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Katy Kirby
Photo: David Lee from Redmond, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Katy Kirby

Popularity today
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Belgium – · the Netherlands – · Worldwide – · on a scale of 100
Score back then at Best Kept Secret 2024
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Belgium – · the Netherlands – · Worldwide – · level C

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.

(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festival
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festivalprofile fits this festival less
(Nearly) impossible
If this act plays this festival: level D, now 10 of 10 acts
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festivalprofile fits this festival less
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festival
Figures
Spotify listeners
38.200
Deezer 891 · streams per day –
Last.fm listeners
162.150
not in the country charts
Instagram followers
20.709
@katykirbs · updated on 05/11/2026
Search interest
14
Belgium 14 · the Netherlands 15 · Worldwide 15 · rank on a scale of 100
Wikipedia, 12 months
4.337
EN 4.337 · NL 0 · FR 0

indieindie popsinger-songwriterindie folkacousticindie rock

Career

Line-ups
Best Kept Secret 2024
Active since
2021
Albums
  • Blue Raspberry 2024
  • Cool Dry Place 2021
Concerts per year
  • 2026 1
  • 2025 22
  • 2024 51
  • 2023 12
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Stature

Discogs
  • 259 times in a collection
  • 119 on a wishlist
  • 3 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection
  • Among Horses V 2020 · 12
  • Cool Dry Place 2021 · 129
  • Blue Raspberry 2024 · 118

Today

Radio
Since we track the station
KEXP70,0 per weeksince Nov 2023

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.

AlbumYearBelgian album chartDutch album chartGold/platinumDiscogs collections
Blue Raspberry2024–––118
Cool Dry Place2021–––129

Discogs: 259 times in a collection. 119 times on a wishlist.

Best-known songs (Deezer)

Drop Dead
Blue Raspberry
op Deezer
Portals
Portals
op Deezer
Juniper
Cool Dry Place
op 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.

EditionScoreLevelRankExceptionalBelgiumNetherlandsWorldSources
Best Kept Secret 2024–C59 / 94100–––Wikipedia, search volume, setlist.fm, stature

Reviews and reports

Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.

EditionTitelBronDateSoort
Best Kept Secret 2024Best Kept Secret 2024 (Festivaldag 1): Kleur bekennenDansende Beren08/06/2024dagverslag

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

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.

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