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.
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Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
- Best Kept Secret 2024
- Active since
- 2015
- Albums
- Melodie 2026
- Yard 2023
- Moveys 2020
- New album
- Melodie · 18/09/2026
- Concerts per year
- 2026 18
- 2025 21
- 2024 49
- 2023 72
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 949 times in a collection
- 543 on a wishlist
- 7 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Moveys 2020 · 226
- Big Day | EP 2 / Steel Birds + At Home (Singles) 2020 · 190
- Deleted Scenes 2021 · 142
- Yard 2023 · 255
- Melodie 2026 · 96
- Biggest own venue
- Botanique Museum, Brussel
- ±650 plaatsen
- 2027 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
KEXP 5 1,2 per week Studio Brussel 1 0,2 per week BBC Radio 6 Music 1 0,2 per week Radio X 1 0,2 per week Willy 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationKEXP 58 0,4 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 13 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 9 0,1 per week since Oct 2024 Studio Brussel 4 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 Willy 2 0,0 per week since Dec 2024 Radio X 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026 NPO 3FM 1 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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melodie | 2026 | – | – | – | 96 |
| Yard | 2023 | – | – | – | 255 |
| Moveys | 2020 | – | – | – | 226 |
Discogs: 949 times in a collection. 543 times on a wishlist.
How popular is Slow Pulp compared with other countries?
Smaller in Poland.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/01/2027 | Brussel | Belgium | Botanique Museum | Slow Pulp |
| 30/01/2027 | Dublin | Ierland | The Button Factory | Slow Pulp |
| 02/02/2027 | Manchester | United Kingdom | Manchester Gorilla | Slow Pulp |
| 05/02/2027 | Leeds | United Kingdom | Project House | Slow Pulp |
| 06/02/2027 | London | United Kingdom | O2 Forum Kentish Town | Slow Pulp |
11 more dates
Rest of the world (11)
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/11/2026 | Atlanta | United States | Variety Playhouse | Slow Pulp w/ Snuggle |
| 08/11/2026 | Carrboro | United States | Cat's Cradle | Slow Pulp w/ Snuggle |
| 09/11/2026 | Washington | United States | 9:30 CLUB | Slow Pulp |
| 10/11/2026 | Richmond | United States | The Broadberry | Slow Pulp w/ Her New Knife |
| 12/11/2026 | Philadelphia | United States | Union Transfer | Slow Pulp w/ Her New Knife |
| 13/11/2026 | Brooklyn | United States | Brooklyn Paramount | Slow Pulp |
| 14/11/2026 | Boston | United States | Roadrunner-Boston | Slow Pulp w/ Ivy |
| 16/11/2026 | Toronto | Canada | The Danforth Music Hall | Slow Pulp |
| 17/11/2026 | Detroit | United States | Saint Andrew's Hall | Slow Pulp |
| 19/11/2026 | Chicago | United States | The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) | Slow Pulp |
| 21/11/2026 | Madison | United States | The Sylvee | Slow Pulp |
On the map, until the end of September 2027
The numbers follow the dates, also in the timeline above. Hover or tap a number for the date and venue.
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 2024 | 16 | B | 23 / 94 | 100 | 13 | 19 | – | Wikipedia, search volume, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2024 | Best Kept Secret 2024 (Festivaldag 3): Stem kwijt | Dansende Beren | 10/06/2024 | 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
- ●23/01/2027 · Botanique Museum, Brussel (planned)
- ▲Sunday, June 2024 · Best Kept Secret
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 | Entertainer 1 · Red Car 1 · Better Man 1 |
| Willy | Belgium | Slugs 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Better Man 32 · These Days 3 · Spill 3 · Falling Apart 2 · In Too Deep 1 |