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
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Career
- Line-ups
- Pukkelpop 2017, Pukkelpop 2019, Rock Werchter 2023, Pukkelpop 2024
- Active since
- 2016
- Albums
- This Is What I Mean 2022
- Heavy Is the Head 2019
- Inner City Stories 2018
- Gang Signs & Prayer 2017
- Hits since 2015
- Own It (Stormzy feat. Ed Sheeran & Burna Boy) NL #25, 2019
- Ain't It Different (Headie One feat. AJ Tracey & Stormzy) NL #52, 2020
- Take Me Back To London (Ed Sheeran feat. Stormzy) NL #69, 2019
- Clash (Dave & Stormzy) NL #87, 2021
- Concerts per year
- 2026 0
- 2025 3
- 2024 18
- 2023 7
- 2022 29
- 2019 21
- 2018 13
- 2017 74
- 2016 52
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Awards
- Brit Award gewonnen x3 2018, 2020
- Discogs
- 1,156 times in a collection
- 243 on a wishlist
- 20 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Gang Signs & Prayer 2017 · 10
- Good Goodbye 2017 · 6
- Heavy Is The Head 2019 · 807
- Take Me Back To London (Remix) 2019 · 5
- This Is What I Mean 2022 · 312
- Biggest own venue
- Ahoy, Rotterdam
- ±16.000 plaatsen
- 2023 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
BBC Radio 1 46 1.5 a day DR P3 15 0.5 a day Studio Brussel 3 0.1 a day VRT Radio 1 1 0.0 a day 1LIVE 1 0.0 a day NPO 3FM 1 0.0 a day Since we track the stationBBC Radio 1 2.401 2.2 a day since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 249 0.2 a day since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 54 0.0 a day since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 18 0.0 a day since Oct 2024 DR P3 15 0.4 a day since Oct 2026 KEXP 10 0.0 a day since Nov 2023 VRT Radio 1 1 0.0 a day since Sep 2026 1LIVE 1 0.0 a day since Oct 2026 - Similar to
- Dave, AJ Tracey, J Hus, Headie One, Skepta, Aitch
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This Is What I Mean | 2022 | #58 (2 wk) | #48 (1 wk) | – | 312 |
| Heavy Is the Head | 2019 | #25 (71 wk) | #10 (34 wk) | – | 807 |
| Inner City Stories | 2018 | – | – | – | – |
| Gang Signs & Prayer | 2017 | #86 (5 wk) | #25 (4 wk) | – | 10 |
Discogs: 1,156 times in a collection. 243 times on a wishlist.
Awards
Awards won and nominations according to Wikidata (major awards only; counted per category).
| Award | Won | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Brit Award | 3 (2018, 2020) | – |
How popular is Stormzy compared with other countries?
Much bigger in the United Kingdom than you would expect; bigger in Denmark than you would expect.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2017 | 15 | C | 43 / 119 | 41 | – | 21 | 31 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pukkelpop 2019 | 21 | C | 26 / 111 | 30 | 14 | 25 | 36 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2023 | 34 | B | 26 / 95 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 41 | Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pukkelpop 2024 | 31 | B | 15 / 108 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 40 | Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2024 | Pukkelpop 2024 (Festivaldag 2): Uitgeregend, nog niet uitgedanst | Dansende Beren | 17/08/2024 | dagverslag |
| Rock Werchter 2023 | Stormzy @ Rock Werchter 2023: Geen regen is opgewassen tegen de storm(zy) | Dansende Beren | 29/06/2023 | about this act |
| Rock Werchter 2023 | Rock Werchter 2023 (Festivaldag 1): Tussen licht en donker | Dansende Beren | 30/06/2023 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2019 | Pukkelpop 2019 (Dag 2): Topdag onder een muzikale vlag | Dansende Beren | 17/08/2019 | 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
- ▲Friday, August 2024 · Pukkelpop
- ▲Thursday, July 2023 · Rock Werchter
- ●07/07/2023 · Ahoy, Rotterdam
- ●22/02/2020 · AFAS Live, Amsterdam
- ●11/02/2020 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●10/02/2020 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
14 earlier dates
- ●16/08/2019 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ▲Friday, August 2019 · Pukkelpop
- ●17/08/2017 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ▲Thursday, August 2017 · Pukkelpop
- ●01/07/2017 · Spoorzone, Tilburg
- ●25/05/2017 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●21/05/2017 · The Max, Amsterdam
- ●02/07/2016 · Cultuurpark Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam
- ●26/03/2016 · Manegeclub De Molenheide, Schijndel
- ●16/01/2016 · Doornroosje, Nijmegen
- ●15/01/2016 · Annabel, Rotterdam
- ●14/01/2016 · Simplon, Groningen
- ●09/10/2015 · Oude Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●08/08/2015 · Flevopark, Amsterdam
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 | Backbone 28 · Vossi-bop 22 · Sorry Rach! 11 · Crown 7 · Shut Up 4 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | My Hood 1 |
| 1LIVE | Germany | Own It 1 |
| BBC Radio 1 | United Kingdom | Vossi-bop 3 · Backbone 2 · Crown 1 · Own It 1 · Big For Your Boots 1 |
| DR P3 | Denmark | PALO $ANTO 14 · Shut Up 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Own It 1 · Crown 1 · Rainfall 1 · PAY ME 1 · Real Life 1 |