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The Flaming Lips
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The Flaming Lips

Popularity today
22
Belgium 20 · the Netherlands 22 · Worldwide 33 · on a scale of 100
Score back then at Pukkelpop 2017
21
Belgium 20 · Netherlands 16 · Worldwide 34 · level C

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.

Voor deze naam hebben we nog niet alles kunnen bekijken: de concerten van de laatste twee jaar and de Instagram-volgers ontbreken nog. De kansen and punten houden daar rekening mee, maar kunnen verschuiven zodra die cijfers binnen zijn.

(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetlast European date is well before the festivalno concrete indication of a booking
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetlast European date is well before the festival
(Nearly) impossible
If this act plays this festival: 30 points (C), now 10 of 10 acts
Why?
few indications of a booking yetlast European date is well before the festival
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetlast European date is well before the festival
Figures
Spotify listeners
1.401.097
Deezer 67.013 · streams per day 123.087
Last.fm listeners
2.414.484
rank 790 in Belgium · rank 1222 in the Netherlands
Instagram followers
–
Not available yet
Search interest
31
Belgium 31 · the Netherlands 31 · Worldwide 47 · rank on a scale of 100
Wikipedia, 12 months
285.536
EN 280.029 · NL 1.259 · FR 4.248

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Career

Line-ups
Pukkelpop 2017
Active since
1983
Albums
  • The Teardrop Throbs 2027
  • Where the Viaduct Looms 2021
  • American Head 2020
  • King’s Mouth: Music and Songs 2019
  • Oczy Mlody 2017
New album
The Teardrop Throbs · 22/01/2027

Stature

De Tijdloze 2021
  • 1 nummer, hoogste #1702 (Race for the Prize)
  • in the list since 2021, 1 years
  • per song

Today

Radio
Last 30 days
BBC Radio 6 Music133,0 per week
KEXP61,4 per week
VRT Radio 140,9 per week
KINK40,9 per week
FIP Rock20,5 per week
Willy20,5 per week
Studio Brussel10,2 per week
Radio X10,2 per week
Since we track the station
BBC Radio 6 Music2552,3 per weeksince Oct 2024
KEXP2011,3 per weeksince Nov 2023
KINK1210,8 per weeksince Nov 2023
Studio Brussel130,1 per weeksince Nov 2023
VRT Radio 150,5 per weeksince Sep 2026
BBC Radio 140,0 per weeksince Nov 2023
FIP Rock20,4 per weeksince Oct 2026
Willy20,0 per weeksince Dec 2024

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.

SongFromYears in the list2021HighestLowest
Race for the Prize19991 (2021)#1702#1702 (2021)#1702 (2021)
Records and awards

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).

AlbumYearBelgian album chartDutch album chartGold/platinum
The Teardrop Throbs2027–––
Where the Viaduct Looms2021–––
American Head2020#17 (2 wk)#64 (1 wk)–
King’s Mouth: Music and Songs2019–––
Oczy Mlody2017#43 (5 wk)––
Imagene Peise: Atlas Eets Christmas2014–––
With a Little Help From My Fwends2014#108 (3 wk)––
The Time Has Come to Shoot You Down… What a Sound2013–––
The Terror2013#39 (9 wk)––
The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends2012#199 (1 wk)––
7 Skies H32011–––
The Dark Side of the Moon2009–––
Embryonic2009#50 (2 wk)––
At War With the Mystics2006#47 (6 wk)#82 (1 wk)–
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots2002–––
The Soft Bulletin1999–––
Zaireeka1997–––
Clouds Taste Metallic1995–––
Transmissions From the Satellite Heart1993–––
Hit to Death in the Future Head1992–––
In a Priest Driven Ambulance1990–––
Telepathic Surgery1989–––
Oh My Gawd!!!… The Flaming Lips1987–––
Hear It Is1986–––

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

AlbumYearBelgian album chartDutch album chartGold/platinum
King's Mouth2019#174 (1 wk)––

How popular is The Flaming Lips compared with other countries?

Smaller in Germany.

United Kingdom×2,2
Poland×1,6
Italy×1,5
Spain×1,0
Denmark×0,9
Zweden×0,7
France×0,5
Germany×0,5
Belgium×0,5
Netherlands×0,4

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
02/04/2027LondonUnited KingdomO2 Shepherds Bush EmpireThe Flaming Lips: The Teardrop Throbs - Live
03/04/2027LondonUnited KingdomO2 Shepherds Bush EmpireThe Flaming Lips: The Teardrop Throbs - Live
22/01/2027NashvilleUnited StatesBrooklyn Bowl NashvilleThe Flaming Lips
23/01/2027NashvilleUnited StatesBrooklyn Bowl NashvilleThe Flaming Lips
26/01/2027New YorkUnited StatesIrving Plaza Powered By Verizon 5GThe Flaming Lips
3 more dates

Rest of the world (3)

DateStadCountryZaal of festivalEvent
27/01/2027New YorkUnited StatesIrving Plaza Powered By Verizon 5GThe Flaming Lips
23/02/2027Los AngelesUnited StatesThe BellwetherThe Flaming Lips - 2/23
24/02/2027Los AngelesUnited StatesThe BellwetherThe Flaming Lips - 2/24

On the map, until the end of September 2027

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The numbers follow the dates, also in the timeline above. Hover or tap a number for the date and venue.

Best-known songs (Deezer)
Do You Realize??
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
op Deezer
God Will Control The Werewolves
God Will Control The Werewolves
op Deezer
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
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 201721C27 / 119–201634Wikipedia, charts, stature

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

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
StationCountryMost played
KINKNetherlandsRace for the Prize 1
Studio BrusselBelgiumRace for the Prize 8
VRT Radio 1BelgiumGod Will Control the Werewolves 2 · Race for the Prize 2 · Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots 1 · She Don’t Use Jelly 1
WillyBelgiumGod Will Control the Werewolves 2
BBC Radio 6 MusicUnited KingdomRace for the Prize 2 · God Will Control the Werewolves 1
FIP RockFranceThe Yeah Yeah Yeah Song 1 · Do You Realize?? 1
KEXPUnited StatesDo You Realize?? 14 · Race for the Prize 12 · Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Part 1 10 · She Don’t Use Jelly 9 · Fight Test 7
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