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Latest update on the afternoon of 7 November 2026. May be temporarily behind.

Fauna

Popularity today
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Belgium – · the Netherlands – · Worldwide – · on a scale of 100
Points at Best Kept Secret 2027
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level C

Points show how well known and in demand an act is today in Belgium and the Netherlands, based on public figures such as listeners and hits. They say nothing about the quality of a show. 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.

Voor deze naam hebben we nog niet alles kunnen bekijken: de Instagram-volgers ontbreken nog. De kansen and punten houden daar rekening mee, maar kunnen verschuiven zodra die cijfers binnen zijn.

Best Kept Secret 2027
Confirmed
10 points (C), now 37 of 51 acts
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festivalalready booked at Best Kept Secret 2027, in the same country
(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 festival
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festival
Figures
Spotify listeners
≈ 28.418
estimate, below the measuring threshold of 500.000 · Deezer 2.186 · streams per day –
Last.fm listeners
23.966
not in the country charts
Instagram followers
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Not available yet
Search interest
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not measured: the name also means something else
Wikipedia, 12 months
0
EN 0 · NL 0 · FR 0

metal, punk & hardcoreblack metalatmospheric black metaldark ambientambientCascadian Black Metal

Career

Line-ups
Best Kept Secret 2027
Active since
2002
Albums
  • Deserter 2016
Concerts per year
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Stature

Biggest own venue
  • Next, Tilburg
  • ±700 plaatsen
  • 2026 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Today

Radio
Since we track the station
BBC Radio 6 Music30,0 per weeksince Oct 2024
KEXP30,0 per weeksince Nov 2023
NPO 3FM10,0 per weeksince Nov 2023
Records and awards

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).

AlbumYearBelgian album chartDutch album chartGold/platinum
Deserter2016–––
Dreamless2008–––
Have U Ever Talked to Angels?2008–––
Intervals2003–––
The Hand That Sees All2002–––

Upcoming concerts

Benelux first, then Europe. Alle data op Ticketmaster.

DateStadCountryZaal of festivalEvent
15/02/2027BrusselBelgiumAB ClubFauna
11/06 to 13/06/2027HilvarenbeekNetherlandsBest Kept Secret (confirmed)Best Kept Secret 2027

On the map, until the end of September 2027

MayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberRWPKPPPBKS2
Europeown showfestival★our festivals (green = confirmed)

The numbers follow the dates, also in the timeline above. Hover or tap a number for the date and venue.

Best-known songs (Deezer)
Du ska få se
Taiga Trans
op Deezer
Blodröda rubiner
Taiga Trans
op Deezer
Bland träden
Taiga Trans
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 2027–C37 / 5131–––

Over the years

◆ purple = album, ▲ red = festival in Belgium, ▲ green = festival in the Netherlands, ● grey = own concert (the last three and what is planned). Click the legend to switch them on or off.

Festivals and own concerts

Earlier dates count in the figures above (concerts per year, largest own venue) and are not listed separately.

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
StationCountryMost played
KEXPUnited StatesDunans torka 1

Concerts in the Benelux (ten years)

5 shows: Belgium 2, the Netherlands 3 · laatste keer: Belgium 2026, the Netherlands 2026. Bron: setlist.fm.

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