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Best Kept Secret 2027: line-up · 51 acts, in progress

Festival profile2027 (in progress)202620252024202320222019201820172016Confirmations and contenders
Best Kept Secret 2027 · confirmed so far · size by points
and 27 more acts in the table below

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 ›

51 acts confirmed, 15 at this festival's level A. Biggest act: Fontaines D.C. (88 points). On the historical scale the three biggest acts so far score 44 on average, against 56 for the three biggest of 2026.

Contenders. The strongest contenders not yet confirmed: DJ St. Paul house DJ, Westside Cowboy very likely, Good Neighbours very likely, Giant Rooks very likely, Ski Aggu very likely, Jet van der Steen very likely. All chances and why ›

Ranking

The numbers
Points (out of 126)
How big an act is today, measured with today's figures. Bestaat alleen voor de lopende editie: voor vroegere jaren zijn die cijfers nooit bewaard.
Historical score (0 to 100)
How does this act compare with the biggest acts of all previous editions, each measured at their own time? 80 means stronger than 80% of those headliners then. This lets you put an act from now next to Linkin Park 2025 or Muse 2019.

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Points: how big an act is today. A from 28, B from 19, C from 1. The historical score is the same measurement as for previous editions.

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#ArtistDayPoints (out of 126)LevelHistorical score
1Fontaines D.C. new album
announced 30/10/2026
88A60
2Phoebe Bridgers new album
announced 30/10/2026
80A35
3Jungle
announced 30/10/2026
57A21
4Bonobo new album
announced 30/10/2026
51A19
5Wallows
announced 30/10/2026
44A–
6Bleachers new album
announced 30/10/2026
40A16
7King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
announced 30/10/2026
39A24
8Underscores
announced 30/10/2026
39A26
9Beach Bunny
announced 30/10/2026
37A18
10Freddie Gibbs35A21
11Angine de Poitrine
announced 30/10/2026
34A22
12Sofia Isella
announced 30/10/2026
31A24
13DIIV new album30A14
14Villano Antillano new album
announced 30/10/2026
30A–
15Gurriers
announced 30/10/2026
30A15
16Julien Baker
announced 30/10/2026
26B10
17Frost Children new album
announced 30/10/2026
25B21
18milolaathetlukken home act
announced 30/10/2026
23B16
19Lee Fields
announced 30/10/2026
23B–
20Bente home act
announced 30/10/2026
23B–
21Altın Gün
announced 30/10/2026
22B23
22English Teacher
announced 30/10/2026
21B–
23Joy Orbison
announced 30/10/2026
21B12
24@20B–
25The Haunted Youth home act new album
announced 30/10/2026
20B16
26Adult DVD new album
announced 30/10/2026
16C20
27Romperayo
announced 30/10/2026
16C10
28Friko
announced 30/10/2026
16C17
29The Drones
announced 30/10/2026
13C–
30IJsland home act
announced 30/10/2026
13C–
31Flipturn
announced 30/10/2026
12C10
32Piss new album11C–
33Kaat van Stralen home act
announced 30/10/2026
11C–
34Theatre
announced 30/10/2026
10C–
35Racing Mount Pleasant
announced 30/10/2026
10C14
36Fauna
announced 30/10/2026
–C–
37Twisted Teens new album
announced 30/10/2026
–C10
38Maha–C–
39Greg Freeman–C10
40Benwal home act
announced 30/10/2026
–C10
41Young Marco home act
announced 30/10/2026
–C–
42Truman Sinclair
announced 30/10/2026
–C–
43After–C36
44Geordie Kieffer
announced 30/10/2026
–C–
45ear–C18
46Super Jet Kinoko–C–
47she's green–C–
48Annabelle Dinda–C–
49Mercury
announced 30/10/2026
–C–
50Checkpoint
announced 30/10/2026
–C–
51TTSSFU–C–

AFontaines D.C.Indie88historisch 60›APhoebe BridgersFolk & singer-songwriter80historisch 35›AJungleElectronica57historisch 21›ABonoboElectronica51historisch 19›AWallowsIndie44historisch –›ABleachersIndie40historisch 16›AKing Gizzard & The Lizard WizardRock39historisch 24›AUnderscoresPop39historisch 26›ABeach BunnyIndie37historisch 18›AFreddie GibbsHiphop & R&B35historisch 21›AAngine de PoitrineIndie34historisch 22›ASofia IsellaIndie31historisch 24›ADIIVIndie30historisch 14›AVillano AntillanoHiphop & R&B30historisch –›AGurriersIndie30historisch 15›BJulien BakerIndie26historisch 10›BFrost ChildrenPop25historisch 21›BmilolaathetlukkenOverig / onbekend23historisch 16›BLee FieldsSoul, funk & jazz23historisch –›BBenteFolk & singer-songwriter23›BAltın GünRock22historisch 23›BEnglish TeacherIndie21historisch –›BJoy OrbisonElectronica21historisch 12›B@Rock20›BThe Haunted YouthIndie20historisch 16›CAdult DVDIndie16historisch 20›CRomperayoSoul, funk & jazz16historisch 10›CFrikoIndie16historisch 17›CThe DronesRock13historisch –›CIJslandHiphop & R&B13›CFlipturnIndie12historisch 10›CPissMetal, punk & hardcore11›CKaat van StralenMetal, punk & hardcore11historisch –›CTheatreIndie10›CRacing Mount PleasantIndie10historisch 14›CFaunaMetal, punk & hardcore–›CTwisted TeensRock–historisch 10›CMahaSoul, funk & jazz–›CGreg FreemanIndie–historisch 10›CBenwalElectronica–historisch 10›CYoung MarcoElectronica–historisch –›CTruman SinclairIndie–historisch –›CAfterRock–historisch 36›CGeordie KiefferPop–historisch –›CearElectronica–historisch 18›CSuper Jet KinokoElectronica–historisch –›Cshe's greenIndie–historisch –›CAnnabelle DindaIndie–historisch –›CMercuryElectronica–›CCheckpointMetal, punk & hardcore–›CTTSSFUIndie–historisch –›

Below 10 points we only show the level: the figures are then too limited for a meaningful number.

For names that also mean something else, search volume does not count; that part is then estimated from the other audience sources.

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Repeats and firsts
  • Exceptionality of this line-up: 50 out of 100, place 10 of 10 editions of Best Kept Secret since 2016
  • 1 of the 51 (2%) also played Best Kept Secret last year
  • 3 of the 51 (6%) could be seen at a festival in the Netherlands last year (Pinkpop or Best Kept Secret)
  • 8 of the 51 (16%) played one of the four festivals last year
  • 15 of the 51 (29%) played one of the four festivals in the previous two years

Most exceptional

ArtistExceptionalityLast time at Best Kept SecretLast time at a festival in the NetherlandsLast concert in the Netherlands
Jungle100nevernever–
Bleachers100nevernever–
Villano Antillano100nevernevernone in our data
Racing Mount Pleasant100nevernever–
Twisted Teens100nevernever–
Geordie Kieffer100nevernever–
ear100nevernever–
she's green100nevernever–
Annabelle Dinda100nevernever–
Mercury100nevernever–

First time at Best Kept Secret (35)

Phoebe Bridgers, Jungle, Bonobo, Bleachers, Underscores, Freddie Gibbs, Angine de Poitrine, Sofia Isella, Villano Antillano, milolaathetlukken, Lee Fields, Bente, @, Adult DVD, Friko, The Drones, IJsland, Flipturn, Piss, Theatre, Racing Mount Pleasant, Fauna, Twisted Teens, Greg Freeman, Benwal and 10 more

Back after five years or more (8)

Joy Orbison (last time 2017), Wallows (last time 2019), Julien Baker (last time 2019), Romperayo (last time 2019), Fontaines D.C. (last time 2022), King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard (last time 2022), Beach Bunny (last time 2022), DIIV (last time 2022)

First concert in the Netherlands in years

The Drones (last time 2018), Phoebe Bridgers (last time 2022), Bonobo (last time 2022), Julien Baker (last time 2022)
Geen enkel concert in the Netherlands in onze gegevens: Villano Antillano, Checkpoint

Day strength

The levels of all acts added up per day.

Level: A from 28, B from 19, C from 1, otherwise D.

ArtistDayPoints (out of 126)LevelBase pointsFreshnessDay pointsWhy
Bleachers40A10x1,3013,0not played in the Netherlands in the past ten years
Villano Antillano30A10x1,3013,0not played in the Netherlands in the past ten years
Bonobo51A10x1,2012,0laatste the Netherlandsse show vijf jaar of langer geleden (20/04/2022, Amsterdam)
Phoebe Bridgers80A10x1,0010,0laatste the Netherlandsse show drie of vier jaar geleden (20/07/2022, Amsterdam)
Jungle57A10x1,0010,0too little concert data on setlist.fm to determine freshness (counts as x1.0)
Fontaines D.C.88A10x0,858,5laatste the Netherlandsse show een of twee jaar geleden (17/08/2025, Biddinghuizen)
Wallows44A10x0,858,5laatste the Netherlandsse show een of twee jaar geleden (15/08/2025, Biddinghuizen)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard39A10x0,858,5laatste the Netherlandsse show een of twee jaar geleden (07/11/2025, 's-Hertogenbosch)
Underscores39A10x0,858,5laatste the Netherlandsse show een of twee jaar geleden (04/11/2025, Amsterdam)
Beach Bunny37A10x0,858,5laatste the Netherlandsse show een of twee jaar geleden (09/10/2025, Utrecht)
Freddie Gibbs35A10x0,858,5laatste the Netherlandsse show een of twee jaar geleden (30/03/2026, Tilburg)
Sofia Isella31A10x0,858,5laatste the Netherlandsse show een of twee jaar geleden (26/05/2026, Amsterdam)
DIIV30A10x0,858,5laatste the Netherlandsse show een of twee jaar geleden (07/09/2025, The Hague)
Julien Baker26B6x1,207,2laatste the Netherlandsse show vijf jaar of langer geleden (16/04/2022, Groningen)
Angine de Poitrine34A10x0,707,0in het voorbije jaar nog in the Netherlands gespeeld (31/08/2026, Nijmegen)
Gurriers30A10x0,707,0in het voorbije jaar nog in the Netherlands gespeeld (21/08/2026, Biddinghuizen)
Lee Fields23B6x1,006,0laatste the Netherlandsse show drie of vier jaar geleden (21/10/2023, Utrecht)
@20B6x1,006,0laatste the Netherlandsse show drie of vier jaar geleden (02/03/2024, Groningen)
English Teacher21B6x0,855,1laatste the Netherlandsse show een of twee jaar geleden (26/10/2024, Amsterdam)
Joy Orbison21B6x0,855,1laatste the Netherlandsse show een of twee jaar geleden (15/08/2025, Biddinghuizen)
Frost Children25B6x0,704,2in het voorbije jaar nog in the Netherlands gespeeld (07/07/2026, Amsterdam)
milolaathetlukken23B6x0,704,2in het voorbije jaar nog in the Netherlands gespeeld (06/09/2026, Groningen)
Bente23B6x0,704,2in het voorbije jaar nog in the Netherlands gespeeld (04/10/2026, Haarlem)
Altın Gün22B6x0,704,2in het voorbije jaar nog in the Netherlands gespeeld (20/08/2026, Amsterdam)
The Haunted Youth20B6x0,704,2in het voorbije jaar nog in the Netherlands gespeeld (20/06/2026, Landgraaf)
Racing Mount Pleasant10C3x1,303,9not played in the Netherlands in the past ten years
Twisted Teens–C3x1,303,9not played in the Netherlands in the past ten years
Geordie Kieffer–C3x1,303,9not played in the Netherlands in the past ten years
ear–C3x1,303,9not played in the Netherlands in the past ten years
she's green–C3x1,303,9not played in the Netherlands in the past ten years
Annabelle Dinda–C3x1,303,9not played in the Netherlands in the past ten years
Mercury–C3x1,303,9not played in the Netherlands in the past ten years
Checkpoint–C3x1,303,9not played in the Netherlands in the past ten years
The Drones13C3x1,203,6laatste the Netherlandsse show vijf jaar of langer geleden (12/04/2018, Groningen)
Adult DVD16C3x0,852,6laatste the Netherlandsse show een of twee jaar geleden (16/05/2026, Amsterdam)
Romperayo16C3x0,852,6laatste the Netherlandsse show een of twee jaar geleden (22/05/2026, Amsterdam)
Flipturn12C3x0,852,6laatste the Netherlandsse show een of twee jaar geleden (01/11/2025, Amsterdam)
Theatre10C3x0,852,6laatste the Netherlandsse show een of twee jaar geleden (24/10/2025, Rotterdam)
Fauna–C3x0,852,6laatste the Netherlandsse show een of twee jaar geleden (16/04/2026, Tilburg)
Young Marco–C3x0,852,6laatste the Netherlandsse show een of twee jaar geleden (05/07/2025, Beuningen)
Truman Sinclair–C3x0,852,6laatste the Netherlandsse show een of twee jaar geleden (17/04/2026, Rotterdam)
After–C3x0,852,6laatste the Netherlandsse show een of twee jaar geleden (08/05/2026, Amsterdam)
TTSSFU–C3x0,852,6laatste the Netherlandsse show een of twee jaar geleden (15/01/2026, Groningen)
Friko16C3x0,702,1in het voorbije jaar nog in the Netherlands gespeeld (29/08/2026, The Hague)
IJsland13C3x0,702,1in het voorbije jaar nog in the Netherlands gespeeld (08/10/2026, Tilburg)
Piss11C3x0,702,1in het voorbije jaar nog in the Netherlands gespeeld (29/08/2026, Rotterdam)
Kaat van Stralen11C3x0,702,1in het voorbije jaar nog in the Netherlands gespeeld (01/10/2026, Bergen op Zoom)
Maha–C3x0,702,1in het voorbije jaar nog in the Netherlands gespeeld (16/10/2026, Breda)
Greg Freeman–C3x0,702,1in het voorbije jaar nog in the Netherlands gespeeld (29/08/2026, Vlieland)
Benwal–C3x0,702,1in het voorbije jaar nog in the Netherlands gespeeld (25/10/2026, Halfweg)
Super Jet Kinoko–C3x0,702,1in het voorbije jaar nog in the Netherlands gespeeld (16/06/2026, Amsterdam)

Day strength compared with previous editions

Sum of the base points per festival day, for all acts that played the festival according to setlist.fm. Without freshness. The levels of earlier acts are historical, with thresholds A 23, B 13, C 1.

EditionFridaySaturdaySundayAverage dayStrongest day
201684127104105,0127
201764848176,384
2018761139193,3113
2019–988089,098
202283938185,793
20237110810093,0108
202411411599109,3115
2025101126122116,3126
2026819211997,3119
Which acts count per day (previous editions)

2026 · 1 acts without data

  • Friday (81): Jack White (A), De La Soul (A), Pommelien Thijs (B), Model/Actriz (B), MEROL (B), Blood Incantation (B), Curtis Harding (B), Militarie Gun (B), Sudan Archives (C), YĪN YĪN (C), Shady Nasty (C), Kaat Van Stralen (C), Ata Kak (C), Tramhaus (D), Elmer (D), supermodel* (D), Croíthe (D), Ão (D), MAVI (D), Pacifica (D), Swordes (D), Pitou (D), NewDad (D)
  • Saturday (92): Hayley Williams (A), Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (A), Wolf Alice (A), Nation of Language (B), Etta Marcus (C), Radio Free Alice (C), KUMO 99 (C), Dame Area (C), Grote Geelstaart (C), The Zawose Queens (C), Maddie Ashman (C), Any Young Mechanic (C), Mark William Lewis (C), Aldous Harding (C), Naïka (C), Madra Salach (C), Job Jobse (C), Bruno Berle (C), Sorry (C), Tropical Fuck Storm (C), Midrift (D), Crows (D), BCUC (D), Tramhaus (D), Hiqpy (D), Weval (D), GHOSTWOMAN (D), Sef (D)
  • Sunday (119): Gorillaz (A), Ethel Cain (A), Mac DeMarco (A), Sylvie Kreusch (B), Jungle by Night (B), Getdown Services (B), Sammy Virji (B), Yard Act (B), Joey Valence & Brae (B), Sophie Straat (B), Skullcrusher (B), C'est Qui? (C), Good Flying Birds (C), Genesis Owusu (C), Gelli Haha (C), Lime Garden (C), Don West (C), Another Country $$$$ (C), Mên An Tol (C), Parker Fans (C), DYGL (C), Marie Davidson (C), Suze Ijó (C), Dressed Like Boys (D), Apichat Pakwan (D), Stella (D), SeRvo (D), WIES (D)

2025 · 18 acts without data

  • Friday (101): Nilüfer Yanya (B), Horsegirl (B), Das Pop (B), Eefje de Visser (B), Nia Archives (B), Glass Beams (B), Daniela Pes (C), L’Impératrice (C), Kin'Gongolo Kiniata (C), Jazz Dalia (C), Erol Alkan (C), Charlie Avalon (C), DJ Storm (C), Long Fling (C), WU LYF (C), Kaat Van Stralen (C), Orchestra Baobab (C), Sailor Honeymoon (C), Snapped Ankles (C), Droom Dit (C), Barry Can’t Swim (C), Divorce (C), The Dare (C), Frost Children (C), Cassandra Jenkins (C), MAHA (D), askmelater (D), Palmbomen II (D), The Vices (D), Antal (D), Kabeaushé (D), Brihang (D), Morpheus (D)
  • Saturday (126): Amenra (A), The Streets (A), WITCH (B), King Hannah (B), Lucy Dacus (B), Remy van Kesteren (B), TV on the Radio (B), Kae Tempest (B), Soulwax (B), Spinvis (B), Caribou (B), Lael Neale (C), Lander & Adriaan (C), jasmine.4.t (C), Iris Jean (C), Ciska Ciska (C), Hiba Salameh (C), Cosmic Coco (C), Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 (C), KNEECAP (C), Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs (C), Songhoy Blues (C), L.A. Sagne (C), Christian Lee Hutson (C), The Pill (C), TVOD (D), Cliffords (D), Paceshifters (D), Jacob Alon (D), Baby Berserk (D), Daufødt (D), Nonchelange (D), Thang (D), Khana Bierbood (D), Ugly (D)
  • Sunday (122): Michael Kiwanuka (A), Wilco (A), Personal Trainer (A), Deftones (A), Waxahatchee (B), Magdalena Bay (B), Djo (B), This Is Lorelei (C), Katja Isabella (C), Split System (C), Fcukers (C), Merce Lemon (C), Brass Rave Unit (C), YĪN YĪN (C), They Are Gutting a Body of Water (C), Rats on Rafts (C), Gouge Away (C), Youth Lagoon (C), SPELLLING (C), Blanco White (C), Emma Hessels (C), Chibi Ichigo (C), Wine Lips (C), BIG SPECIAL (C), The Backseat Lovers (C), Maria Iskariot (C), VOLPEVOLPE (D), TJE (D), Elephant (D), Megra (D), Dummy (D), The Thing (D), Kléo (D)

2024 · 5 acts without data

  • Friday (114): Disclosure (A), St. Vincent (A), Viagra Boys (A), Libianca (B), La Femme (B), BADBADNOTGOOD (B), St. Paul & The Broken Bones (B), Alice Phoebe Lou (B), Baxter Dury (B), Sofia Kourtesis (C), Omar Apollo (C), Black Rave Culture (C), Mannequin Pussy (C), English Teacher (C), Minyo Crusaders (C), Katy Kirby (C), Chastity Belt (C), Sammy Virji (C), Nadiem Shah (C), Snõõper (C), Upchuck (C), VALS ALARM (C), The Armed (C), SENNES (D), KI/KI (D), Joost Oomen (D), Texoprint (D), Droom Dit (D), ISE (D)
  • Saturday (115): Blck Mamba (A), Paolo Nutini (A), The Mary Wallopers (B), Altın Gün (B), Fatoumata Diawara (B), Parcels (B), Slowdive (B), Vince Staples (B), Osees (B), MEROL (B), Ratboys (C), Faux Real (C), The Amazons (C), Grace Cummings (C), Library Card (C), Infinity Song (C), Cherry Glazerr (C), Coco Bryce (C), YHWH Nailgun (C), CMAT (C), Etran de L’Aïr (C), Mildlife (C), Royel Otis (C), Lézard (D), VIIZERO7 (D), Tjade (D), Lambrini Girls (D), Tramhaus (D), Loradeniz (D), Porcelain id (D), MALOU (D)
  • Sunday (99): Tamino (A), PJ Harvey (A), Amyl and the Sniffers (B), Water From Your Eyes (B), Slow Pulp (B), De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig (B), Warhaus (B), Justice (B), Ada Oda (C), The Mysterines (C), Dorian Electra (C), Gurriers (C), Pip Blom (C), SPRINTS (C), Floating Points (C), Paris Paloma (C), Jockstrap (C), The Indien (C), billy woods (C), The Haunted Youth (C), Pelanoir (D), Coloray (D), Hiqpy (D), néomí (D), Teqmun (D), Thandii (D), Affaire (D)

2023 · 4 acts without data

  • Friday (71): The 1975 (A), The Chemical Brothers (A), De Staat (B), Hermanos Gutiérrez (B), Caroline Polachek (B), Unknown Mortal Orchestra (C), Sudan Archives (C), cumgirl8 (C), Billy Nomates (C), Sylvie Kreusch (C), Silvana Estrada (C), The Voidz (C), Glass Beams (D), Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul (D), Shimza (D), Frankie Stew and Harvey Gunn (D), Personal Trainer (D), Wodan Boys (D), Erika de Casier (D), Philou Louzolo (D), Joey Valence & Brae (D), M(h)aol (D), Gretel (D), Job & Fred Band (D)
  • Saturday (108): Interpol (A), Black Country, New Road (A), Kevin Morby (A), Psychedelic Porn Crumpets (B), Tinariwen (B), Goldband (B), De Staat (B), Alex G (B), Young Fathers (B), Lankum (C), Peach Pit (C), Sir Chloe (C), HAAi (C), Dope Lemon (C), Two Door Cinema Club (C), Gaye Su Akyol (C), Big Joanie (C), Sophie Straat (C), Young Marco (C), Pitou (D), Tereza (D), STONE (D), The Cool Greenhouse (D), Terzij de Horde (D), Coloray (D), Hammok (D), Ineffekt (D), Oscar and the Wolf (D), Marathon (D), De Toegift (D), CLT DRP (D)
  • Sunday (100): Röyksopp (A), Christine and the Queens (A), The Mars Volta (B), Japanese Breakfast (B), Arlo Parks (B), De Staat (B), Kurt Vile & the Violators (B), The Comet Is Coming (B), Aphex Twin (B), Lime Garden (B), Cola (C), Pongo (C), Crack Cloud (C), Sorry (C), Oumou Sangaré (C), Alvvays (C), Julia Jacklin (C), Surf Curse (C), Sarah Neutkens (D), Yot Club (D), Somebody's Child (D), Jarreau Vandal (D), Nation of Language (D), Lucas Benjamin (D), MICH (D), Bumble B. Boy (D)

2022 · 1 acts without data

  • Friday (83): alt‐J (A), Jamie xx (B), MEROL (B), Mavis Staples (B), Sigrid (B), Jessie Ware (B), Leon Bridges (B), Giant Rooks (B), Altın Gün (B), Iceage (C), Yasmin Williams (C), Genesis Owusu (C), Talk Show (C), DIIV (C), John Talabot (C), 4B2M (D), Sad Night Dynamite (D), Gustaf (D), Elias Mazian (D), WIES (D), Tramhaus (D), EMY (D)
  • Saturday (93): dEUS (A), Beach House (A), The Strokes (A), Big Thief (A), Fontaines D.C. (A), Metronomy (B), Froukje (B), Sophie Straat (C), Porridge Radio (C), Pip Blom (C), Talk Show (C), boy pablo (C), Kikagaku Moyo (C), Beach Bunny (C), L’Rain (C), Sef (D), The Goa Express (D), YĪN YĪN (D), Walt Disco (D), The Vices (D), Future Husband (D), Unschooling (D)
  • Sunday (81): Amenra (A), Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (A), Novastar (A), Wolf Alice (B), black midi (B), King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard (B), Porridge Radio (C), Mura Masa (C), Sky Ferreira (C), Cassandra Jenkins (C), Jehnny Beth (C), 2manydjs (C), Nilüfer Yanya (C), The Haunted Youth (C), Sampa the Great (C), Meskerem Mees (C), Regressive Left (D), Nagasaki Swim (D), Rats on Rafts (D)

2019 · 4 acts without data

  • Saturday (98): Mac DeMarco (A), Kraftwerk (A), Cigarettes After Sex (A), SOPHIE (B), Death Grips (B), Guided by Voices (C), The Beths (C), Wallows (C), Ex Hex (C), Snail Mail (C), Wooden Shjips (C), Aldous Harding (C), Toro y Moi (C), Yves Tumor (C), Fat White Family (C), Hop Along (C), Lucy Dacus (C), Viagra Boys (C), LIFE (D), Borokov Borokov (D), Ron Gallo (D), Sports Team (D), The Nude Party (D), TootArd (D), Helena Deland (D), Giant Swan (D), Fornet (D), DJ Bountyhunter (D), Puce Mary (D), Niels Broos (D), David Vunk (D), Asa Moto (D), Feng Suave (D), Mildlife (D), Phosphorescent (D)
  • Sunday (80): Christine and the Queens (A), Interpol (A), Carly Rae Jepsen (A), Lizzo (B), Julia Holter (B), The Raconteurs (B), Kurt Vile & the Violators (B), Liz Phair (C), Romperayo (C), Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks (C), Big Thief (C), Princess Nokia (C), Caroline Rose (C), The Visual (D), Cautious Clay (D), Indian Askin (D), Torus (D), Lewsberg (D), Whispering Sons (D), AliA (D), Kate NV (D)

2018 · 1 acts without data

  • Friday (76): Arctic Monkeys (A), Tyler, The Creator (A), CHVRCHES (B), All Them Witches (B), Future Islands (B), The Districts (C), Deerhunter (C), The Comet Is Coming (C), …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead (C), Naaz (C), Palm (C), Rex Orange County (C), Los Pirañas (D), Tom Grennan (D), Sudan Archives (D), Blu Samu (D), Pender Street Steppers (D), Mozes and the Firstborn (D), Jay Som (D), FLOHIO (D), Bedouine (D), Altın Gün (D), Häxxan (D), Job Jobse (D), The Shacks (D), Pietju Bell (D), Crows (D), Ray Fuego (D), Carista (D)
  • Saturday (113): Angus & Julia Stone (A), The Kills (A), The National (A), Warpaint (A), JOHAN (B), Slowdive (B), Wolf Alice (B), Vince Staples (B), Four Tet (B), The Internet (C), Pale Waves (C), Dune Rats (C), Bully (C), Alex Cameron (C), Lido Pimienta (C), Wavves (C), Downtown Boys (C), Isaac Gracie (D), Nadah El Shazly (D), Omni (D), Nilüfer Yanya (D), SYML (D), Shanti Celeste (D), Nana Adjoa (D), Michael Midnight (D), Umfang (D), Cocaine Piss (D), Pip Blom (D), Container (D), Thys (D), Jlin (D), Arp Frique (D), Braz (D), Mattiel (D), Big Ups (D), Drahla (D)
  • Sunday (91): Mogwai (A), LCD Soundsystem (A), Joep Beving (B), Spoon (B), Unknown Mortal Orchestra (B), Rodriguez (B), Ty Segall (B), Father John Misty (B), Superorganism (C), Gang of Youths (C), Let’s Eat Grandma (C), Rostam (C), Hinds (C), Waxahatchee (C), Khruangbin (C), Preoccupations (C), John Maus (C), Dermot Kennedy (C), Gus Dapperton (D), Pitou (D), Moaning (D), Yellow Days (D), Vagabon (D)

2017 · 6 acts without data

  • Friday (64): Agnes Obel (A), Run the Jewels (B), Spinvis (B), Metronomy (B), Real Estate (C), Jenny Hval (C), Millionaire (C), Hundred Waters (C), Mannequin Pussy (C), King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard (C), Sundara Karma (C), Show Me the Body (D), Sløtface (D), Kornél Kovács (D), The Parrots (D), Amber Arcades (D), Jo Goes Hunting (D), Denis Sulta (D), Yung Internet (D), Joey Purp (D), Leif Vollebekk (D), The Mystery Lights (D), Kelly Lee Owens (D), The Japanese House (D), Weval (D), Section Boyz (D)
  • Saturday (84): Arcade Fire (A), George Ezra (B), The Boxer Rebellion (B), Thomas Azier (B), Circa Waves (C), Floating Points (C), Wild Beasts (C), Chris Cohen (C), Thomas Dybdahl (C), Andy Shauf (C), Honeyblood (C), Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith (C), Mitski (C), Cloud Nothings (C), Cigarettes After Sex (C), Whitney (C), Laurel Halo (C), Vatican Shadow (C), The Wytches (C), The Amazons (C), STUFF. (D), Kim Janssen (D), The Courtneys (D), Willie Wartaal (D), Froth (D), Her (D), Joy Orbison (D), WILDES (D)
  • Sunday (81): James Blake (A), Radiohead (A), Soulwax (A), RY X (B), AURORA (B), Kaleo (B), Thundercat (B), Cass McCombs (C), Kikagaku Moyo (C), Strand of Oaks (C), American Football (C), Arab Strap (C), Tall Heights (C), Canshaker Pi (D), Marlon Williams (D), Iguana Death Cult (D), Zeal & Ardor (D), Nuno Dos Santos (D), Kadhja Bonet (D), The Homesick (D), Fil Bo Riva (D), Eppo Janssen (D)

2016 · 5 acts without data

  • Friday (84): Beck (A), Beach House (A), Christine and the Queens (A), DIIV (B), Mount Kimbie (B), I Am Oak (B), The Heavy (B), Bombino (B), Beach Slang (C), Preoccupations (C), Minor Victories (C), Mystery Jets (C), Wolf Parade (C), HONNE (D), Palmbomen II (D), Moon Duo (D), Danny L Harle (D), Empress Of (D), Beaty Heart (D), The Slow Show (D), Nozinja (D), Slow Magic (D)
  • Saturday (127): Low (A), Editors (A), Caribou (A), Dinosaur Jr. (A), Bloc Party (A), Destroyer (B), zZz (B), Air (B), Sevn Alias (B), Sleaford Mods (B), Black Box Revelation (B), Glass Animals (B), Bob Moses (C), Joost van Bellen (C), Blossoms (C), Rat Boy (C), Ho99o9 (C), Daphni (C), Wild Nothing (C), Alice on the Roof (D), Audacity (D), Julien Baker (D), Roman Flügel (D), Jameszoo (D), Weaves (D), Pional (D), Sevdaliza (D), Jonna Fraser (D), Bewilder (D), Koreless (D), Ulrika Spacek (D), Kelvin Jones (D), Samm Henshaw (D)
  • Sunday (104): Unknown Mortal Orchestra (A), Explosions in the Sky (A), Half Moon Run (A), Jamie xx (A), Wilco (A), Band of Horses (B), Yelawolf (B), Yeasayer (B), Two Door Cinema Club (B), Ásgeir (B), Israel Nash (C), Ryley Walker (C), Ezra Furman (C), Fat White Family (C), Oneohtrix Point Never (C), BADBADNOTGOOD (C), VANT (D), Dazzled Sticks (D), Psychic Ills (D), BEAK> (D), Indian Askin (D), Woodie Smalls (D)
Compared with previous editions

Every dot is an act, measured in the twelve months before that edition (0 to 100).

Per edition

EditionActsAverage top 10Hoogste scoreA / B / CBase points
20166438Editors (68)13 / 17 / 18302
20175332Radiohead (87)5 / 10 / 30208
20185533Arctic Monkeys (73)8 / 14 / 27251
20196029Kraftwerk (46)8 / 8 / 35242
20225036Nena (48)10 / 13 / 27259
20235028Christine And The Queens (47)7 / 16 / 26245
20249432Paolo Nutini (57)8 / 22 / 61398
20258532Michael Kiwanuka (47)7 / 20 / 56360
20268237Gorillaz (71)8 / 17 / 56351
2027 (so far)5151Fontaines D.C. (88)15 / 10 / 26288
Genres

Genre from Last.fm, otherwise Deezer. In share of points big acts weigh more.

Share of acts (%)

Share of points (%)

Share of acts per edition

EditionrockindiepopHip-hop & R&Belectronicmetal, punk & hardcoreSoul, funk & jazzFolk & singer-songwriterOther / unknown
201611%34%7%6%20%3%3%9%7%
201713%27%2%10%18%2%8%13%7%
201810%32%8%10%9%4%7%9%12%
201912%31%5%7%16%5%5%6%12%
20229%26%8%6%17%1%7%7%20%
20236%30%8%5%19%4%8%5%14%
20247%25%7%4%20%4%7%6%19%
202512%26%9%6%14%8%9%9%6%
20267%24%10%9%18%5%8%5%15%
202712%41%6%6%16%8%6%4%2%
Genre per act, Best Kept Secret 2027

rock (6): @, After, Altın Gün, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, The Drones, Twisted Teens

indie (21): Adult DVD, Angine de Poitrine, Annabelle Dinda, Beach Bunny, Bleachers, DIIV, English Teacher, Flipturn, Fontaines D.C., Friko, Greg Freeman, Gurriers, Julien Baker, Racing Mount Pleasant, Sofia Isella, TTSSFU, The Haunted Youth, Theatre, Truman Sinclair, Wallows, she's green

pop (3): Frost Children, Geordie Kieffer, Underscores

Hip-hop & R&B (3): Freddie Gibbs, IJsland, Villano Antillano

electronic (8): Benwal, Bonobo, Joy Orbison, Jungle, Mercury, Super Jet Kinoko, Young Marco, ear

metal, punk & hardcore (4): Checkpoint, Fauna, Kaat van Stralen, Piss

Soul, funk & jazz (3): Lee Fields, Maha, Romperayo

Folk & singer-songwriter (2): Bente, Phoebe Bridgers

Other / unknown (1): milolaathetlukken

Announcements and ticket sales

39 van 51 namen aangekondigd op 30/10/2026; de ticketstatus volgt zodra het archief gelezen is.

Same summer also at

Andere festivals in May tot September 2027 waar deze namen al aangekondigd zijn (Ticketmaster; niet elk festival verkoopt via Ticketmaster).

ArtistFestivals
Fontaines D.C.Primavera Sound 2027 (Spain, 02/06/2027)
Phoebe BridgersAll Points East presents Phoebe Bridgers (Verenigd Koninkrijk, 27/08/2027), Primavera Sound 2027 (Spain, 02/06/2027), Southside 2027 (Germany, 18/06/2027), Hurricane 2027 (Germany, 18/06/2027)
BonoboSónar 2027 (Spain, 17/06/2027)
WallowsPrimavera Sound 2027 (Spain, 02/06/2027)
BleachersPrimavera Sound 2027 (Spain, 02/06/2027), Southside 2027 (Germany, 18/06/2027), Hurricane 2027 (Germany, 18/06/2027)
King Gizzard & The Lizard WizardPrimavera Sound 2027 (Spain, 02/06/2027)
UnderscoresPrimavera Sound 2027 (Spain, 02/06/2027), Roskilde 2027 (Denmark, 26/06/2027)
Angine de PoitrineAngine de Poitrine (Verenigde Staten, 05/05/2027), Primavera Sound 2027 (Spain, 02/06/2027), Southside 2027 (Germany, 18/06/2027), Hurricane 2027 (Germany, 18/06/2027)
Sofia IsellaSouthside 2027 (Germany, 18/06/2027), Hurricane 2027 (Germany, 18/06/2027)
DIIVPrimavera Sound 2027 (Spain, 02/06/2027)
Julien BakerPrimavera Sound 2027 (Spain, 02/06/2027)
Frost ChildrenSónar 2027 (Spain, 17/06/2027)
milolaathetlukkenPinkpop 2027 | SATURDAY (Nederland, 19/06/2027)
BenteBente (Nederland, 07/05/2027)
English TeacherPrimavera Sound 2027 (Spain, 02/06/2027)
Joy OrbisonPrimavera Sound 2027 (Spain, 02/06/2027)
PissPrimavera Sound 2027 (Spain, 02/06/2027), Open'er 2027 (Poland, 30/06/2027)
Racing Mount PleasantPrimavera Sound 2027 (Spain, 02/06/2027)
Twisted TeensPrimavera Sound 2027 (Spain, 02/06/2027)
Greg FreemanPrimavera Sound 2027 (Spain, 02/06/2027)
earPrimavera Sound 2027 (Spain, 02/06/2027)
Concerts in the Benelux according to setlist.fm

Past ten years. A festival counts when the venue, the stage or the tour mentions the festival's name.

ArtistShows BeneluxBE / NL / LULast show in the Netherlands (year)Earlier at Best Kept SecretAt Rock WerchterAt PukkelpopAt Pinkpop
Fontaines D.C.3111 / 17 / 3202520222022, 2025––
Phoebe Bridgers113 / 8 / 02022–20222018–
Jungle00 / 0 / 0–––––
Bonobo2010 / 9 / 12022–20172018, 2023–
Wallows125 / 6 / 120252019–––
Bleachers00 / 0 / 0–––––
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard248 / 14 / 220252017, 2022–2018, 2023–
Underscores62 / 4 / 02025––––
Beach Bunny52 / 3 / 020252022–––
Freddie Gibbs95 / 4 / 02026––––
Angine de Poitrine64 / 2 / 02026––––
Sofia Isella72 / 4 / 12026––––
DIIV188 / 8 / 220252022–2022–
Villano Antillano11 / 0 / 0–––––
Gurriers4010 / 29 / 12026202420252023–
Julien Baker103 / 7 / 020222019–––
Frost Children73 / 4 / 020262025–––
milolaathetlukken2810 / 18 / 02026––––
Lee Fields63 / 3 / 02023––––
Bente9417 / 77 / 02026–2026––
Altın Gün13732 / 102 / 320262018, 2022, 202420222019, 2023–
English Teacher154 / 11 / 020242024–––
Joy Orbison1912 / 7 / 020252017–2017–
@30 / 3 / 02024––––
The Haunted Youth12577 / 46 / 220262022, 20242022, 2023, 2025, 2026––
Adult DVD2410 / 13 / 12026––––
Romperayo92 / 7 / 020262019–––
Friko42 / 2 / 02026––––
The Drones10 / 1 / 02018––––
IJsland162 / 14 / 02026––––
Flipturn20 / 2 / 02025––––
Piss72 / 5 / 02026––––
Kaat van Stralen11881 / 37 / 020262025, 20262026––
Theatre31 / 2 / 02025––––
Racing Mount Pleasant00 / 0 / 0–––––
Fauna52 / 3 / 02026––––
Twisted Teens00 / 0 / 0–––––
Maha131 / 12 / 020262025–––
Greg Freeman41 / 3 / 02026––––
Benwal7320 / 53 / 020262025–––
Young Marco3417 / 17 / 020252023–––
Truman Sinclair21 / 1 / 02026––––
After10 / 1 / 02026––––
Geordie Kieffer00 / 0 / 0–––––
ear00 / 0 / 0–––––
Super Jet Kinoko21 / 1 / 02026––––
she's green00 / 0 / 0–––––
Annabelle Dinda00 / 0 / 0–––––
Mercury00 / 0 / 0–––––
Checkpoint22 / 0 / 0–––––
TTSSFU82 / 5 / 12026––––
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