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Rostam
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Rostam

Ook bekend van Vampire Weekend
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Popularity today
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Belgium – · the Netherlands – · Worldwide 19 · on a scale of 100
Score back then at Best Kept Secret 2018
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Belgium – · the Netherlands – · Worldwide – · level C

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.

No rumours, no inside knowledge. Tap Why? for the reasons.

Best Kept Secret 2027
Very unlikely
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festival
Pinkpop 2027
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetprofile fits this festival less
Rock Werchter 2027
(Nearly) impossible
If this act plays this festival: 13 points (D), now 10 of 10 acts
Why?
few indications of a booking yetprofile fits this festival less
Pukkelpop 2027
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festival
Figures
Spotify listeners
680
Deezer 2.602 · streams per day –
Last.fm listeners
268.486
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
148.751
EN 146.599 · NL 0 · FR 2.152

Soul, funk & jazzmotherfuckin rabbits ejaculating sunshineelectronicindie rockpopVampire weekend

Career

Line-ups
Best Kept Secret 2018
Active since
2016
Albums
  • American Stories 2026
  • Changephobia 2021
  • Half-Light 2017
  • I Had a Dream That You Were Mine 2016
New album
American Stories · 15/05/2026

Stature

Biggest own venue
  • Bitterzoet, Amsterdam
  • ±350 plaatsen
  • 2026 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Today

Radio
Last 30 days
egoFM20,5 per week
FM420,5 per week
BBC Radio 6 Music10,2 per week
Willy10,2 per week
Since we track the station
BBC Radio 6 Music1791,6 per weeksince Oct 2024
KEXP130,1 per weeksince Nov 2023
BBC Radio 150,0 per weeksince Nov 2023
egoFM20,4 per weeksince Oct 2026
Willy20,0 per weeksince Dec 2024
FM420,4 per weeksince Oct 2026
all stations

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
American Stories2026–––
Changephobia2021–––
Half-Light2017–––
I Had a Dream That You Were Mine2016–––

Upcoming concerts

Benelux first, then Europe. Alle data op Ticketmaster.

DateStadCountryZaal of festivalEvent
07/11/2026WoodstockUnited StatesBearsville TheatreHamilton Leithauser + Rostam: The Joint Tour
09/11/2026BrooklynUnited StatesMusic Hall of WilliamsburgHamilton Leithauser w/ Rostam
10/11/2026BrooklynUnited StatesMusic Hall of WilliamsburgHamilton Leithauser w/ Rostam
11/11/2026SomervilleUnited StatesSomerville TheatreHamilton Leithauser + Rostam - The Joint Tour
13/11/2026TorontoCanadaThe Concert Hall at Toronto Masonic TempleHamilton Leithauser w/ Rostam
5 more dates

Rest of the world (5)

DateStadCountryZaal of festivalEvent
14/11/2026DetroitUnited StatesSaint Andrew's HallHamilton Leithauser + Rostam - The Joint Tour
15/11/2026ChicagoUnited StatesThalia HallHamilton Leithauser w/ Rostam
18/11/2026San FranciscoUnited StatesThe Castro TheatreHamilton Leithauser + Rostam: The Joint Tour
19/11/2026Los AngelesUnited StatesPacific ElectricHamilton Leithauser + Rostam
20/11/2026Los AngelesUnited StatesPacific ElectricHamilton Leithauser + Rostam

On the map, until the end of September 2027

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North Americaown 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)

A 1000 Times
I Had a Dream That You Were Mine
op Deezer
Hardy (feat. Clairo)
Hardy (feat. Clairo)
op Deezer
These Kids We Knew
These Kids We Knew
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 2018–C31 / 5545–––Wikipedia, stature

Reviews and reports

Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.

EditionTitelBronDateSoort
Best Kept Secret 2018Best Kept Secret 2018: Festivaldag 3Dansende Beren11/06/2018dagverslag

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

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
StationCountryMost played
WillyBelgiumIn A Black Out 1
BBC Radio 6 MusicUnited KingdomLike A Spark 1
FM4OostenrijkThe Weight 1 · Hardy 1
KEXPUnited StatesBack of a Truck 4 · Don't Let It Get to You 2 · Kinney 1 · Bike Dream 1
egoFMGermanyThis Song 1
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