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.
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Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
- Best Kept Secret 2023
- Active since
- 2022
- Albums
- Simpleton 2026
- Rufus 2024
- off the grid 2022
- Concerts per year
- 2026 29
- 2025 40
- 2023 24
- 2022 10
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 743 times in a collection
- 452 on a wishlist
- 4 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Bipolar / Nature Machine 2022 · 277
- Off The Grid 2022 · 220
- Rufus 2024 · 209
- Simpleton 2026 · 37
Today
- Radio
- Since we track the station
BBC Radio 1 9 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 KEXP 2 0,0 per week since Nov 2023
Records
Studio albums, the highest position in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) with the number of weeks, gold and platinum (BEA, NVPI), and how many Discogs members own the record. Data provided by Discogs.
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum | Discogs collections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simpleton | 2026 | – | – | – | 37 |
| Rufus | 2024 | – | – | – | 209 |
| off the grid | 2022 | – | – | – | 220 |
Discogs: 743 times in a collection. 452 times on a wishlist.
How popular is Yot Club compared with other countries?
Smaller in Belgium.
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
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 2023 | – | D | 50 / 50 | 100 | – | – | – | Wikipedia, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2023 | Best Kept Secret 2023 (Festivaldag 3): Tot het einde goed | Dansende Beren | 12/06/2023 | 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 2023 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| KEXP | United States | Dog Song 1 |