Elephant
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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Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
- Best Kept Secret 2025
- Active since
- 1978
- Concerts per year
- 2026 0
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
KINK 19 4,4 per week NPO 3FM 5 1,2 per week Since we track the stationKINK 684 4,4 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 77 0,5 per week since Nov 2023 Willy 5 0,0 per week since Dec 2024 KEXP 2 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 1 0,0 per week since Nov 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Just Tonight | 1985 | – | – | – |
| Elephant | 1983 | – | – | – |
| On My Feet Again | 1980 | – | – | – |
Other albums in the charts or with gold or platinum (live, compilations, reissues):
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| III | 2025 | – | #66 (1 wk) | – |
| Shooting For The Moon | 2023 | – | #25 (1 wk) | – |
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 2025 | – | – | – | – | – | – | charts, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2025 | Best Kept Secret 2025 (Festivaldag 3): Rood stof | Dansende Beren | 16/06/2025 | 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
- ▲June 2025 · Best Kept Secret
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 |
|---|---|---|
| KINK | Netherlands | About You 8 · Reptile Zoo 1 |
| NPO 3FM | Netherlands | About You 3 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Bullets 1 |
| Willy | Belgium | The Morning 3 · For A Friend 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Do What You Love 1 |