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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Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
- Rock Werchter 2023
- Active since
- 2003
- Albums
- Birna 2025
- Kvitravn 2021
- Skald 2018
- Runaljod – Ragnarok 2016
- Runaljod – Yggdrasil 2013
- Concerts per year
- 2026 6
- 2025 59
- 2023 21
- 2022 54
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 5,240 times in a collection
- 1,296 on a wishlist
- 11 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Runaljod - Gap Var Ginnunga 2009 · 1.071
- Runaljod – Yggdrasil 2013 · 557
- Runaljod - Ragnarok 2016 · 1.210
- Skald 2018 · 856
- Birna 2025 · 483
Today
- Radio
- Since we track the station
BBC Radio 1 12 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 7 0,1 per week since Nov 2024 KEXP 3 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 1 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 - Similar to
- Heilung
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birna | 2025 | #148 (1 wk) | – | – | 483 |
| Kvitravn | 2021 | #32 (2 wk) | #26 (1 wk) | – | – |
| Skald | 2018 | #123 (1 wk) | – | – | 856 |
| Runaljod – Ragnarok | 2016 | #149 (1 wk) | – | – | 1.210 |
| Runaljod – Yggdrasil | 2013 | – | – | – | 557 |
| Runaljod – Gap var ginnunga | 2009 | – | – | – | 1.071 |
Discogs: 5,240 times in a collection. 1,296 times on a wishlist.
How popular is Wardruna compared with other countries?
Much bigger in Poland than you would expect; bigger in Germany 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2023 | 22 | C | 45 / 95 | 100 | 23 | 22 | 17 | Wikipedia, search volume, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2023 | Rock Werchter 2023 (Festivaldag 2): Het kot was te klein | Dansende Beren | 01/07/2023 | 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, July 2023 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| KEXP | United States | Helvegen 1 · Fylgjutal 1 |