Best Kept Secret30K
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2013
since
13
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Overview
About
Best Kept Secret takes place in the Beekse Bergen safari park in Hilvarenbeek, near Eindhoven, centred around a lake that anchors the site. Launched in 2013 by Dutch promoter Friendly Fire, it programmes indie, folk, hip hop, rock and electronic acts, steering clear of EDM headliners. The three day festival draws around 15,000 attendees per day.
On site
Practical info
Camping
- Camping on site
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
Transport
- Parking
Getting there
Location
Beekse Bergen
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Past editions
2026Jun 12–14, 202678 artists
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Library Card2023Jun 9–11, 202374 artists
2022Jun 10–12, 202267 artists
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Joep Beving
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Kaleo
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Chris Cohen2016Jun 17–19, 201680+ artists
Pional
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Alt-J
Of Monsters and Men
Royal Blood
Chet Faker
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
The Vaccines
The Libertines
Death Cab for Cutie
First Aid Kit
Earl Sweatshirt
Balthazar
The Jesus and Mary Chain
The Tallest Man on Earth
Future Islands
SOHN
Temples
Kevin Morby
Cashmere Cat
Alvvays
Cho
Circa Waves
FIDLAR
Kiasmos
Ride
St. Paul & The Broken BonesMew
Kero Kero Bonito
Weval
Black Mountain
Ariel Pink
Marmozets
Hinds
Mike Mago
Dan Deacon
METZ
Daniel Norgren
Eskmo
Kindness
GengahrMatthew E. White
John Coffey
Fickle Friends
Typhoon
Föllakzoid
Pissed Jeans
Strand of Oaks
Klangstof
Hookworms
Little May
ApplescalThe Pop Group
Boxed In
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Afterpartees
Daniel RomanoDrenge
EagullsJonathan ToubinKate TempestASAP RockyGod DamnFuture BrownGhost CultureBinkbeatsCairo Liberation FrontCheatahs
Dollkraut
Larry GusCasparKane westLiimaReigning SoundBlanck MassDaniel WilsonDeakinJungle by Night SoundsystemKenny BLe ScratchJonny Greenwood & The London Contemporary Orchestra
BalthazarDaniel Norgren2014Jun 20–22, 201480+ artists
Lykke LiPional2013Jun 21–23, 201359 artists
Balthazar
