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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Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
- Best Kept Secret 2019
- Active since
- 1970
- Albums
- The Continental Drift 2024
- Radio Bremen 1971 2017
Stature
- De Tijdloze 2025
- 3 nummers, hoogste #1413 (Autobahn)
- in the list since 2021, 5 years
- per song
- Awards
- Grammy Award gewonnen 2014
- Biggest own venue
- AFAS Live, Amsterdam
- ±6.000 plaatsen
- 2025 (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 10 2,3 per week KEXP 5 1,2 per week VRT Radio 1 3 0,7 per week Studio Brussel 2 0,5 per week FIP 1 0,2 per week Willy 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationKEXP 280 1,8 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 212 2,0 per week since Nov 2024 Studio Brussel 98 0,6 per week since Nov 2023 Willy 50 0,5 per week since Dec 2024 NPO 3FM 12 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 11 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 VRT Radio 1 3 0,6 per week since Oct 2026 FIP 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026
De Tijdloze on StuBru
De Tijdloze is the all-time list of Studio Brussel, the Flemish rock station. Listeners vote for their favourite songs every year, and since 1987 StuBru has broadcast the top 100 at the end of December. Since 2019 the rest of the vote is known as well: 500 places in 2019, around 2,000 since 2021. A place above 100 did not make the broadcast. The figures come from tijdloze.rocks, an independent site that keeps every list since 1987. Click a column header to sort.
| Song | From | Years in the list | 2025 | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autobahn | 1974 | 4 (2022–2025) | #1413 | #1413 (2025) | #1977 (2022) |
| The Model | 1978 | 4 (2021–2025) | #1878 | #1250 (2021) | #1878 (2025) |
| The Robots | 1978 | 4 (2021–2025) | #2030 | #1542 (2021) | #2202 (2023) |
| Radioactivity | 1975 | 2 (2022–2023) | – | #913 (2022) | #2130 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Continental Drift | 2024 | – | – | – |
| Radio Bremen 1971 | 2017 | – | – | – |
| Deutsche Wertarbeit | 2005 | – | – | – |
| Aerodynamik / Expo 2000 Remix | 2004 | – | – | – |
| Tour de France Soundtracks | 2003 | – | #76 (3 wk) | – |
| Neue Version | 1999 | – | – | – |
| Kraftwerk: The Very Best | 1995 | – | – | – |
| Numbers | 1992 | – | – | – |
| Electric Cafe | 1986 | – | – | – |
| Computerwelt | 1981 | – | – | – |
| Die Mensch·Maschine | 1978 | – | – | – |
| Trans Europa Express | 1977 | – | – | – |
| Radio‐Aktivität | 1975 | – | – | – |
| Autobahn | 1974 | – | #11 (6 wk) | – |
| Ralf & Florian | 1973 | – | – | – |
| Kraftwerk 2 | 1972 | – | – | – |
| Kraftwerk | 1970 | – | – | – |
Other albums in the charts or with gold or platinum (live, compilations, reissues):
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radio-Activity | 2026 | #105 (2 wk) | – | – |
| Remixes | 2022 | #32 (2 wk) | – | – |
| 3-D - The Catalogue | 2017 | #7 (15 wk) | #44 (1 wk) | – |
| Minimum-Maximum | 2005 | #10 (20 wk) | #93 (3 wk) | – |
| The Mix [English Version] | 1991 | – | #83 (5 wk) | – |
| The Man-Machine | 1978 | – | #29 (2 wk) | – |
Awards
Awards won and nominations according to Wikidata (major awards only; counted per category).
| Award | Won | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Grammy Award | 1 (2014) | – |
How popular is Kraftwerk compared with other countries?
Bigger in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/06/2027 | Halifax | United Kingdom | The Piece Hall | Kraftwerk |
| 23/06/2027 | Cardiff | United Kingdom | Cardiff Castle | Kraftwerk |
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 2019 | 46 | A | 1 / 60 | 55 | 48 | 45 | 44 | Wikipedia, charts, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2019 | Kraftwerk @ Best Kept Secret 2019: Gewaagde keuze, geslaagd optreden | Dansende Beren | 02/06/2019 | about this act |
| Best Kept Secret 2019 | Best Kept Secret 2019 (Festivaldag 1): Opwarmen in stijl | Dansende Beren | 01/06/2019 | 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
- ●11/06/2026 · Klokgebouw, Eindhoven
- ●02/12/2025 · AFAS Live, Amsterdam
- ●14/08/2025 · Paleizenplein / Place des Palais, Brussels
- ●12/07/2025 · Paleis Soestdijk, Soest
- ▲Saturday, June 2019 · Best Kept Secret
- ●23/05/2017 · Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp
31 earlier dates
- ●22/05/2017 · Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp
- ●21/05/2017 · Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp
- ●20/05/2017 · Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp
- ●04/07/2015 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ●03/07/2015 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ●23/01/2015 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●22/01/2015 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●21/01/2015 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●20/01/2015 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●19/01/2015 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●18/01/2015 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●17/01/2015 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●16/01/2015 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●18/10/2013 · Evoluon, Eindhoven
- ●17/10/2013 · Evoluon, Eindhoven
- ●21/08/2009 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ●21/10/2006 · Flanders Expo, Sint-Denijs-Westrem
- ●29/03/2004 · Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam
- ●23/03/2004 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●23/09/2002 · Vooruit, Ghent
- ●26/05/1993 · Vooruit, Ghent
- ●25/05/1993 · De Oosterpoort, Groningen
- ●14/11/1991 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●13/11/1991 · Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht
- ●10/12/1981 · Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht
- ●07/06/1981 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●06/10/1976 · Auditoire Paul-Emile Janson, Elsene / Ixelles
- ●11/09/1976 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●10/09/1976 · Stokvishal, Arnhem
- ●08/09/1976 · Rasa, Utrecht
- ●21/03/1976 · De Doelen, Rotterdam
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 Model 24 · Tour De France 24 · The Robots 8 · The Model (live) 3 · Tour De France (live) 2 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | The Model 2 · The model 1 · Tour De France 1 |
| Willy | Belgium | The Model 27 · The Robots 3 · Computer Love 2 · Radio-Activity 2 · Computer World 1 |
| BBC Radio 6 Music | United Kingdom | Trans-Europe Express 1 · Computer Love 1 |
| FIP | France | The Robots 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Computer Love 15 · Radioactivity 8 · The Model 8 · Electric Cafe 7 · Tour de France 6 |