John Grant
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
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Folk & singer-songwritersinger-songwriterfolkindieindie rockfolk rock
Career
- Line-ups
- Best Kept Secret 2019
- Active since
- 2010
- Albums
- The Art of the Lie 2024
- Boy From Michigan 2021
- Love Is Magic 2018
- Grey Tickles, Black Pressure 2015
- Pale Green Ghosts 2013
Stature
- Biggest own venue
- Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ±1.500 plaatsen
- 2022 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
BBC Radio 6 Music 7 1,6 per week Since we track the stationBBC Radio 6 Music 178 1,6 per week since Oct 2024 KEXP 7 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 KINK 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Art of the Lie | 2024 | – | – | – |
| Boy From Michigan | 2021 | – | – | – |
| Love Is Magic | 2018 | #122 (2 wk) | – | – |
| Grey Tickles, Black Pressure | 2015 | #46 (3 wk) | #34 (2 wk) | – |
| Pale Green Ghosts | 2013 | #42 (8 wk) | #68 (1 wk) | – |
| Queen of Denmark | 2010 | #66 (2 wk) | #38 (5 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 2019 | 16 | B | 12 / 60 | 31 | 13 | 17 | 19 | Wikipedia, charts, 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
- ●02/08/2026 · Amsterdamse Bostheater, Amstelveen
- ●05/11/2024 · The Max, Amsterdam
- ●13/06/2022 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●10/06/2022 · Magdalenazaal, Bruges
- ●10/06/2022 · Cactus, Brugge
- ▲June 2019 · Best Kept Secret
22 earlier dates
- ●21/11/2018 · Club, Borgerhout
- ●20/11/2018 · Pandora, Utrecht
- ●30/10/2016 · Pandora, Utrecht
- ●18/11/2015 · Oude Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●17/11/2015 · L’Orangerie, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●22/07/2014 · Openluchttheater Caprera, Bloemendaal
- ●15/03/2014 · Tour&Taxis, Brussels
- ●17/11/2013 · Arenbergschouwburg, Antwerp
- ●16/11/2013 · Koninklijke Schouwburg, The Hague
- ●15/11/2013 · Wilmink Theater, Enschede
- ●19/04/2013 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●18/04/2013 · L’Orangerie, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●05/04/2013 · Rotterdamse Schouwburg, Rotterdam
- ●10/08/2011 · Merleyn, Nijmegen
- ●09/08/2011 · Rotown, Rotterdam
- ●06/04/2011 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●05/04/2011 · Tivoli De Helling, Utrecht
- ●02/04/2011 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●19/11/2010 · Koninklijke Schouwburg, The Hague
- ●17/07/2010 · Valkhofpark, Nijmegen
- ●11/06/2010 · La Rotonde, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●10/06/2010 · Kleine Zaal, Amsterdam
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 | Outer Space 2 · GMF 1 · TC and Honeybear 1 · Voodoo Doll 1 · Black Belt 1 |