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Points show how well known and in demand an act is today in Belgium and the Netherlands, based on public figures such as listeners and hits. They say nothing about the quality of a show. 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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Career
- Line-ups
- Best Kept Secret 2022, Best Kept Secret 2027
- Active since
- 2015
- Albums
- Tunnel Vision 2025
- Emotional Creature 2022
- Honeymoon 2020
- Concerts per year
- 2026 21
- 2025 47
- 2022 65
- 2021 41
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 7,374 times in a collection
- 1,675 on a wishlist
- 15 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Animalism 2015 · 7
- Pool Party 2016 · 6
- Crybaby 2017 · 8
- Prom Queen 2018 · 21
- Sports 2018 · 6
- Honeymoon 2020 · 3.902
- Blame Game 2021 · 2.711
- Emotional Creature 2022 · 608
- Tunnel Vision 2025 · 11
- The Early Days: Animalism, Pool Party, Crybaby 2026 · 87
All 15 releases
- Animalism 2015 · 7
- Pool Party 2016 · 6
- Crybaby 2017 · 8
- Prom Queen 2018 · 21
- Sports 2018 · 6
- Beach Bunny on Audiotree Live 2018 · 2
- Dream Boy 2019 · 1
- Cloud 9 2020 · 0
- Honeymoon 2020 · 3.902
- Blame Game 2021 · 2.711
- Cloud 9 2021 · 1
- Emotional Creature 2022 · 608
- Vertigo 2024 · 3
- Tunnel Vision 2025 · 11
- The Early Days: Animalism, Pool Party, Crybaby 2026 · 87
- Biggest own venue
- Club, Amsterdam
- ±2.500 plaatsen
- 2022 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
egoFM 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationKEXP 16 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 4 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 egoFM 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunnel Vision | 2025 | – | – | – | 11 |
| Emotional Creature | 2022 | – | – | – | 608 |
| Honeymoon | 2020 | – | – | – | 3.902 |
Discogs: 7,374 times in a collection. 1,675 times on a wishlist.
Upcoming concerts
Benelux first, then Europe. Alle data op Ticketmaster.
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/05/2027 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Weezer | |
| 11/06 to 13/06/2027 | Hilvarenbeek | Netherlands | Best Kept Secret (confirmed) | Best Kept Secret 2027 |
On the map, until the end of September 2027
The numbers follow the dates, also in the timeline above. Hover or tap a number for the date and venue.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2022 | 13 | C | 24 / 50 | 100 | – | 14 | 14 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, setlist.fm, stature |
| Best Kept Secret 2027 | 37 | A | 9 / 51 | 39 | 12 | 20 | 20 | Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, setlist.fm |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2022 | Best Kept Secret (Festivaldag 2): Weinig geheimen, weinig verrassingen | Dansende Beren | 12/06/2022 | 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
- ●11/10/2025 · Le Musée, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●09/10/2025 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ●05/11/2022 · La Rotonde, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●31/10/2022 · Club, Amsterdam
- ▲Saturday 11 June 2022 · Best Kept Secret
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 | Cloud 9 2 · Cycles 2 · Promises 1 · Mr. Predictable 1 |
| egoFM | Germany | Cloud 9 1 |
Concerts in the Benelux (ten years)
5 shows: Belgium 2, the Netherlands 3 · laatste keer: Belgium 2025, the Netherlands 2025 · festivals: Best Kept Secret 2022. Bron: setlist.fm.