Emma Hessels
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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Why?
Why?
Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
- Best Kept Secret 2025
- Active since
- 2025
- Concerts per year
- 2026 17
- 2025 15
- 2024 2
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
VRT Radio 1 16 3,7 per week Studio Brussel 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationStudio Brussel 51 0,3 per week since Nov 2023 VRT Radio 1 16 3,2 per week since Oct 2026 Willy 5 0,0 per week since Dec 2024 - Home act
- 101% of worldwide search volume comes from Belgium and the Netherlands (typically a few percent)
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 2025 | – | C | 79 / 85 | 100 | – | – | – | search volume, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2025 | Best Kept Secret 2025 (Festivaldag 3): Rood stof | Dansende Beren | 16/06/2025 | 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
- ▲Sunday, June 2025 · 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 | Woollen Women 29 · I Wish It Was Me 8 · Insular 7 · Day One 3 · Always Lost 3 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | Tantalus 11 · I Wish It Was Me 3 · Always Lost 2 |
| Willy | Belgium | Insular 3 · Insular (Live Bij De Zomer Van 2 |