Bankzitters is a five-member Dutch group - Robbie van de Graaf, Milo ter Reegen, Raoul de Graaf, Koen van Heest and Matthyas het Lam - that started as a YouTube channel in 2017 and has since become one of the country's biggest live draws, selling out Amsterdam's Ziggo Dome three times over in a single January 2025 run. Two more members, Mark van Harten and Mathijs Stals, were part of the original seven-person line-up before leaving the group in early 2020. Mood's own artist page for the group files them under electro and Nederlandse hardstyle, though their own catalogue sits closer to anthemic, Dutch-language pop.
How It Started - From YouTube Challenges to the Charts
The group's shared channel launched on August 28, 2017, after the members had already been filming together informally since 2015, and quickly built an audience through gaming clips, challenge videos and comedy content rather than original songs. That mix won them the VEED Award for Best Newcomer in 2019, and by 2024 the channel had reached 1.33 million subscribers. Their turn toward original music produced "Je Blik Richting Mij" in February 2022, which topped the Dutch Top 100 for 15 weeks and went platinum - the moment Bankzitters stopped being a YouTube act with a side project and became a genuine chart act.
The Sound and the Hits
Two EPs followed the breakthrough single: Werelds, released January 20, 2023, and 5 Sterren, released November 15, 2024. Between them came the singles that built the arena-level following - "Stapelgek" (certified gold, Zapp Award winner for Favorite Track NL in 2022), "Cupido" (November 2023, peaking at number 2) and "Huisfeestje," a June 2024 collaboration with Roxy Dekker that hit number 1 on both the Top 40 and the Top 100 and won the Buma Award National in 2025.
What sets Bankzitters apart from most acts that reach arena scale is that the audience came first: five friends built a following of over a million subscribers before releasing a single credible song, and the music inherited that audience rather than building one from scratch. Mood's own genre tagging reflects that crossover position awkwardly, filing the group under electro and Nederlandse hardstyle alongside pop and hip hop - a mix that says more about the hardstyle-heavy festival bills they turn up on than about a sound that Mood's own enrichment model actually scores at 0.7 on polish against just 0.2 on nostalgia, a current, radio-ready pop read rather than a hardstyle one.
A Fast-Growing World Tour
By 2026, Bankzitters had outgrown the Netherlands as a touring footprint: press coverage of their first world tour describes more than 65,000 tickets sold within 72 hours, plus dates in Tokyo, New York and Antwerp alongside a run of Dutch arena shows. Member Koen van Heest has described the Tokyo show as a genuine surprise, saying the group had no idea how many people would turn up until they arrived and found the room packed.
Even so, Mood's enrichment model still scores the group at 0.7 on locality: their Spotify base of more than 1.1 million monthly listeners remains overwhelmingly Dutch and Flemish, with Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, The Hague and Antwerp making up their five biggest listening cities - a concentration that a world-tour schedule alone wouldn't necessarily reveal.
Bankzitters and Mood's Booking Data
Mood's own event data tracks fifteen confirmed Bankzitters dates, starting with three sold-out Ziggo Dome shows on January 17-18, 2025, and running through a seven-night Ziggo Dome residency set for February 3-7, 2027, staged under the banner "De grootste vriendengroep van Nederland." No act had previously played seven consecutive nights at that venue, and the run includes double shows on the final two days to handle demand.
Between those arena runs, Mood also tracks the group on shared festival bills. In April 2026 they played Kingsland Festival at Amsterdam's Olympic Stadium, on a lineup alongside Dutch rap and pop names Ronnie Flex, Frenna, Lil Kleine and Boef.
In September 2026 they turn up at Opperdepop Festival, alongside Dutch rock and pop acts DI-RECT, Chef'Special and The Dirty Daddies - an event Mood's geodata files under Rotterdam, though the festival itself runs in Lansingerland, just outside the city.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who are the members of Bankzitters?
The current line-up is Robbie van de Graaf, Milo ter Reegen, Raoul de Graaf, Koen van Heest and Matthyas het Lam. Two founding members, Mark van Harten and Mathijs Stals, left the group in early 2020.
Is Bankzitters a band or a YouTube channel?
Both, in sequence. The group started as a YouTube channel in 2017 built on gaming and challenge content, and only became a working music act after "Je Blik Richting Mij" topped the Dutch charts in 2022. Its Mood artist page now tracks it purely as a touring act.
How many times have Bankzitters played Ziggo Dome?
At least twelve times by Mood's own count: three sold-out shows in January 2025, two more in January 2026, and a seven-night residency booked for February 2027 - the most consecutive nights any act has played at that venue.
What is Bankzitters' biggest song?
"Huisfeestje," a 2024 collaboration with Roxy Dekker, is their highest-charting release, topping both the Dutch Top 40 and Top 100 and winning the 2025 Buma Award National. "Je Blik Richting Mij" (2022) was their commercial breakthrough and remains platinum-certified.
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