The Murder Capital
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 2019, Pukkelpop 2022, Rock Werchter 2023, Pukkelpop 2025
- Active since
- 2018
- Albums
- Blindness 2025
- Gigi’s Recovery 2023
- When I Have Fears 2019
- Concerts per year
- 2026 1
- 2025 62
- 2024 27
- 2023 112
- 2022 26
- 2021 8
- 2019 100
- 2018 28
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 3,766 times in a collection
- 735 on a wishlist
- 4 uitgaven
Per album, times in a collection- When I Have Fears 2019 · 2.426
- Feeling Fades 2019 · 311
- Gigi's Recovery 2023 · 321
- Blindness 2025 · 708
Today
- Radio
- Since we track the station
KINK 320 2,0 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 161 1,5 per week since Oct 2024 Studio Brussel 52 0,3 per week since Nov 2023 Willy 22 0,2 per week since Dec 2024 NPO 3FM 17 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 KEXP 4 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 - Similar to
- Shame, Gurriers, Deadletter, Ditz, Sprints, Fontaines D.C.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blindness | 2025 | – | – | – | 708 |
| Gigi’s Recovery | 2023 | #106 (2 wk) | – | – | 321 |
| When I Have Fears | 2019 | #198 (1 wk) | – | – | 2.426 |
Discogs: 3,766 times in a collection. 735 times on a wishlist.
How popular is The Murder Capital 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 2019 | – | – | – | – | – | – | charts, setlist.fm, stature | |
| Pukkelpop 2022 | – | D | 88 / 137 | 61 | – | 10 | – | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2023 | 11 | D | 79 / 95 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 11 | Wikipedia, search volume, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pukkelpop 2025 | – | D | 71 / 128 | 17 | – | – | – | Wikipedia, search volume, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2025 | Pukkelpop 2025 (Festivaldag 4): Liefde en vrede, lawaai maken en mooi zijn | Dansende Beren | 18/08/2025 | dagverslag |
| Rock Werchter 2023 | Rock Werchter 2023 (Festivaldag 3): Geen huis zonder kruis | Dansende Beren | 02/07/2023 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2022 | Pukkelpop 2022 (Festivaldag 3): Lekker blijven hangen | Dansende Beren | 21/08/2022 | dagverslag |
| Rock Werchter 2019 | Rock Werchter 2019 (Festivaldag 3): Een dagje natuurlijke sauna | Dansende Beren | 30/06/2019 | dagverslag |
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
- ▲Sunday, August 2025 · Pukkelpop
- ▲Saturday, July 2023 · Rock Werchter
- ▲Saturday, August 2022 · Pukkelpop
- ▲July 2019 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | A Distant Life 7 · Words Lost Meaning 4 · Return My Head 3 |
| Willy | Belgium | Don't Cling To Life 2 · Green And Blue 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Don't Cling To Life 1 |