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The Drones

Popularity today
–
Belgium – · the Netherlands – · Worldwide – · on a scale of 100
Points at Best Kept Secret 2027
13
level C
13

Points show how well known and in demand an act is today in Belgium and the Netherlands, based on public figures such as listeners and hits. They say nothing about the quality of a show. 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.

Voor deze naam hebben we nog niet alles kunnen bekijken: de Instagram-volgers ontbreken nog. De kansen and punten houden daar rekening mee, maar kunnen verschuiven zodra die cijfers binnen zijn.

Best Kept Secret 2027
Confirmed
13 points (C), now 29 of 51 acts
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festivalalready booked at Best Kept Secret 2027, in the same countryprofile fits this festival less
(Nearly) impossible
If this act plays this festival: level D, now 10 of 10 acts
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festivalprofile fits this festival less
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festival
Figures
Spotify listeners
≈ 52.312
estimate, below the measuring threshold of 500.000 · Deezer 4.024 · streams per day –
Last.fm listeners
145.032
not in the country charts
Instagram followers
–
Not available yet
Search interest
17
Belgium 17 · the Netherlands 16 · rank on a scale of 100
Wikipedia, 12 months
3.938
EN 3.938 · NL 0 · FR 0

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Career

Line-ups
Best Kept Secret 2027
Active since
1997
Albums
  • Feelin Kinda Free 2016
  • A Thousand Mistakes: Warehouse Sessions 2015
  • I See Seaweed 2013
Concerts per year
  • 2026 19
  • 2025 2
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Stature

Discogs
  • 1,968 times in a collection
  • 1,176 on a wishlist
  • 12 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection
  • Further Temptations 1977 · 911
  • Just Want To Be Myself / Bone Idol 1977 · 249
  • Temptations Of A White Collar Worker 1977 · 75
  • Can't See 1980 · 187
  • Be My Baby / The Clique 1996 · 58
  • Sorted 1997 · 79
  • Expectations: Tapes From The Attic 75-82 1997 · 58
  • Get Sorted Tour '98 1998 · 100
  • Take Shelter 1998 · 78
  • Dirty Bastards 1999 · 122
All 12 releases
  • Just Want To Be Myself / Bone Idol 1977 · 249
  • Temptations Of A White Collar Worker 1977 · 75
  • Further Temptations 1977 · 911
  • Be My Baby 1977 · 40
  • Can't See 1980 · 187
  • Be My Baby / The Clique 1996 · 58
  • Sorted 1997 · 79
  • Expectations: Tapes From The Attic 75-82 1997 · 58
  • Get Sorted Tour '98 1998 · 100
  • Take Shelter 1998 · 78
  • Dirty Bastards 1999 · 122
  • Will You Stand In Front Of Bullets? 2018 · 11

Today

Radio
Since we track the station
KEXP50,0 per weeksince Nov 2023
BBC Radio 6 Music30,0 per weeksince Oct 2024
Records and awards

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
Feelin Kinda Free2016–––
I See Seaweed2013–––
Havilah2008–––
Gala Mill2006–––
Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By2005–––
Here Come the Lies2002–––

Discogs: 1,968 times in a collection. 1,176 times on a wishlist.

Upcoming concerts

Benelux first, then Europe. Alle data op Ticketmaster.

DateStadCountryZaal of festivalEvent
11/06 to 13/06/2027HilvarenbeekNetherlandsBest Kept Secret (confirmed)Best Kept Secret 2027
Best-known songs (Deezer)
To Think That I Once Loved You
Feelin Kinda Free
op Deezer
Shark Fin Blues
Wait Long By the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By
op Deezer
Taman Shud
Feelin Kinda Free
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 202713B29 / 5199–––Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature

Over the years

◆ purple = album, ▲ red = festival in Belgium, ▲ green = festival in the Netherlands, ● grey = own concert (the last three and what is planned). 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 of Wikipedia and search volume.

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
KEXPUnited StatesJust Want to Be Myself 1 · Corgi Crap 1

Concerts in the Benelux (ten years)

1 shows: the Netherlands 1 · laatste keer: the Netherlands 2018. Bron: setlist.fm.

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