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.
Tap Why? for the reasons.
Voor deze naam hebben we nog niet alles kunnen bekijken: de concerten van de laatste twee jaar and de Instagram-volgers ontbreken nog. De kansen and punten houden daar rekening mee, maar kunnen verschuiven zodra die cijfers binnen zijn.
Why?
Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
- Best Kept Secret 2017
- Active since
- 2013
- Albums
- Power To The People Who Don’t Want It 2025
- The Inventory of Our Desire 2023
- A Collection of Broken Ideas 2021
- Love, Disorderly 2020
- Stray 2018
Stature
- Biggest own venue
- Club, Amsterdam
- ±2.500 plaatsen
- 2025 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Since we track the station
KINK 94 0,6 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 37 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 10 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 Willy 3 0,0 per week since Dec 2024 - Home act
- 57% of worldwide search volume comes from Belgium and the Netherlands (typically a few percent)
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).
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power To The People Who Don’t Want It | 2025 | – | – | – |
| The Inventory of Our Desire | 2023 | – | – | – |
| A Collection of Broken Ideas | 2021 | – | – | – |
| Love, Disorderly | 2020 | – | – | – |
| Stray | 2018 | – | – | – |
| Rouge | 2017 | #137 (2 wk) | #15 (9 wk) | – |
| Hylas | 2014 | #144 (1 wk) | #24 (6 wk) | – |
How popular is Thomas Azier compared with other countries?
Much bigger in the Netherlands than you would expect.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/11/2026 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | A'DAM Toren | To the Moon and Back | Thomas Azier | Blok 4 |
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 2017 | 21 | B | 8 / 53 | – | 20 | 32 | 19 | Wikipedia, charts, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2017 | Best of Best Kept Secret 2017 Dag 2 | Dansende Beren | 20/06/2017 | dagverslag |
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
- ●14/11/2026 · A'DAM Toren, Amsterdam (planned)
- ●22/10/2026 · Ade, Amsterdam
- ●03/10/2026 · Kleine Zaal, Haarlem
- ●07/05/2026 · Grolsch Zaal, The Hague
Earlier dates count in the figures above (concerts per year, largest own venue) and are not listed separately.
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
| Station | Country | Most played |
|---|---|---|
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Year In A Spiral 5 · What Does It Mean To Be Free 2 |
| Willy | Belgium | Talk To Me 3 |