?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festivalnothing suggests this act is in Europe at that time
Pinkpop 2027
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festivalplayed here last year, and two years in a row is rarenothing suggests this act is in Europe at that time
Rock Werchter 2027
(Nearly) impossible
If this act plays this festival: 38 points (C), now 10 of 10 acts
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festivalplayed here last year, and two years in a row is rarenothing suggests this act is in Europe at that time
Pukkelpop 2027
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festivalnothing suggests this act is in Europe at that time
Figures
Spotify listeners
9.584.185
Deezer 19.109 · streams per day 1.289.715
Last.fm listeners
1.050.138
rank 512 in Belgium · rank 596 in the Netherlands
Instagram followers
502.281
@royelotis · updated on 02/11/2026
Search interest
79
Belgium 79 · the Netherlands 76 · Worldwide 70 · rank on a scale of 100
Wikipedia, 12 months
272.890
EN 256.770 · NL 7.054 · FR 9.066

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Career

Line-ups
Pukkelpop 2023, Best Kept Secret 2024, Pukkelpop 2025, Rock Werchter 2026, Pinkpop 2026
Active since
2019
Albums
  • hickey 2025
  • PRATTS & PAIN 2024
Concerts per year
  • 2026 41
  • 2025 94
  • 2024 136
  • 2023 51
  • 2022 23
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Stature

Discogs
  • 1,372 times in a collection
  • 1,434 on a wishlist
  • 5 uitgaven
Per album, times in a collection
  • Bar & Grill / Sofa Kings 2023 · 155
  • Sofa Kings EP 2023 · 95
  • Pratts & Pain 2024 · 382
  • (Hickey) 2025 · 732
  • Moody 2025 · 8
op Discogs
Data provided by Discogs.
Biggest own venue
  • Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
  • ±1.500 plaatsen
  • 2024 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Today

Radio
Last 30 days
NPO 3FM204,7 per week
egoFM163,7 per week
Willy61,4 per week
Studio Brussel51,2 per week
BBC Radio 6 Music30,7 per week
Radio Nova20,5 per week
1LIVE20,5 per week
FM410,2 per week
Since we track the station
Studio Brussel9556,1 per weeksince Nov 2023
NPO 3FM8265,3 per weeksince Nov 2023
KINK6884,4 per weeksince Nov 2023
BBC Radio 14012,5 per weeksince Nov 2023
Willy3833,8 per weeksince Dec 2024
BBC Radio 6 Music2572,3 per weeksince Oct 2024
KEXP450,3 per weeksince Nov 2023
egoFM163,1 per weeksince Oct 2026
all stations
Similar to
Balu Brigada, Good Neighbours, Inhaler, Almost Monday, bby, Sam Fender

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
hickey2025#20 (12 wk)#14 (1 wk)–732
PRATTS & PAIN2024–––382

Discogs: 1,372 times in a collection. 1,434 times on a wishlist.

How popular is Royel Otis compared with other countries?

Bigger in Belgium than you would expect.

Zweden×2,3
Denmark×2,3
Belgium×2,1
United Kingdom×1,9
Netherlands×1,7
Germany×1,3
Poland×1,2
Italy×1,1
Spain×1,0
France×0,9

Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.

Best-known songs (Deezer)

Linger (SiriusXM Session)
Linger / Heading For The Door (Sirius XM Session)
op Deezer
Oysters In My Pocket
Oysters In My Pocket
op Deezer
Murder on the Dancefloor (triple j Like A Version)
Murder on the Dancefloor (triple j Like A Version)
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
Pukkelpop 2023–D77 / 13645–––Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature
Best Kept Secret 202412C33 / 9441111212Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature
Pukkelpop 202517C38 / 12822171721Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature
Rock Werchter 202625C31 / 8628242429Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature
Pinkpop 202625B21 / 7120242429Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature

Reviews and reports

Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.

EditionTitelBronDateSoort
Rock Werchter 2026Rock Werchter 2026 (Festivaldag 2): Alice in WerchterlandDansende Beren04/07/2026dagverslag
Pinkpop 20267 must-sees op de zondag van Pinkpop 2026Festileaks17/06/2026dagverslag
Pinkpop 2026Pinkpop 2026 (Festivaldag 3): Saunaclub MegalandDansende Beren22/06/2026dagverslag
Pinkpop 2026De 7 hoogtepunten van de zondag van Pinkpop 2026Festileaks22/06/2026dagverslag
Best Kept Secret 2024Best Kept Secret 2024 (Festivaldag 2): BergopwaartsDansende Beren09/06/2024dagverslag
Pukkelpop 2023Pukkelpop 2023 (Festivaldag 2): Kokend bloedDansende Beren19/08/2023dagverslag
Pukkelpop 2023Dit waren de hoogtepunten van de vrijdag van Pukkelpop 2023Festileaks19/08/2023dagverslag

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

10 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
KINKNetherlandsMoody 2
NPO 3FMNetherlandsOysters In My Pocket 2 · Sofa King 2
Studio BrusselBelgiumCar 137 · Moody 76 · Murder On The Dancefloor 27 · Sofa King 26 · Linger 18
VRT Radio 1BelgiumSay Something 1
WillyBelgiumSay Something 211 · If Our Love Is Dead 47 · Sweet Hallelujah 22 · Moody 8 · More To Loose 1
1LIVEGermanyMurder On The Dancefloor 1
BBC Radio 6 MusicUnited KingdomMoody 1
DR P3DenmarkSay Something 1
FM4OostenrijkMurder On The Dancefloor 1
KEXPUnited StatesMoody 12 · Oysters In My Pocket 3 · Murder On The Dancefloor 3 · Car 3 · Heading For The Door 1
Radio NovaFranceCar 2
egoFMGermanyGoing Kokomo 2 · Oysters In My Pocket 2 · Claw Foot 2 · Say Something 1 · Sofa King 1
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