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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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Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
- Rock Werchter 2018, Rock Werchter 2023, Rock Werchter 2027
- Cancelled
- Rock Werchter 2025
- Active since
- 2017
- Albums
- People Watching 2025
- Seventeen Going Under 2021
- Hypersonic Missiles 2019
- Hits since 2015
- Rein Me In (Sam Fender & Olivia Dean) NL #3, 2026
- Rein Me In BE #34, 2026
- Concerts per year
- 2026 0
- 2025 50
- 2024 10
- 2023 17
- 2022 47
- 2021 30
- 2018 107
- 2017 43
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- De Tijdloze 2025
- 3 nummers, hoogste #88 (Seventeen Going Under)
- in the list since 2022, 4 years
- per song
- Discogs
- 9,218 times in a collection
- 2,601 on a wishlist
- 10 uitgaven
Per album, times in a collection- Dead Boys 2018 · 2.392
- Play God 2018 · 19
- Hypersonic Missiles 2019 · 265
- Will We Talk? 2019 · 5
- Seventeen Going Under 2021 · 860
- Seventeen Going Under 2021 · 613
- Alright / The Kitchen (Live) 2022 · 1.033
- People Watching 2024 · 226
- People Watching 2025 · 3.764
- Rein Me In 2025 · 41
- 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
Studio Brussel 89 3.0 a day KINK 71 2.4 a day BBC Radio 1 70 2.3 a day Radio X 64 2.1 a day NPO 3FM 63 2.1 a day Willy 44 1.5 a day delta radio 22 0.7 a day egoFM 20 0.7 a day Since we track the stationBBC Radio 1 3.214 2.9 a day since Nov 2023 KINK 3.006 2.7 a day since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 2.404 2.2 a day since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 2.373 2.2 a day since Nov 2023 Willy 1.365 1.9 a day since Dec 2024 Qmusic NL 111 0.6 a day since May 2026 BBC Radio 6 Music 88 0.1 a day since Oct 2024 Radio X 64 1.7 a day since Oct 2026 - Airplay Top 40 (NL)
- 19 weeks in the last twelve months, best position 10
- Similar to
- Inhaler, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Wunderhorse, Blossoms, The Royston Club, The K's
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventeen Going Under | 2021 | 3 (2023–2025) | #88 | #88 (2025) | #1396 (2023) |
| Hypersonic Missiles | 2019 | 4 (2022–2025) | #526 | #410 (2024) | #1070 (2022) |
| Will We Talk? | 2019 | 4 (2022–2025) | #1581 | #1104 (2023) | #1988 (2022) |
| That Sound | 2019 | 2 (2022–2024) | – | #1921 (2022) | #1928 (2024) |
Records and awards
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.
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum | Discogs collections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People Watching | 2025 | #2 (32 wk) | #2 (37 wk) | – | 3.764 |
| Seventeen Going Under | 2021 | #16 (8 wk) | #27 (2 wk) | – | 860 |
| Hypersonic Missiles | 2019 | #14 (14 wk) | #40 (1 wk) | – | 265 |
Discogs: 9,218 times in a collection. 2,601 times on a wishlist.
How popular is Sam Fender compared with other countries?
Much bigger in the United Kingdom than you would expect.
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.
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/07/2027 | Werchter | Belgium | Festivalpark Werchter | Rock Werchter 2027 | One-day ticket Saturday |
| 03/06/2027 | Newcastle Upon Tyne | United Kingdom | St James Park | Sam Fender - Proper Massive Stadium Tour '27 |
| 03/06/2027 | Newcastle | United Kingdom | St. James' Park | 03.06 - Newcastle - St. James' Park |
| 05/06/2027 | Newcastle Upon Tyne | United Kingdom | St James Park | Sam Fender - Proper Massive Stadium Tour '27 |
| 05/06/2027 | Newcastle | United Kingdom | St. James' Park | 05.06 - Newcastle - St. James' Park |
10 more dates
Europa (10)
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/06/2027 | Cardiff | United Kingdom | Principality Stadium | Sam Fender - Proper Massive Stadium Tour '27 |
| 12/06/2027 | Cardiff | United Kingdom | Principality Stadium | Sam Fender - Proper Massive Stadium Tour '27 |
| 18/06/2027 | London | United Kingdom | Wembley Stadium | Sam Fender - Proper Massive Stadium Tour '27 |
| 20/06/2027 | London | United Kingdom | Wembley Stadium | Sam Fender Proper Massive Stadium Tour '27 |
| 01/07/2027 | Dublin | Ierland | Marlay Park | Sam Fender - Proper Massive Stadium Tour '27 |
| 08/07/2027 | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | Scottish Gas Murrayfield | Sam Fender - Proper Massive Stadium Tour '27 |
| 10/07/2027 | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | Scottish Gas Murrayfield | Sam Fender - Proper Massive Stadium Tour '27 |
| 15/07/2027 | Manchester | United Kingdom | Etihad Stadium | Sam Fender - Proper Massive Stadium Tour '27 |
| 17/07/2027 | Manchester | United Kingdom | Etihad Stadium | Sam Fender - Proper Massive Stadium Tour '27 |
| 02/09/2027 | London | United Kingdom | Wembley Stadium | Sam Fender - Proper Massive Stadium Tour '27 |
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.
| Edition | Score | Level | Rank | Exceptional | Belgium | Netherlands | World | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2018 | – | D | 80 / 82 | 45 | – | – | – | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2023 | 42 | B | 16 / 95 | 24 | 40 | 42 | 48 | Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2027 | 73 | A | 6 / 9 | 32 | 45 | 53 | 49 | Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2023 | Rock Werchter 2023 (Festivaldag 1): Tussen licht en donker | Dansende Beren | 30/06/2023 | dagverslag |
| Rock Werchter 2018 | Rock Werchter 2018: Festivaldag 2 | Dansende Beren | 07/07/2018 | dagverslag |
Over the years
◆ purple = album, ▲ red = festival in Belgium, ▲ green = festival in the Netherlands, ● grey = own concert (the last three and what is planned). Click the legend to switch them on or off.
Festivals and own concerts
- ●19/03/2025 · Vorst Nationaal / Forest National, Vorst / Forest
- ●18/03/2025 · AFAS Live, Amsterdam
- ▲Thursday 29 June 2023 · Rock Werchter
Earlier dates count in the figures above (concerts per year, largest own venue) and are not listed separately.
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 of Wikipedia and search volume.
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 | Rein Me In 11 · Tyrants 6 · Seventeen Going Under 6 · Arm's Length 6 · Will We Talk 5 |
| MNM | Belgium | Rein Me In 21 |
| NPO 3FM | Netherlands | Rein Me In 6 · Get You Down 3 · People Watching 3 · Seventeen Going Under 1 · Arm's Length 1 |
| Qmusic NL | Netherlands | Rein Me In 111 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Rein Me In 510 · Little Bit Closer 185 · Seventeen Going Under 95 · The Treadmill 79 · Talk To You 76 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | Seventeen Going Under 1 · Rein Me In 1 |
| Willy | Belgium | The Treadmill 185 · Talk To You 160 · Rein Me In 139 · Hypersonic Missiles 86 · Little Bit Closer 75 |
| 1LIVE | Germany | You Can't Always Get What You Want 2 · Will We Talk 1 · Rein Me In 1 |
| BBC Radio 1 | United Kingdom | You Can't Always Get What You Want 10 · Rein Me In 3 · Get You Down 2 · Getting Started 2 · People Watching 1 |
| FM4 | Oostenrijk | You Can't Always Get What You Want 3 |
| FluxFM | Germany | People Watching 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Seventeen Going Under 1 |
| Radio X | United Kingdom | You Can't Always Get What You Want 22 · Saturday 3 · Will We Talk 3 · Play God 2 · That Sound 2 |
| delta radio | Germany | Rein Me In 6 |
| egoFM | Germany | Spit Of You 2 · Play God 2 · Seventeen Going Under 2 · Hypersonic Missiles 1 · The Borders 1 |
Concerts in the Benelux (ten years)
41 shows: Belgium 9, the Netherlands 31, Luxemburg 1 · laatste keer: Belgium 2025, the Netherlands 2025, Luxemburg 2017 · festivals: Rock Werchter 2018, 2023. Bron: setlist.fm.