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
- Rock Werchter 2017, Rock Werchter 2023, Pinkpop 2023
- Active since
- 2002
- Albums
- Jan Juc Moon 2022
- Storm Boy 2018
- Spirit Bird 2012
- Hits since 2015
- Follow The Sun NL #24, 2015
- Follow The Sun (Time Square feat. Xavier Rudd) NL #100, 2016
- Concerts per year
- 2026 17
- 2025 39
- 2023 29
- 2022 88
- 2017 59
- 2016 51
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- De Tijdloze 2025
- 2 nummers, hoogste #201 (Follow the Sun)
- in the list since 2021, 5 years
- per song
- Discogs
- 2,324 times in a collection
- 346 on a wishlist
- 17 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Solace 2004 · 314
- Food In The Belly 2005 · 224
- White Moth 2007 · 206
- Live In The Netherlands 2017 · 541
- Jan Juc Moon 2022 · 342
- Biggest own venue
- AFAS Live, Amsterdam
- ±6.000 plaatsen
- 2025 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
Studio Brussel 6 1,4 per week NPO 3FM 4 0,9 per week Since we track the stationStudio Brussel 279 1,8 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 99 0,6 per week since Nov 2023 KINK 12 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 2 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 Willy 1 0,0 per week since Dec 2024 KEXP 1 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 - Similar to
- Nick Mulvey, Hollow Coves, Angus & Julia Stone, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Jack Johnson, Ben Howard
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.
| Song | From | Years in the list | 2025 | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Follow the Sun | 2012 | 5 (2021–2025) | #201 | #154 (2024) | #1522 (2021) |
| Spirit Bird | 2012 | 1 (2025) | #1903 | #1903 (2025) | #1903 (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.
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum | Discogs collections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Juc Moon | 2022 | #46 (1 wk) | – | – | 342 |
| Storm Boy | 2018 | #35 (5 wk) | #92 (1 wk) | – | – |
| Spirit Bird | 2012 | #119 (10 wk) | #38 (10 wk) | – | – |
| Koonyum Sun | 2009 | – | – | – | – |
| Dark Shades of Blue | 2008 | – | – | – | – |
| White Moth | 2007 | – | – | – | 206 |
| Food in the Belly | 2005 | #97 (1 wk) | #56 (3 wk) | – | 224 |
| Solace | 2004 | – | – | – | 314 |
| To Let | 2002 | – | – | – | – |
Other albums in the charts or with gold or platinum (live, compilations, reissues):
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum | Discogs collections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live In The Netherlands | 2017 | #40 (5 wk) | – | – | 541 |
| Nanna | 2015 | #108 (2 wk) | – | – | – |
Discogs: 2,324 times in a collection. 346 times on a wishlist.
How popular is Xavier Rudd compared with other countries?
Much bigger in Belgium than you would expect.
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.
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/02/2027 | Modbury | Australië | Civic Park, Modbury | A Day in the Gully |
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 2017 | 22 | C | 31 / 65 | 30 | 19 | 31 | 15 | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2023 | 38 | B | 20 / 95 | 21 | 41 | 37 | 31 | Wikipedia, search volume, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pinkpop 2023 | 32 | B | 17 / 49 | 27 | 38 | 30 | 31 | Wikipedia, 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 3): Geen huis zonder kruis | Dansende Beren | 02/07/2023 | dagverslag |
| Pinkpop 2023 | Pinkpop 2023 (Festivaldag 2): Roze kopjes op allerlei wijzen | Dansende Beren | 18/06/2023 | 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
- ●12/07/2026 · Parc d'Enghien / Park van Edingen, Enghien
- ●08/07/2026 · Paleis Soestdijk, Soest
- ●30/10/2025 · AFAS Live, Amsterdam
- ●26/10/2025 · Vorst Nationaal / Forest National, Vorst / Forest
- ●19/08/2024 · Openluchttheater De Goffert, Nijmegen
- ●17/08/2024 · Amsterdamse Bostheater, Amstelveen
66 earlier dates
- ●16/08/2024 · Amsterdamse Bostheater, Amstelveen
- ●15/08/2024 · Amsterdamse Bostheater, Amstelveen
- ●26/07/2024 · Abbaye de Floreffe, Floreffe
- ●25/07/2024 · Openluchttheater Rivierenhof, Deurne
- ●24/07/2024 · Openluchttheater Rivierenhof, Deurne
- ●23/07/2024 · Openluchttheater Rivierenhof, Deurne
- ●19/07/2023 · Openluchttheater Caprera, Bloemendaal
- ▲Saturday, July 2023 · Rock Werchter
- ▲Saturday, June 2023 · Pinkpop
- ●09/11/2022 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●08/11/2022 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●03/11/2022 · Grote Zaal, Groningen
- ●02/08/2019 · Maassilo, Rotterdam
- ●14/07/2019 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ●01/07/2019 · Openluchttheater Caprera, Bloemendaal
- ●30/06/2019 · Openluchttheater Caprera, Bloemendaal
- ●29/06/2019 · Doornroosje, Nijmegen
- ●28/06/2019 · Ossegempark / Parc d'Osseghem, Laken / Laeken
- ●27/06/2019 · De Oosterpoort, Groningen
- ●24/09/2018 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●23/09/2018 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●22/09/2018 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●20/09/2018 · AFAS Live, Amsterdam
- ●17/09/2018 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ▲Thursday, July 2017 · Rock Werchter
- ●27/06/2017 · De Oosterpoort, Groningen
- ●26/06/2017 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ●03/05/2016 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ●02/05/2016 · De Oosterpoort, Groningen
- ●01/05/2016 · Grote Zaal, Eindhoven
- ●30/04/2016 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ●29/04/2016 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●19/04/2016 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●04/04/2016 · The Max, Amsterdam
- ●03/04/2016 · Paard van Troje, The Hague
- ●01/04/2016 · Doornroosje, Nijmegen
- ●30/03/2016 · The Max, Amsterdam
- ●29/06/2013 · Tour&Taxis, Brussels
- ●15/06/2013 · Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, Eindhoven
- ●07/08/2012 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●03/08/2012 · Abbaye de Floreffe, Floreffe
- ●02/08/2012 · Openluchttheater Rivierenhof, Deurne
- ●27/07/2012 · Grote Zaal, Eindhoven
- ●18/02/2010 · Grote Zaal, Eindhoven
- ●17/02/2010 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●16/02/2010 · Paard van Troje, The Hague
- ●15/02/2010 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●15/01/2010 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●14/12/2008 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●10/12/2008 · WATT, Rotterdam
- ●02/08/2008 · Terrein Koudekotstraat, Dranouter
- ●01/08/2008 · Abbaye de Floreffe, Floreffe
- ●03/07/2008 · Tivoli, Utrecht
- ●02/07/2008 · Paard van Troje, The Hague
- ●30/06/2008 · De Oosterpoort, Groningen
- ●28/06/2008 · Goffertpark, Nijmegen
- ●19/09/2007 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●18/09/2007 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●20/10/2006 · Kleine Zaal, Eindhoven
- ●11/10/2006 · L’Orangerie, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●10/10/2006 · The Max, Amsterdam
- ●02/07/2006 · Zuiderpark, Rotterdam
- ●29/03/2006 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●28/03/2006 · The Max, Amsterdam
- ●15/03/2006 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●23/11/2005 · La Rotonde, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
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 | Follow The Sun 98 · Follow The Sun (live) 27 · Spirit Bird 1 |
| Willy | Belgium | Follow The Sun 1 |