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
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Career
- Line-ups
- Best Kept Secret 2019
- Active since
- 2016
- Albums
- The Blue Lab Beats Show 2026
- Slow Heart / Fire Up 2026
- Blue Eclipse 2024
- Motherland Journey 2022
- The Sounds of Afrotronica 2021
- New album
- The Blue Lab Beats Show · 07/05/2026
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
KEXP 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationKEXP 53 0,3 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 38 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 23 0,2 per week since Oct 2024
Records
Studio albums, the highest position in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) with the number of weeks, and gold and platinum (BEA, NVPI).
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Blue Lab Beats Show | 2026 | – | – | – |
| Slow Heart / Fire Up | 2026 | – | – | – |
| Blue Eclipse | 2024 | – | – | – |
| Motherland Journey | 2022 | – | – | – |
| The Sounds of Afrotronica | 2021 | – | – | – |
| Voyage | 2019 | – | – | – |
| Xover | 2017 | – | – | – |
Upcoming concerts
Benelux first, then Europe. Alle data op Ticketmaster.
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/11/2026 | London | United Kingdom | Blue Note London | Slum Village FT Blue Lab Beats & Friends |
| 18/11/2026 | London | United Kingdom | Blue Note London | Slum Village FT Blue Lab Beats & Friends |
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 2019 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Stature |
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
- ▲June 2019 · 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 | Slow Heart 4 · Watermelon 3 · São Paulo to Motherland 2 · Motherland Journey 1 · Champions League 1 |