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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Career
- Line-ups
- Best Kept Secret 2017, Best Kept Secret 2022
- Active since
- 1999
- Albums
- Small World 2022
- Oscar Cash Forever 2020
- Metronomy Forever 2019
- Summer 08 2016
- Love Letters 2013
Stature
- Biggest own venue
- Ronda, Utrecht
- ±2.000 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 11 2,6 per week egoFM 4 0,9 per week FIP Rock 2 0,5 per week Radio Nova 1 0,2 per week RTL2 1 0,2 per week Radio X 1 0,2 per week NPO 3FM 1 0,2 per week FM4 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationBBC Radio 6 Music 338 3,2 per week since Nov 2024 BBC Radio 1 24 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 KEXP 23 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 22 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 11 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 Willy 9 0,1 per week since Dec 2024 egoFM 4 0,8 per week since Oct 2026 KINK 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small World | 2022 | #166 (1 wk) | – | – |
| Oscar Cash Forever | 2020 | – | – | – |
| Metronomy Forever | 2019 | #78 (2 wk) | – | – |
| Summer 08 | 2016 | #109 (1 wk) | – | – |
| Love Letters | 2013 | #65 (8 wk) | – | – |
| The English Riviera | 2011 | – | – | – |
| Nights Out | 2007 | – | – | – |
| Pip Paine (Pay the £5000 You Owe) | 2006 | – | – | – |
How popular is Metronomy compared with other countries?
Much bigger in France than you would expect.
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
Upcoming concerts
Benelux first, then Europe. Alle data op Ticketmaster.
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/06 to 06/06/2027 | Barcelona | Spain | Primavera Sound (bevestigd) | Primavera Sound 2027 |
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 2017 | 18 | B | 8 / 53 | 38 | 17 | – | 19 | Wikipedia, charts, stature |
| Best Kept Secret 2022 | 19 | B | 18 / 50 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 19 | Wikipedia, charts, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2022 | Best Kept Secret (Festivaldag 2): Weinig geheimen, weinig verrassingen | Dansende Beren | 12/06/2022 | dagverslag |
| Best Kept Secret 2017 | Best of Best Kept Secret 2017 Dag 1 | Dansende Beren | 19/06/2017 | 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
- ▲Saturday, June 2022 · Best Kept Secret
- ●03/04/2022 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●29/03/2022 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ●28/10/2019 · The Max, Amsterdam
- ●19/10/2019 · De Roma, Borgerhout
- ▲Friday, June 2017 · Best Kept Secret
26 earlier dates
- ●12/07/2015 · Parc Astrid de Coronmeuse, Liège
- ●09/12/2014 · Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus, Brussels
- ●08/12/2014 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ●02/04/2014 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●01/04/2014 · Oude Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●28/07/2012 · Plan Incliné, Ronquières
- ●26/11/2011 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●06/05/2011 · Gemeenschapscentrum De Vaartkapoen, Sint-Jans-Molenbeek / Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
- ●26/07/2009 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●25/07/2009 · Vooruit, Ghent
- ●24/07/2009 · Valkhofpark, Nijmegen
- ●09/07/2009 · Parc Astrid de Coronmeuse, Liège
- ●12/05/2009 · Chapiteau, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●18/02/2009 · Kleine Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●17/02/2009 · L’Orangerie, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●16/02/2009 · Rotown, Rotterdam
- ●08/11/2008 · Petrol, Antwerp
- ●07/11/2008 · L’Orangerie, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●06/11/2008 · Kleine Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●13/09/2008 · Dirty Dancing, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●18/05/2008 · Muziekodroom, Hasselt
- ●16/05/2008 · Chapiteau, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●15/05/2008 · Rotown, Rotterdam
- ●14/05/2008 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●14/11/2007 · Lotto Arena, Merksem
- ●24/11/2006 · Grote 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | The Look 2 · The Bay 1 |
| Willy | Belgium | The Bay 6 |
| BBC Radio 6 Music | United Kingdom | Love Underlined 1 |
| FIP Rock | France | Night Owl 1 · She Wants 1 |
| FM4 | Oostenrijk | 405 | FM4 Morgengrauen 1 |
| KEXP | United States | The Bay 4 · The Look 3 · Everything Goes My Way 1 · She Wants 1 · Back Together 1 |
| RTL2 | France | The Bay 1 |
| Radio Nova | France | The Look 1 |
| egoFM | Germany | Everything Goes My Way 1 |