The historical score shows how big an act was at the time of that edition, on a scale of 100 against the biggest acts of all editions. 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.
No rumours, no inside knowledge. Tap Why? for the reasons.
Voor deze naam hebben we nog niet alles kunnen bekijken: de concerten van de laatste twee jaar and de Instagram-volgers ontbreken nog. De kansen and punten houden daar rekening mee, maar kunnen verschuiven zodra die cijfers binnen zijn.
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Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
- Best Kept Secret 2018
- Active since
- 2015
- Albums
- Liminal 2026
- Solipsism Redux 2025
- Vision of Contentment 2024
- Hermetism 2022
- Trilogy 2021
Stature
- Gold and platinum
- the Netherlands: 1 album, 1 single
- Prehension goud, 2019
- Biggest own venue
- Grote Zaal, Utrecht
- ±2.000 plaatsen
- 2022 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Since we track the station
Studio Brussel 1 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 KEXP 1 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 - Home act
- 37% of worldwide search volume comes from Belgium and the Netherlands (typically a few percent)
Records and awards
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liminal | 2026 | #145 (1 wk) | – | – |
| Solipsism Redux | 2025 | – | – | – |
| Vision of Contentment | 2024 | – | – | – |
| Hermetism | 2022 | #169 (1 wk) | – | – |
| Trilogy | 2021 | – | – | – |
| ZERO (Hanging D Remixes) | 2021 | – | – | – |
| Henosis | 2019 | – | #79 (1 wk) | – |
| Conatus | 2018 | – | – | – |
| Prehension | 2017 | #88 (8 wk) | #18 (8 wk) | gold NL |
| Solipsism | 2015 | #135 (2 wk) | #27 (3 wk) | – |
singles met goud of platina: Belgium 0, the Netherlands 1.
How popular is Joep Beving compared with other countries?
Much bigger in the Netherlands than you would expect.
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
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 2018 | 20 | B | 12 / 55 | 14 | 12 | 30 | – | Wikipedia, charts, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2018 | Best Kept Secret 2018: Festivaldag 3 | Dansende Beren | 11/06/2018 | dagverslag |
Over the years
◆ purple = album, ▲ red = festival in Belgium, ▲ green = festival in the Netherlands, ● grey = own concert (the last three and what is planned). Click the legend to switch them on or off.
Festivals and own concerts
- ●30/10/2026 · Centrale Markthal, Amsterdam
- ●29/10/2026 · Centrale Markthal, Amsterdam
- ●22/05/2026 · De Vereeniging, Nijmegen
Earlier dates count in the figures above (concerts per year, largest own venue) and are not listed separately.
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 of Wikipedia and search volume.