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, Best Kept Secret 2024
- Active since
- 2017
- Albums
- Chorus 2024
- Automatic 2020
- Phase 2018
- Concerts per year
- 2026 5
- 2025 6
- 2024 46
- 2023 13
- 2019 13
- 2018 7
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 3,430 times in a collection
- 2,726 on a wishlist
- 9 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Phase 2018 · 2.153
- Phase II 2018 · 543
- Vapour 2020 · 217
- Live From South Channel Island 2021 · 192
- Chorus 2024 · 176
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
FIP Rock 1 0,2 per week KEXP 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationKEXP 57 0,4 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 3 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 FIP Rock 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chorus | 2024 | – | – | – | 176 |
| Automatic | 2020 | – | – | – | – |
| Phase | 2018 | – | – | – | 2.153 |
Discogs: 3,430 times in a collection. 2,726 times on a wishlist.
How popular is Mildlife compared with other countries?
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | charts, setlist.fm, stature | |
| Best Kept Secret 2024 | – | C | 51 / 94 | 44 | – | – | – | Wikipedia, search volume, charts, 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 2): Bergopwaarts | Dansende Beren | 09/06/2024 | dagverslag |
| 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
- ▲Saturday, June 2024 · Best Kept Secret
- ▲June 2019 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| FIP Rock | France | Automatic 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Yourself 4 · The Magnificent Moon 3 · Return To Centaurus 2 · Musica 2 · Forever 1 |