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.
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Figures
Soul, funk & jazzfree jazzjazzAvant-Gardesaxophoneimprovisation
Career
- Line-ups
- Best Kept Secret 2025
- Active since
- 2000
- Albums
- Again 2018
- Shake 2015
- Boot! 2013
- The Cherry Thing 2012
- Gluttony 2012
- Concerts per year
- 2026 0
- 2025 0
- 2024 2
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 3,470 times in a collection
- 1,335 on a wishlist
- 16 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- The Music Of Norman Howard 2002 · 192
- Garage 2004 · 285
- Live At Blå 2005 · 181
- Bag It! 2009 · 263
- The Cherry Thing 2012 · 730
- The Cherry Thing Remixes 2012 · 201
- Metal! 2012 · 173
- Boot! 2013 · 332
- Live 2014 · 353
- Shake 2015 · 169
All 16 releases
- She Knows... 2001 · 136
- The Music Of Norman Howard 2002 · 192
- Garage 2004 · 285
- Live At Blå 2005 · 181
- Bag It! 2009 · 263
- Mono 2011 · 107
- The Cherry Thing 2012 · 730
- Metal! 2012 · 173
- The Cherry Thing Remixes 2012 · 201
- Boot! 2013 · 332
- Live 2014 · 353
- Viking 2014 · 83
- Trost Jukebox Series #4 2015 · 106
- Shake 2015 · 169
- Baby Talk (Live At Molde International Jazz Festival 2015) 2017 · 112
- Again 2018 · 47
Today
- Radio
- Since we track the station
KEXP 13 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 6 0,1 per week since Oct 2024
Records and awards
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Again | 2018 | – | – | – | 47 |
| Shake | 2015 | – | – | – | 169 |
| Boot! | 2013 | – | – | – | 332 |
| The Cherry Thing | 2012 | – | – | – | 730 |
| Gluttony | 2012 | – | – | – | – |
| Mono | 2011 | – | – | – | 107 |
| Bag It! | 2009 | – | – | – | 263 |
| Action Jazz | 2006 | – | – | – | – |
| Garage | 2004 | – | – | – | 285 |
| She Knows… | 2001 | – | – | – | 136 |
Discogs: 3,470 times in a collection. 1,335 times on a wishlist.
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 2025 | – | – | – | – | – | – | setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2025 | Best Kept Secret 2025 (Festivaldag 3): Rood stof | Dansende Beren | 16/06/2025 | 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
- ▲June 2025 · Best Kept Secret
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 | Something to Say 4 · Insane 4 · Vicky Di 1 · Above Snakes 1 · Accordion 1 |