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The Haunted Youth

Popularity today
16
Belgium 19 · the Netherlands 15 · Worldwide – · on a scale of 100
Points at Best Kept Secret 2027
20
level B
20

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.

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

Best Kept Secret 2027
Confirmed
20 points (B), now 25 of 51 acts
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
little that points to itplayed here last year, and two years in a row is rarealready booked at Best Kept Secret 2027, in the same country
Unlikely
If this act plays this festival: 37 points (C), now 10 of 10 acts
Why?
little that points to itplayed here or in this country very recently
Very likely
Of the acts in this class, 58% actually played in earlier years.
Why?
played here beforeplayed here two years agoalready booked at a festival with a similar line-up
Figures
Spotify listeners
374.200
Deezer 3.835 · streams per day –
Last.fm listeners
71.794
rank 392 in Belgium · rank 760 in the Netherlands
Instagram followers
–
Not available yet
Search volume per month
–
Not available yet
Wikipedia, 12 months
0
EN 0 · NL 0 · FR 0

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Career

Line-ups
Rock Werchter 2022, Pukkelpop 2022, Best Kept Secret 2022, Rock Werchter 2023, Pinkpop 2023, Pukkelpop 2024, Best Kept Secret 2024, Pukkelpop 2025, Rock Werchter 2026, Pinkpop 2026, Best Kept Secret 2027
Active since
2020
Albums
  • Boys Cry Too 2026
  • Dawn of the Freak 2022
New album
Boys Cry Too · 08/05/2026
Concerts per year
  • 2026 32
  • 2025 12
  • 2024 13
  • 2023 76
  • 2022 42
  • 2021 31
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Stature

De Tijdloze 2025
  • 2 nummers, hoogste #510 (Teen Rebel)
  • in the list since 2024, 2 years
  • per song
Discogs
  • 2,920 times in a collection
  • 364 on a wishlist
  • 3 uitgaven
Per album, times in a collection
  • Dawn Of The Freak 2022 · 1.845
  • Broken 2022 · 237
  • Boys Cry Too 2026 · 838
Biggest own venue
  • Lotto Arena Antwerpen, Merksem (Antwerpen)
  • ±8.000 plaatsen
  • 2027 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Today

Radio
Last 30 days
KINK421.4 a day
Willy240.8 a day
Studio Brussel210.7 a day
VRT Radio 1110.4 a day
NPO 3FM30.1 a day
FIP Rock10.0 a day
KEXP10.0 a day
Since we track the station
Studio Brussel1.6481.5 a daysince Nov 2023
KINK1.4441.3 a daysince Nov 2023
Willy7921.1 a daysince Dec 2024
NPO 3FM3150.3 a daysince Nov 2023
KEXP480.0 a daysince Nov 2023
VRT Radio 1110.3 a daysince Oct 2026
FIP Rock10.0 a daysince Oct 2026
BBC Radio 110.0 a daysince Nov 2023
Similar to
High Hi, Hiqpy, Kids With Buns, Dressed Like Boys, Intergalactic Lovers, Sylvie Kreusch
Home act
66% of worldwide search volume comes from Belgium and the Netherlands (typically a few percent)

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 list2025HighestLowest
Teen Rebel20222 (2024–2025)#510#510 (2025)#1175 (2024)
Coming Home20221 (2025)#740#740 (2025)#740 (2025)

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
Boys Cry Too2026#1 (23 wk)#30 (1 wk)–838
Dawn of the Freak2022#6 (150 wk)––1.845

Discogs: 2,920 times in a collection. 364 times on a wishlist.

How popular is The Haunted Youth compared with other countries?

Much bigger in Belgium and the Netherlands than you would expect; smaller in the United Kingdom.

Belgium×533,825 per month
Netherlands×141,812 per month
Germany×2,0572 per month
France×1,9437 per month
Spain×1,6198 per month
Italy×0,890 per month
Poland×0,759 per month
Denmark×0,618 per month
Zweden×0,526 per month
United Kingdom×0,4228 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
17/03/2027NijmegenNetherlandsDoornroosje - Rode zaalThe Haunted Youth
25/03/2027Merksem (Antwerpen)BelgiumLotto Arena AntwerpenThe Haunted Youth
11/06 to 13/06/2027HilvarenbeekNetherlandsBest Kept Secret (confirmed)Best Kept Secret 2027
01/12/2026GlasgowUnited KingdomStereoThe Haunted Youth: Boys Cry Too Tour
03/12/2026ManchesterUnited KingdomYES (Pink Room)The Haunted Youth
1 more dates

Rest of the world (1)

DateStadCountryZaal of festivalEvent
05/11/2026New YorkUnited StatesNight Club 101The Haunted Youth, Preston Bell (The Heaven)

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)

Into You
Into You
op Deezer
Teen Rebel
Dawn of the Freak
op Deezer
Broken
Dawn of the Freak
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
Rock Werchter 2022–D68 / 832017––Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature
Pukkelpop 2022–D93 / 1372018––Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature
Best Kept Secret 2022–C37 / 502916––Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature
Rock Werchter 202310D79 / 95–2714–search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature
Pinkpop 2023–C47 / 49102713–Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature
Pukkelpop 202413C40 / 108–351813search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature
Best Kept Secret 202411C38 / 94–351713search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature
Pukkelpop 202514C49 / 128–372017search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature
Pinkpop 202615C34 / 71–462519search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature
Rock Werchter 202618C40 / 86–462619search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature
Best Kept Secret 202720B25 / 51–492616search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature

Reviews and reports

Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.

EditionTitelBronDateSoort
Rock Werchter 2026Kijk terug: The Haunted Youth op Rock Werchter 2026Festileaks16/09/2026about this act
Rock Werchter 2026Rock Werchter 2026 (Festivaldag 3): Zingende zaterdagDansende Beren05/07/2026dagverslag
Rock Werchter 2026De zaterdag van Rock Werchter 2026 had voor elke generatie een eigen afsluiterFestileaks05/07/2026dagverslag
Pinkpop 20268 must-sees voor de zaterdag van Pinkpop 2026Festileaks17/06/2026dagverslag
Pinkpop 2026Pinkpop 2026 (Festivaldag 2): OrangepopDansende Beren21/06/2026dagverslag
Pukkelpop 2025Pukkelpop 2025 (Festivaldag 2): Zwetende vleermuizenDansende Beren16/08/2025dagverslag
Pukkelpop 2024Pukkelpop 2024 (Festivaldag 4): Van Kidibul tot whiskeyDansende Beren19/08/2024dagverslag
Best Kept Secret 2024Best Kept Secret 2024 (Festivaldag 3): Stem kwijtDansende Beren10/06/2024dagverslag
Rock Werchter 2023Rock Werchter 2023 (Festivaldag 2): Het kot was te kleinDansende Beren01/07/2023dagverslag
Pinkpop 2023Pinkpop 2023 (Festivaldag 1): Extra laag rozeDansende Beren17/06/2023dagverslag
Pinkpop 2023Pinkpop 2023 dag 1: Jong publiek, powervrouw P!nk en een opgeruimd festivalterreinFestileaks17/06/2023dagverslag
Rock Werchter 2022Rock Werchter 2022 (Festivaldag 2): Onvoorziene omstandigheden deluxeDansende Beren02/07/2022dagverslag
Pukkelpop 2022Pukkelpop 2022 (Festivaldag 2): Wispelturige mengelmoesDansende Beren20/08/2022dagverslag
Best Kept Secret 2022Best Kept Secret (Festivaldag 3): En we leefden nog lang en gelukkig…Dansende Beren13/06/2022dagverslag

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

98 earlier dates

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
KINKNetherlandsForget Me 9 · forget me 8 · Teen Rebel 1 · Into You 1 · deathwish (ft. Max Fry) 1
Studio BrusselBelgiumForget Me 200 · Emo Song 165 · Deathwish 149 · Teen Rebel 77 · Into You 55
VRT Radio 1BelgiumWake Up 4 · Coming Home 3 · Teen Rebel 2 · Teen rebel 1 · Coming home 1
WillyBelgiumForget Me 163 · Emo Song 128 · Murder Me 79 · Into You 48 · Teen Rebel 48
FIP RockFranceBroken 1
KEXPUnited StatesEmo Song 10 · Deathwish 8 · Murder Me 2 · Gone 1 · castlevania 1

Concerts in the Benelux (ten years)

125 shows: Belgium 77, the Netherlands 46, Luxemburg 2 · laatste keer: Belgium 2026, the Netherlands 2026, Luxemburg 2023 · festivals: Rock Werchter 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026, Best Kept Secret 2022, 2024. Bron: setlist.fm.

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