Jacob Alon
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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Folk & singer-songwriterScottishfolkacousticindiesinger-songwriter
Career
- Line-ups
- Best Kept Secret 2025
- Active since
- 2024
- Albums
- In Limerence 2025
- Concerts per year
- 2026 33
- 2025 89
- 2024 25
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 357 times in a collection
- 52 on a wishlist
- 1 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- In Limerence 2025 · 357
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
BBC Radio 6 Music 2 0,5 per week FIP 1 0,2 per week NPO 3FM 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationBBC Radio 6 Music 545 5,2 per week since Nov 2024 BBC Radio 1 99 0,6 per week since Nov 2023 KEXP 38 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 20 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 5 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 FIP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Limerence | 2025 | – | – | – | 357 |
Discogs: 357 times in a collection. 52 times on a wishlist.
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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2025 | Best Kept Secret 2025 (Festivaldag 2): Gezien en gezien worden | Dansende Beren | 15/06/2025 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | August Moon 4 · Confession 1 |
| FIP | France | NOBLEHILL 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Don’t Fall Asleep 11 · Fairy in a Bottle 5 · Confession 4 · NOBLEHILL 1 · Don't Fall Asleep 1 |