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 2022
- Active since
- 2015
- Albums
- Nu Zamrock 2026
- As Above So Below 2022
- The Return 2019
- Birds and the BEE9 2017
- The Great Mixtape 2015
- New album
- Nu Zamrock · 30/10/2026
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
BBC Radio 6 Music 31 1.0 a day KEXP 30 1.0 a day FM4 7 0.2 a day NPO 3FM 3 0.1 a day VRT Radio 1 1 0.0 a day FIP 1 0.0 a day Since we track the stationBBC Radio 6 Music 332 3,0 per week since Oct 2024 KEXP 236 1,5 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 41 0,3 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 7 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 FM4 7 1,4 per week since Oct 2026 Studio Brussel 2 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 VRT Radio 1 1 0,1 per week since Sep 2026 FIP 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, and gold and platinum (BEA, NVPI).
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nu Zamrock | 2026 | – | – | – |
| As Above So Below | 2022 | – | – | – |
| The Return | 2019 | – | – | – |
| Birds and the BEE9 | 2017 | – | – | – |
| The Great Mixtape | 2015 | – | – | – |
How popular is Sampa The Great compared with other countries?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/02/2027 | London | United Kingdom | Village Underground | Sampa the Great |
| 16/02/2027 | Berlin | Germany | Columbia Theater | Sampa The Great - Nu Zamrock Tour |
| 09/09/2027 | Los Angeles | United States | The Regent Theater | Sampa the Great |
| 13/09/2027 | Chicago | United States | Thalia Hall | Sampa The Great |
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 2022 | – | C | 42 / 50 | 100 | – | – | – | Wikipedia, charts, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2022 | Best Kept Secret (Festivaldag 3): En we leefden nog lang en gelukkig… | Dansende Beren | 13/06/2022 | 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 2022 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NPO 3FM | Netherlands | Canary 2 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | Freedom 1 |
| BBC Radio 6 Music | United Kingdom | Canary 1 · Location 1 · Final Form 1 |
| FIP | France | Freedom 1 |
| FM4 | Oostenrijk | Canary 3 · Final Form 2 · Can’t Hold Us 1 · Supernova 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Can’t Hold Us 80 · Simon Says 15 · Location 14 · Final Form 10 · Energy 7 |