Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
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 2025
- Active since
- 2024
- Concerts per year
- 2026 9
- 2025 39
- 2024 20
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 1,499 times in a collection
- 384 on a wishlist
- 9 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Think Africa 2007 · 236
- Many Things 2008 · 242
- From Africa With Fury: Rise 2011 · 209
- Night Dreamer Direct To Disc Sessions 2019 · 371
- Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head) 2024 · 140
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
BBC Radio 6 Music 43 1.4 a day KEXP 4 0.1 a day Since we track the stationBBC Radio 6 Music 82 0,7 per week since Oct 2024 KEXP 48 0,3 per week since Nov 2023
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 2025 | – | C | 74 / 85 | 100 | – | – | – | search volume, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2025 | Best Kept Secret 2025 (Festivaldag 2): Gezien en gezien worden | Dansende Beren | 15/06/2025 | 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 2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Radio 6 Music | United Kingdom | DJB 2 |
| KEXP | United States | DJB 6 · Float 2 · Stand Well Well 2 · Love & Revolution 1 · Bad Man Lighter 1 |