The Mystery Lights
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.
Why?
Why?
Why?
Why?
Figures
rockGarage RockPsychedelic Rockpsychedelicgarage
Career
- Line-ups
- Best Kept Secret 2017
- Active since
- 2009
- Albums
- Purgatory 2024
- Too Much Tension! 2019
- The Mystery Lights 2016
- At Home With The Mystery Lights 2015
Stature
- Biggest own venue
- Cactus Club, Brugge
- ±400 plaatsen
- 2024 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
KEXP 2 0,5 per week Since we track the stationKEXP 78 0,5 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 6 0,1 per week since Oct 2024 KINK 1 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 Willy 1 0,0 per week since Dec 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purgatory | 2024 | – | – | – |
| Too Much Tension! | 2019 | – | – | – |
| The Mystery Lights | 2016 | – | – | – |
| At Home With The Mystery Lights | 2015 | – | – | – |
| Teenage Catgirls And The Mystery Lightshow | 2009 | – | – | – |
How popular is The Mystery Lights 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 2017 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 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 1 | Dansende Beren | 19/06/2017 | 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
- ●25/03/2026 · Botanique Rotonde, Brussel
- ●24/10/2024 · Cactus Club, Brugge
- ▲June 2017 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Willy | Belgium | Before You Realize It 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Before You Realize It 8 · Flowers In My Hair, Demons In My Head 7 · What Happens When You Turn The Devil Down 5 · Kids of Today 2 · In the Streets 2 |