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 2016, Best Kept Secret 2019
- Active since
- 2011
- Albums
- Forgiveness Is Yours 2024
- Serfs Up! 2019
- Songs for Our Mothers 2016
- Champagne Holocaust 2013
Stature
- Biggest own venue
- Cactus Club, Brugge
- ±400 plaatsen
- 2026 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
FIP Rock 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationBBC Radio 6 Music 26 0,2 per week since Oct 2024 KEXP 6 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 FIP Rock 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026 KINK 1 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, and gold and platinum (BEA, NVPI).
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forgiveness Is Yours | 2024 | – | – | – |
| Serfs Up! | 2019 | #96 (1 wk) | – | – |
| Songs for Our Mothers | 2016 | #119 (2 wk) | – | – |
| Champagne Holocaust | 2013 | – | – | – |
How popular is Fat White Family compared with other countries?
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 2016 | – | C | 37 / 64 | 11 | – | – | – | Wikipedia, charts, stature |
| Best Kept Secret 2019 | – | C | 33 / 60 | 22 | – | – | – | Wikipedia, charts, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2019 | Best Kept Secret 2019 (Festivaldag 1): Opwarmen in stijl | Dansende Beren | 01/06/2019 | 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
- ●12/10/2026 · Cactus Club, Brugge
- ▲Saturday, June 2019 · Best Kept Secret
- ▲Sunday, June 2016 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| FIP Rock | France | Hits Hits Hits 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Fringe Runner 1 |